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Introduction to QuickBooks 2007

Learn how to quickly and efficiently gain control over the financial aspects

of your business with this $99 six-week online course.

QuickBooks is designed for the small to midsize business owner who enjoys Quicken's ease of use but prefers a more traditional approach to accounting. Learn how this well-designed program can make it a snap to set up a chart of accounts, reconcile your checking account, create and print invoices, receipts, and statements, track your payables, inventory, and receivables, create estimates, and generate reports. A new section of each course starts monthly. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two months apart. Two lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You will have access to all the released lessons until the course ends. You do not have to be present when lessons are released. An interactive discussion area accompanies each lesson and automatically closes two weeks after the lesson is released.

We also offer Introduction to QuickBooks 2008

and Introduction to QuickBooks 2009.

Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2007

Learn to create paychecks, pay tax liabilities, and produce

dazzling payroll reports with this $99 six-week online course.

Preparing payroll in any small business can be a daunting task. Whether you have one employee or 20, the federal and state requirements are often the same. By using the payroll feature in QuickBooks, you can create paychecks, pay tax liabilities, and generate dazzling payroll reports with little effort. You'll learn the steps you need to follow to properly set up your payroll system in QuickBooks - from accessing information on the Internal Revenue Service Web site to creating a new employee, from tracking time and job cost data to generating required forms and reports. If you're already using the QuickBooks payroll feature, this course even includes troubleshooting tips and solutions for common problems and mistakes!

We also offer Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2009.

QuickBooks for Contractors 2007

Learn how to use the Premier Contractor Edition of QuickBooks 2007
to run your contracting business more efficiently with this $99 six-week online course.

Contractors have many unique bookkeeping needs, so we've designed this course from the ground up specifically for the construction industry. In this six-week course, you'll learn how to use the Premier Contractor Edition of QuickBooks to run your business more efficiently. Lessons are clearly illustrated and include clear step-by-step instructions written in plain language so you can get hands-on practice with the features that you're sure to use on a daily basis. You'll discover how to create custom and professional-looking contract estimates, and you'll learn the different methods you can use to bill your clients, including how to use the QuickBooks progress invoicing and job-costing features. You'll find out how to deal with tricky situations, like change orders and retainage requirements, and you'll learn how to properly set up accounts, items, customers, and jobs. All along the way, you'll learn how to avoid many of the big and often costly mistakes contractors commonly make with QuickBooks. Finally, you'll learn how specific transactions impact all your various accounts, and even some techniques to protect your business from fraud, prepare for tax time, and generate useful and dynamic reports.

We also offer QuickBooks 2009 for Contractors.