Bookkeeping the Easy Way With Quickbooks introduces the concepts of bookkeeping/accounting using the theory of double-entry bookkeeping. This cumulative online experience progresses lesson by lesson with assistance from expert instructors to prepare students for entry-level positions in this in-demand occupation.

Understanding basic bookkeeping procedures is vital to developing and controlling activities in business. This program is designed for students who are interested in gaining knowledge of basic bookkeeping practices in planning a more profitable future or seeking a new career.

The Quickbooks training portion is designed specifically to allow the student to get the most out of your Quickbooks software. Keep track of your payables and receivables. Plan budgets and improve accounting today.

This course presents a simplified step-by-step approach to learning bookkeeping/accounting principles and practices. Students will be posed with questions and problems, as well as analytical situations designed to explain not only the "how" but also the "why" of bookkeeping practices. These situations relate book learning to the business world. This bookkeeping program will result in a better understanding of legal obligations and a greater awareness of the private enterprise system.

A separate Quickbooks module is included with this program.

Upon registering, you are given an initial six months to complete the program. Should you need more time, you may request a 6-month extension at no additional charge.

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to:

  · Familiarize students with the basic bookkeeping fundamentals for managing both a personal/service-type business and a merchandising business.
  · Introduce students to a popular bookkeeping software, Quickbooks, used by many small businesses
  · Introduce students to double-entry bookkeeping, the foundation for further accounting study.
  · Reinforce students' learning through online tests, excel spreadsheet submissions, and hands-on experience with Quickbooks.

At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

  · Understand the basic bookkeeping equations and all supporting journals, ledgers, and worksheets.
  · Set up Quickbooks, enter data accurately, and manage the bookkeeping function for a small business.
  · Explain and utilize double-entry accounting by understanding the impacts of debits and credits for all account types.

  · Assets, Liabilities, and Owner's Equity
  · Business Transactions and Changes in the Fundamental Bookkeeping Equation
  · The Balance Sheet
  · The Ledger
  · Owner's Equity Accounts
  · Two-Column General Journal
  · Posting the General Journal
  · Trial Balance and Worksheet
  · Financing Statements
  · Closing the Ledger
  · Cash Systems, Checking Accounts
  · The Petty Cash Fund

  · Purchase of Merchandise
  · Cash Disbursements Journal
  · Sales of Merchandise
  · Cash Receipts Journal
  · General Journal - Four Column Format
  · Eight-Column Worksheet
  · Financial Statements
  · Adjusting and Closing the General Ledger
  · Using a Combination Journal

  · The First Time in Quickbooks
  · Setting Up Accounting
  · Entering Historical Data
  · Managing Accounts and Lists
  · Invoices and Sales Tax
  · Paying Bills
  · Managing Assets and Reports
  · Paying Employees
  · Managing Taxes
  · Online Banking and Budgets