LearnKey Training

QuickBooks


QuickBooks

3 Sessions –
9 Hours of Interactive Training
LearnKey's QuickBooks course teaches small business owners key bookkeeping skills using QuickBooks Pro. Expert instructor Erin Olsen walks you through the interface, explaining the many features and capabilities of the application. You will learn how to create a new company, work with accounts and lists, manage inventory, record sales, and process payroll. You can easily review business status by generating reports and graphs, and performing period-end procedures. Most important, the skills you learn in this course will enable you to manage your finances and run your business more efficiently.

Benefits
  • Save time and have valuable information at your fingertips.
  • Determine the best methods to maximize your efforts in managing your business processes.
  • Be prepared at tax time by having all your financial facts and figures well in advance.

    • About The Author
    Since founding PCKeys Technology Solutions in 1995, Erin Olsen has personally trained more than 10,000 people worldwide in a wide variety of applications and technologies, and she has helped many organizations transition to using Microsoft, Adobe and Macromedia software tools. A Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor, Erin enjoys a reputation for providing solid foundations in skills applicable to real-world needs in an easy-to-understand and fun manner. She combines technical knowledge with real-world experience allowing her to provide a wealth of practical examples and inside tips to help her audience learn, retain and actually apply their skills.
    Session 1

    Section A: Introduction
    · Versions
    · Specialized Industry Versions

    Section B: Accounting 101
    · GAAP
    · Chart of Accounts
    · Financial Statements
    · Cache vs. Accrual Method

    Section C: Types of Business Entities
    · Sole Proprietor
    · Partnership
    · Limited Liability Company
    · Corporation

    Section D: Interface
    · Company File
    · Shortcuts List
    · Navigators
    · QuickBooks Learning Center
    · Accounts, Registers and Forms
    · Invoice Forms and Calculator

    Section E: Creating a New Company
    · Beginning the EasyStep Interview
    · Entering Company Info
    · Setting Preferences
    · Setting a Start Date
    · Income & Expenses
    · Income Details
    · Opening Balances

    Section F: Multiple Users/Security
    · User Roles
    · Setting the Administrator Password
    · Adding New Users
    · Logging On/Switching User Modes

    Section G: Chart of Accounts
    · Chart of Accounts Review
    · Accessing the Chart of Accounts
    · Modifying Accounts
    · Creating New Accounts
    · Deleting Accounts
    · Making Accounts Inactive
    · Numbering Accounts
    · Editing Opening Balances

    Section H: Lists
    · List Menu
    · Working with Lists
    · Adding to Lists Using Forms
    · Organizing and Sorting Lists
    · Merging Accounts
    · Customizing List Columns

    		Session 2

    Section A: Importing Data
    · Customer Data
    · Vendor and Item Data
    · Account Information
    · Setting up Spreadsheet
    · Data Mapping
    · Previewing and Importing
    · Modifying/Deleting Mappings
    · Viewing Imported Data

    Section B: Tracking Inventory
    · To Track or Not to Track
    · Inventory Assets
    · Inventory Calculations
    · Inventory Income/Expenses
    · Adding Inventory Accounts
    · Inventory Valuation Summary
    · Inventory Valuation Detail
    · Physical Inventory Worksheet

    Section C: Inventory Management
    · Purpose of Purchase Orders
    · Creating Purchase Orders
    · Receiving Ordered Items
    · Stock Status by Item
    · Writing Checks
    · Manually Adjusting Inventory

    Section D: Recording Sales
    · Entering Sales Receipts
    · Creating Estimates
    · Creating Invoices
    · Job/Estimate Preferences
    · Entering Statement Charges
    · Creating Statements
    · Credit Memos/Refunds
    · Editing/Voiding Transactions

    Section E: Customizing Sales Forms
    · Form Templates
    · Customize Form/Template
    · New Invoice
    · Layout Designer
    · Layout Properties/Formatting
    · Inserting Data
    · Customizing Existing Forms

    Section F: Receivables and Payables
    · Receiving Payments
    · Making Deposits
    · Entering/Paying Bills
    · Printing Checks
    · Transferring Between Accounts
    · Using Acrobat Registers
    · Reconciling Bank Accounts

    		Session 3

    Section A: Payroll
    · Payroll Considerations
    · Employee vs. Contractors
    · Payroll Preferences
    · Employee Defaults
    · Adding Payroll Accounts
    · Adding Employees
    · Creating Paychecks
    · Tracking Liabilities

    Section B: Time Tracking
    · Enable Time Tracking
    · Tracking Time
    · Using Timesheets
    · Billing Time
    · Reports

    Section C: Asset Accounts
    · Creating Accounts
    · Purchasing Assets
    · Fixed Asset List
    · Depreciating Fixed Assets

    Section D: Liability and Equity Accounts
    · Current vs. Long Term
    · Adding Liability Accounts
    · Recording Loan Proceeds
    · Investments by Owners
    · Repaying Liabilities
    · Distribution to Owners
    · Effects to Balance Sheets

    Section E: Online Banking and Credit Cards
    · Online Bank Accounts
    · Banking Menu
    · Transferring Between Account
    · Creating Credit Accounts
    · Entering Credit Charges

    Section F: Reports and Graphs
    · Account QuickBooks
    · Summary/Detail Reports
    · Modifying Reports
    · Memorizing Reports
    · E-mailing Reports
    · Exporting Reports
    · Viewing Memorized Reports
    · Graphs

    Section G: Period-End Procedures
    · Sales Tax Preferences
    · Sales Tax in Invoices
    · Customer Tax/Liability
    · Paying Sales Tax
    · Closing the Books
    · Year-End Guide
    · Income Taxes
    · Processing Payroll Forms
    · Backing Up Company Files