QuickBooks 2011 Course

4 Sessions -

10 Hours of Interactive Training

LearnKey's QuickBooks Certified User course is designed to help individuals prepare for the Intuit QuickBooks Certified User exam from Certiport. In this course, you will learn how to perform essential tasks within QuickBooks, such as managing lists, items, sales, purchases, and payroll. You will also learn how to customize QuickBooks to fit your individual business needs and create reports detailing your business's financial stability. The material in this course is presented in a way that makes it very easy to understand and apply in the real world. It is recommended that a typical candidate for this course have some basic knowledge of accounting principles.

Benefits

Learn and understand items and list management within QuickBooks
Learn how to manage sales and purchases, including sales tax and employee payroll
Gain an understanding of accounting reports and basic accounting principles

About The Author

With an Associate’s Degree in Accounting and Bachelors in Education from Regis University, Mary Janousek combines her love for bookkeeping and accounting with her passion to teach as the leading QuickBooks consultant for one of the largest accounting firms in the state of Wyoming. With over eight years of experience working with QuickBooks and certified as a QuickBooks ProAdvisor for four years, she provides on-site consulting and training to assist both small and large businesses in setting up, customizing, and operating all QuickBooks versions to its fullest potential. In addition, Mary provides a full range of bookkeeping and accounting services for all industry types, including Retail, Construction, Manufacturing, Transportation, Agricultural, Medical, Legal, Non-Profit organizations, and many more!

Session 1

Section A: Getting Started

Learning Objectives
Converting Previous Version Data
Creating New Company
Customizing QuickBooks
Setting a Start Date
Income/Expense Accounts

Section B: QuickBooks Setup

Adding Bank Accounts
Other QuickBooks Setup Tasks
Customer Center: Adding Customers
Vender Center: Adding Vendors
Getting Started with Items

Section C: General Product Knowledge

Section Overview
Versions and Editions
QuickBooks Navigation and Backup
Creating a Backup
Automatic Backup Options
Restoring a Data File

Section D: Customizing QuickBooks

Determining Release Number/Version
Updating QuickBooks
Single-User vs. Multi-User Mode
QuickBooks Password Considerations
Setting Up Users and Passwords
Customizing QuickBooks Preferences

Section E: List Management

Using QuickBooks Lists
Chart of Accounts
Creating a New Account
Adding/Editing Customers
Adding/Editing Employees
Set Up Employee Taxes
Defining Employment Information
Sick/Vacation/Direct Deposit
Adding/Editing Vendors
Merging List Items
Deleting List Items

Session 2

Section A: Working with Items

Items
Item Types
Item Scenarios
Scenario 1: Setting Standard Pricing
Scenario 2: Fixed Percentage Price Level
Scenario 3: Per Item Price Level
Associating Lists: Customers

Section B: Working with Sales

The Sales Workflow
Invoice/Receipts/Statements/Memos
Invoicing
Accounts Receivable
Sales Receipts
Receiving Payments
Applying Credits
Making Deposits
Bounced Checks

Section C: Working with Purchases

Vendor Center
The Purchase Workflow
Accounts Payable/Vendor Credits
Inventory/Sales Tax
Entering Bills
Paying Bills
Payment Summary
Accounts Payable
Vendor Credits
Applying Vendor Credits

Section D: Working with Inventory

Enabling Inventory Preferences
Purchase Orders
Receive Inventory
Writing Checks
Credit Cards
Debit Cards

Session 3

Section A: Working with Sales Tax

Sales Tax Considerations
Setting Up Sales Tax
Determining Taxable Items
Applying Tax to Customers
Applying Tax to Items
Sales Tax Payable Register
Sales Tax Liability Report
Make Sales Tax Payments

Section B: Reconciliation

Beginning the Reconciliation Process
Marking Checks and Payments
Reconciliation Reports

Section C: Payroll

Payroll Overview
Payroll Service Types
Payroll Setup Considerations
Tracking Time
Payroll Schedules
Payroll Liabilities and Forms

Section D: Payroll Setup Wizard

Setting Up Payroll
Employee Benefits
Employee Setup
Company Payroll Setup
Year-to-Date Payroll

Session 4

Section A: Tracking Time/Running Payroll

Entering Time Options
Weekly Timesheet
Single Date Timesheet
Tracking Time via Invoicing
Add/Edit Payroll Schedule
Assign Payroll Schedules to Employees
Run a Payroll
Preview Paycheck Detail
Review and Create Paychecks
Manually Print Paychecks
Payroll Liabilities Report
Paying Payroll Liabilities
Prepare/Complete Payroll Forms
Form 941 Interview
Form W-2/W-3 Interview

Section B: Reports

QuickBooks Reports Considerations
Report Categories
Using the Report Center
Processing Multiple Reports
Export Reports to Excel
Customize/Modify Reports
Filtering Reports
Memorizing Reports
Create/Memorize a QuickReport

Section C: Basic Accounting

Basic Accounting Terminology
Financial Statements
Cash vs. Accrual
Cash/Accrual Report Basis
Making Journal Entries
Setting a Closing Date

Section D: Saving Time and Shortcuts

Multiple Users/Accounts
Adding/Granting User Access
Custom Fields
Creating Custom Fields
Custom Item Fields
Customizing Invoices
Invoice Templates
Invoice Customization
Previewing Changes
Additional Options
Invoice Designs Online