Chapter 1.

Accounting Basics
QuickBooks and Accounting
Understanding the Chart of Accounts
Working with Financial Statements
Managing Transactions
what are Debits and Credits?
Cash and Accrual Accounting Methods
Chapter 2: Introduction to QuickBooks
What is QuickBooks?
Overview of QuickBooks Tasks
Starting QuickBooks
Creating a Company File
Specifying Features for Your Business
Understanding the Home Page
Chapter 3: Setting Up Lists
What are Lists?
Building the Chart of Accounts
Entering Opening Balances
Adding Customers
Adding Jobs
Adding Vendors
Understanding Attached Documents
Using the Document Center
Understanding the Employee List
Chapter 4: Creating Items
What are Items?
Adding Items for Products
Adding Items for Services
Reviewing Other Items
Adding Sales Tax Items
Working with Timesheets
Chapter 5: Entering Transactions for Incoming Funds
What are Transactions?
Understanding the Incoming Funds Workflow
Creating Invoices for Products
Creating Invoices for Services and Products
Viewing Changes to the Chart of Accounts

 Receiving Payments
Making Deposits
Chapter 6: Entering Transactions for Outgoing Funds
Understanding the Outgoing Funds Workflow
Entering Bills
Including Timesheet Hours on Bills
Paying Bills
Writing Checks
Printing Checks
Using the Check Register
Banking Online
Chapter 7: Maintaining Financial Information
Reconciling Bank Accounts
Making General Journal Entries
Printing Forms
Backing Up and Restoring Data
Setting QuickBooks Preferences
Getting Help
Exploring Intuit Community
Chapter 8: Working with Reports
Overview of the Report Center
Understanding the Balance Sheet
Reviewing the Profit and Loss Statement
Generating Report Graphs
Viewing Customer and Vendor Reports
Using Report Templates
Customizing Reports
Memorizing Reports
Using Company and Customer Snapshots
Using Calendar View
About the Lead Center