ProStart 2006 Series

QuickBooks 2006: Essentials Course

QuickBooks 2006: Essentials Course

By Trish Hakola
Easy to use and understand Behind the Scenes sections uniquely teach accounting principles as students learn QuickBooks Pro, putting QuickBooks in an accounting context for students. Basic accounting principles are also covered in the appendices. Integrative small business case, on Skortis Landscaping, in each lesson, teaches students how QuickBooks can be practically applied to their small business Teaches how to use QuickBooks as efficiently as possible Covers all the basic concepts in QuickBooks Pro Instructor support materials available Available as two Briefcase books for shorter courses: QuickBooks Pro: Level 1 and QuickBooks Pro: Level 2 ~350 pages $32.95 net ISBN: 1-59136-096-X

Table of Contents
UNIT 1 BASIC SKILLS
Lesson 1 Introducing QuickBooks Pro
Presenting QuickBooks Pro Understanding Basic Accounting Introducing the Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Managing Basic QuickBooks Files Working with the QuickBooks Window Backing Up Your Company File

Reconciling Accounts Setting Up QuickBooks for Online Banking Going Online with QuickBooks Viewing Banking Reports

Lesson 5 Creating a Company

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Planning and Creating a Company Customizing a Company File Editing Your QuickBooks Preferences Opening Balances and Historical Transactions Working with the Balance Sheet Report

Lesson 2 Working with Customer Transactions

UNIT 2 BEYOND THE BASICS

Lesson 6 Working with Physical Inventory
Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping QuickBooks and Inventory Tracking Setting Up the Item List Dealing with Sales Tax Creating Purchase Orders Receiving Items Selling Items Processing Sales Discounts Assessing Finance Charges Adjusting Quantity/Value on Hand Paying Sales Tax Managing Inventory-Related Reports

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Working with the Customer Center Understanding and Creating Service Items Creating Invoices Receiving Payments Entering Sales Receipts Making Deposits Dealing with NSF Checks Working with Customer-Related Reports

Lesson 3 Working with Vendor Transactions

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Exploring the Vendor List Entering Bills Paying Bills Writing Checks Producing Vendor and P&L Reports

Lesson 7 Using QuickBooks for Payroll

Lesson 4 Banking with QuickBooks

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Creating Bank Accounts Transferring Funds Managing Credit Card Transactions

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Setting Up QuickBooks to Run Payroll Setting Up Employees Through the Payroll Setup Interview Working with the Employee List Dealing with Payroll Taxes Creating Paychecks Tracking and Paying Payroll Liabilities Working with 1099s and Processing Payroll Forms

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Lesson 8 Working with Balance Sheet Accounts

QuickBooks 2006: Essentials Course

Instructor Resources:
Comprehensive course outlines Lecture notes Editable background knowledge survey Course preparation document Editable sample syllabus Printer-friendly exercise solutions guides PowerPoint slides for each lesson Additional task-based Assessment exercises Test banks for each lesson and unit TestComposer (test generator with Microsoft Word template for editing and creating test banks) Available at labpub.com or on CD

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Working with Other Current Assets Transferring Funds Between Accounts Tracking Petty Cash Working with Fixed Asset Accounts Setting Up a Long Term Liability Working with Equity Accounts

Lesson 9 Creating Estimates and Using Classes, Job Costing and Time Tracking
Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Working with Classes Applying Classes to Transactions Running Class Reports Creating an Estimate for a Job Using QuickBooks Time Tracking Feature Reporting for Estimates and Time Tracking

Online Student Resources:

Student Exercise Files WebSimsweb-based simulations Brief instructional video clips Available at labpub.com

Lesson 10 Demystifying "Behind the Scenes" and QuickBooks Customization

Integrative Case Study: Skortis Landscaping Digging in Behind the Scenes Customizing Reports and Graphs Working with Additional Formatting Options Creating Custom Fields Creating Custom Forms Working with the Layout Designer Window

Appendices
Appendix A Using File Storage Media Appendix B Need to Know Accounting Appendix C Integrating with Microsoft Office Applications (Available Online)
Case Study

Integrating with Microsoft Outlook Websim: Synchronizing with Outlook Hands-On C.1 Integrate with Outlook Conducting a Mail Merge with Microsoft Word What is Mail Merge? QuickBooks Role in the Merge Hands-On C.2 Perform a Mail Merge with Word Exporting QuickBooks Reports with Microsoft Excel The Benefits of Using Excel Hands-On C.3 Send a Report to Excel

Index

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