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Beginner's Guide to QuickBooks Online


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Alicia Katz Pollock
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QuickBooks Online is the most popular software for running your business. It helps you take payments from your customers and record your expenses. It also gives you the reports you need to see how your business is doing, and to know what taxes to pay. Take this class to see how it works!

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Class Description

Are you a business owner starting with QuickBooks for the first time? Or a long-time QuickBooks for Desktop user thinking about converting? 

Join Alicia in this tour of QuickBooks Online, Intuit’s most popular bookkeeping software. Because it’s cloud-based, it’s easy to use. And there are 5 versions so you can choose the right level of features for your company’s unique needs.

In this free 1-hour class, we’ll learn about the different options, see basic customer and vendor workflows for daily operations, talk about considerations for importing existing files or starting over from scratch, and show off the unique features and innovations that make running your company easier than ever.

 

Getting started with QuickBooks Online will be the best decision you’ll ever make in growing your company.

 

You’ll learn about

  • Understand the different versions of QuickBooks Online
  • See how to write invoices and sales receipts for customers
  • Learn about QuickBooks Payments, the built-in merchant services
  • Understand how to pay vendors
  • Watch how to use the Banking Feed for fast data entry
  • Explore whether you should start from scratch or import an existing file
  • See how to manage paper receipts
  • View reports for tax prep, and understanding your business activity
  • Learn how multi-user access works, including your accountant
  • See unique features and innovations that make running your company easier than ever.

 

 After completing this course, you will be able to

  • Know if QBO is the right bookkeeping software for you
  • Get comfortable with the QBO interface
  • Know what to expect when getting started
  • Explore the customized options within the QBO ecosystem

 

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Instructional Level

Basic

Course Length

1 hour

Course Credits

1 CPE, Certificate of Completion

Field of Study

Computer Software & Applications

Delivery Method

QAS Self Study

Who should take this class?

  • Business owners who don’t have a record-keeping system (or use Excel!)
  • Business who use QuickBooks Desktop and are considering the move to QuickBooks Online
  • Bookkeepers who are comfortable with QuickBooks Desktop and want to see what QuickBooks Online is all about.

Prerequisities

  • None

       

      Next steps? Book Club or Bootcamp?

      You finished The Beginner's Guide to QuickBooks Online & you're ready to dive in deeper.

      Learn how to use all QBO’s essential tools & workflows to track your income & expenses for tax purposes & for business success.

      The easiest way to do this is to sign up for my QuickBooks Online fundamentals training, available as either QuickBooks Online Bootcamp or QuickBooks Club LIVE!

       

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      What's the difference between the QBO Bootcamp and QBO Book Club?

      Both courses offer the same core material, but the Bootcamp is on-demand and self-paced, while the QBO Book Club has a live component as well where you can ask questions, and get personalized help from me and the other learners in your cohort.

       

       

      The choice is yours! Bootcamp or Book Club?

      Take a second and consider which version is right for your unique situation.

       

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      Course Credits: 1 CPE, Certificate of Completion. Must be awarded within one year of enrollment.
      Course Updated: January 2022
      Course Page Updated: April 2024

      Here is the course outline:

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      Watch the Recordings: The Beginner's Guide to QBO

      Here is the recording of the class you attended. Watch and rewatch it to your heart's content! The links within each video will point you to deeper dives into the time, money, and business-boosting benefits of QBO.

      The Beginner's Guide to QBO
      Review Questions: The Beginners Guide to QBO

      Quiz

      Take this quiz to demonstrate your mastery of the material. Pass the quiz with an 80% or higher to complete the Course, earn your Certificate, and win points!

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      Quiz: The Beginner's Guide to QBO

      Completion

      The following certificates are awarded when the course is completed:

      Royalwise CPE Certificate
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