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Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online

Course ID: SEF-3001FNG
Overview
Course Outline
Requirements
Intended Audience
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Master QuickBooks Online to prepare for a rewarding career in the bookkeeping field. You will learn basic bookkeeping and accounting principles, including the types of accounting information you, the business owner, manager, bookkeeper, or accountant, need to monitor. You'll then put all those principles into practice using QuickBooks Online to enter and track your finances with ease. With this online version, you get all the advantages of computing in the cloud so that your files will be available to you virtually anytime, anywhere. This course will give you hands-on experience using QuickBooks Online to manage your business' finances-from recording income and expenses to entering checks and bank transfers to setting up a chart of accounts. You'll see how to reconcile your checking account and manage credit card and loan payments; create and print invoices, receipts, and statements; track your payables, inventory, and receivables; create estimates; generate reports; and much more. Once you complete this course, you will understand how to get your finances in order and be prepared for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam.

Course Objectives

Acquire the skills you needed to make the most of QuickBooks Online.

Understand how to get your business finances in order and save time with this powerful and useful tool.

Prepare for the QuickBooks Certified User exam.

Outline of Instruction

Introduction to Bookkeeping

Accounting Basics

Getting Started With QuickBooks Online

The Chart of Accounts

Centers and Lists

Bank Accounts

Recording Expenses and Paying Bills

Credit Cards and Loans

Sales Receipts

Invoices, Estimates, and Customizing Sales Forms

Billable Expenses and Customer Credits

Sales Taxes and Reports

Midterm Exam

Product and Service Items

Managing Inventory

Managing Projects and Sales

Progress Invoicing, Late Fees, and Bad Debts

Payroll

Fixed Assets and Loans

Business Entities and Owner Transactions

Banking Rules, Receipts, and Budgets

Adjusting and Reviewing the Books

Starting a Bookkeeping Business

Your Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities (Optional Lesson)

Communication and Organization (Optional Lesson)

Final Exam

Contact Hours

100

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

This program is designed to prepare you for an entry-level position as a full-charge bookkeeper. You do not need any prior experience or training in this field.

Learning Supplies Needed

Hardware Requirements:
This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.

Software Requirements:
PC: Windows 10 or later.
Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
QuickBooks Online (Free 1-year subscription and practice site included in enrollment.) An additional subscription or software purchase for QuickBooks Online is not required to complete this course. However, please note that this course is only suitable for the QuickBooks Online version.
Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Microsoft Word or equivalent.
Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.

Other:
Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.

Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
Bookkeeping for Dummies, 2nd Edition, by Lita Epstein, MBA
QuickBooks online software
Your enrollment in this course includes a free 1-year full subscription to QuickBooks Online. You will learn how to access and activate this subscription in one of your assignments.

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

If you are interested in hands-on experience using QuickBooks Online to manage your business' finances-from recording income and expenses to entering checks and bank transfers to setting up a chart of accounts, this course is for you!