Complete Bookkeepers QuickBooks Certificate
80 hours/Instructor Supported/Materials included
Overview
QuickBooks is the accounting software used by the majority of small businesses to manage their finances. Financial professionals—accountants, bookkeepers, and tax preparers alike—practice good business by using QuickBooks themselves. Not only does this place you on the same platform as most of your current and prospective clients, but it enables you to be at-the-ready when these individuals need QuickBooks help, setup and consultation services. The Professional Bookkeeper's Guide (PBG) to QuickBooks is designed to help you master all the software's features and shortcuts, enabling you to work much more efficiently. With 16 instructional CDs that contain 15 hours of video training and an 800-page full-color instruction manual, you will have access to all you need to know in order to address your every client's needs. Obtain The QuickBooks Specialist (QS) Designation! To earn the designation you must complete the course and pass the final exam with a score of 90% or higher. And just like that you receive professional certification!
Upon completing the program you will be able to do the following:
The QuickBooks Specialist (QS) Designation
Whether it's enhancing your skill-set with a current employer, distinguishing yourself by building credibility with your customers, or doing the books for your own small business, the QS designation will stand as proof of your expertise. To earn the designation you must complete the course and pass the final exam with a score of 90% or higher. And just like that you receive professional certification!
This self-paced program enables you to complete the parts that interest you and skip over the parts that don't. Even if you have used QuickBooks for years, the program teaches you shortcuts and methods you may not have previously known. You will be impressed by the simple flow and completeness of the Professional Bookkeeper's Guide to QuickBooks.
We teach you how to do the basic transactions, how to reconcile accounts, where the data goes, and a basic understanding of fundamental accounting principles. We have also included about 18 hours of bookkeeping instruction and a complete, detailed presentation of QuickBooks fundamentals. You may as well call it a lifesaver. Our PBG beats out other QuickBooks training programs by offering the following:
This 16 CD-ROM program contains the following instruction-packed sessions:
Sessions 1-3
The fundamentals of daily bookkeeping tasks, enabling you to gain a better understanding of the tasks that a bookkeeper performs. You will learn the key indicators of a company's financial health, how to calculate them, and what they mean to your company. You will learn to interpret financial data in order to turn it into actionable business wisdom.
Sessions 4-6
You will learn the must-know principles of marking down assets and how to depreciate them for the largest tax advantage in as little time as the law allows. You will learn methods of depreciating fixed assets and how to calculate allowance for bad debts. You'll learn the benefits of each business structure and which form will legally allow you to pay the least taxes possible.
Session 7
Master the technique that will enable you to navigate the debit/credit maze and learn to use the accountant's troubleshooting tool. You'll be introduced to preparing financial statements and will be taught how to interpret them into practical steps you can take to increase profitability.
Session 8
You'll be introduced to gross profit and will learn what it is and what it means to the financial condition of your company. You will learn how the income accounts connect into the balance sheet.
When you purchase the Professional Bookkeeper's Guide to QuickBooks, you will receive six months' worth of free e-mail support with the program. This gives you an additional lifeline if you can't solve a client's problem. If you run into questions you can't answer, e-mail us anytime. Our goal is to have a response to you within two hours. We can't always reach that goal, but we can guarantee a response within 24 hours.
In addition to the skills you acquire in completing the PBG, you will also receive the following: