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QuickBooks^® for the Accounting Student is a comprehensive course in which you will learn the fundamentals of QuickBooks^®, the leading accounting software for small and mid-sized businesses. This textbook covers everyday business transactions for service-based businesses and merchandising businesses. You will become acquainted with procedures relating to purchases and sales, maintaining bank accounts, managing inventory and processing payroll. After mastering the material covered in this textbook, you will be prepared to enter the workforce with adequate QuickBooks^® skills.

This textbook is recommended for students, professionals, office assistants and entrepreneurs who are proficient in basic accounting principles. The unique design of this textbook will help people with accounting backgrounds transition from recording transactions manually to processing transactions using QuickBooks^®.

Registered users can access a free download of the company files by clicking here, or you can purchase the files on CD by clicking here. To register, click here. 

QuickBooks^® Accountant 2014 is used in this textbook. Other versions, such as QuickBooks^® Pro, Premier and Enterprise are similar in content; however some screens may vary. The software is not included in the textbook and needs to be purchased separately.

Accounting knowledge is recommended, however QuickBooks^® is extremely user-friendly for all people. Basic language is used in place of traditional accounting terms. Though this makes QuickBooks^® easy to use, users who lack the necessary accounting background frequently make errors in recording financial transactions and setting up data files. The objective of this textbook is to train users to use QuickBooks^® accurately and efficiently while reinforcing the proper accounting terms and concepts.

Accounting concepts are briefly reviewed and accounting terms are defined in the margin. In addition, the accounting which is automatically completed behind the scenes when recording transactions in QuickBooks^® is illustrated in the Backstage View feature. This textbook should not be used as a primary accounting book, as it only reinforces the accounting terms and concepts used when learning QuickBooks^®.

Instructor Resources include the following teaching supplements and supporting materials to enhance the course:

• Lesson outlines
• Estimate time frames for completed assignments
• Learning objectives
• Teaching pointers and tips
• Answers to review questions
• PDF solutions to exercises
• Reviews and quizzes
• Tests

Instructors can request the purchase of the complete Instructor Resources package by completing this form. Some parts will be available online as a free download. Only confirmed instructors can download or purchase the Instructor Resources.

This is a practice set in which you record business transactions in QuickBooks^® for a fictitious business, The Craft Shoppe, using real-life source documents. You will analyze each business form and determine how to record the business activity in QuickBooks^®. Several audit reports are incorporated so you can check your work to ensure the information is entered correctly. Instructions for recording transactions are included the first time a transaction type appears in the text.

The simulation is geared for those who want to test their QuickBooks^® skills in a realistic and interactive way. In does not teach how to complete transactions in QuickBooks^® or the related accounting principles. It provides hands-on experience in a simulated business setting using authentic-looking, up-to-date forms.

The simulation kit contains a book with business forms and instructions, practice QuickBooks^® checks and deposit slips, and dividers for filing the business forms.

• Recording transactions using authentic-looking forms
• Checking for accuracy through audit reports
• Printing QuickBooks^® checks
• Preparing deposit slips
• Reconciling a bank statement
• Generating financial statements
• Filing business forms

Registered users can access a free download of the company file by clicking here, or you can purchase the file on CD by clicking here. To register, click here.

Any version of QuickBooks^® 2014 can be used in this kit. The software is not included with the simulation set and needs to be purchased separately.

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