Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online
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Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online

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Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks Online (Voucher Included)

Acquire the skills you need to make the most of QuickBooks Online. This course will help you understand how to get your business finances in order and save time with this powerful and useful tool. This course also serves as preparation for the QuickBooks Certified User exam.

Overview

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.

This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam upon eligibility. Proctor fees may apply, which are not included.

What you will learn

  • Successfully set up a company file in QuickBooks Online.
  • Perform fundamental analysis of accounts, financial documents, and reports.
  • Perform essential bookkeeping duties and tasks.
  • Apply basic accounting principles (accrual method, depreciation, and so on) to bookkeeping practices.
  • Understand fundamental accounting concepts and how QuickBooks works to support these concepts.

How you will benefit

  • Gain confidence in your ability to use QuickBooks to perform bookkeeping tasks for any company
  • Use basic, intermediate, and advanced features of QuickBooks Online proficiently
  • Prepare for the QBCU Exam

Price: $2,375.00

Funding

Funding for classroom training grants is available through The Workplace for qualified individuals. To learn more, call 315-786-3659 or visit their website. Please note that funding is limited and not guaranteed.

Federal Financial Aid is not available for non-credit programs.

 

Are you eligible for funding?
Register with funding here.

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Bookkeeping
  2. Accounting Basics
  3. Getting Started With QuickBooks Online
  4. The Chart of Accounts
  5. Centers and Lists
  6. Bank Accounts
  7. Recording Expenses and Paying Bills
  8. Credit Cards and Loans
  9. Sales Receipts
  10. Invoices, Estimates, and Customizing Sales Forms
  11. Billable Expenses and Customer Credits
  12. Sales Taxes and Reports
  13. Midterm Exam
  14. Product and Service Items
  15. Managing Inventory
  16. Managing Projects and Sales
  17. Progress Invoicing, Late Fees, and Bad Debts
  18. Payroll
  19. Fixed Assets and Loans
  20. Business Entities and Owner Transactions
  21. Banking Rules, Receipts, and Budgets
  22. Adjusting and Reviewing the Books
  23. Starting a Bookkeeping Business
  24. Your Career Roadmap: The Job Search and Future Opportunities (Optional Lesson)
  25. Communication and Organization (Optional Lesson)
  26. Final Exam

Requirements:

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
  • 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.

Please note: You will receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder.

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.

Disclosure: In partnership with Jefferson Community College, this program will be fully delivered by Education To Go (Ed2Go).  Ed2Go is headquartered at P.O. Box 760, Temecula, CA 92593. There are no additional costs students are expected to incur as a result of enrolling in the educational program.