QuickBooks® 2010 for Windows: Advanced
Course Specifications
Course number: 084748
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Course Objective: You will examine how to use the advanced features in QuickBooks to create estimates, convert estimates into invoices, process sales tax and payroll, generate reports, review client data, and work with other applications.

Target Student: This course is designed for users or accounting professionals who want to employ the advanced productivity and creative features of QuickBooks 2010.

Prerequisites: To ensure successful completion of QuickBooks 2010, students need to have a basic understanding of the computer operating system. It is highly recommended that students take the QuickBooks® 2010 for Windows: Introduction course, or have equivalent knowledge. 
Hardware Requirements
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware requirements. 
•	Intel® Pentium® IV 800 MHz or higher
•	Minimum 256 MB of RAM for a single user, or minimum 512 MB of RAM for multiple or concurrent users 
•	Minimum 1 GB disk space
•	1024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
•	CD ROM drive
•	Printer
•	High speed Internet connection
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
•	Intuit® QuickBooks® Premier Accountant 2010
•	Microsoft® Windows XP Professional
•	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0
•	Microsoft® Office Professional Edition 2007
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 
•	create an estimate for a job and then convert it into an invoice. 
•	record business assets and liabilities.
•	process sales tax.
•	create and work with reports.
•	process payroll manually.
•	check the accuracy of accounting data.
•	integrate other applications with QuickBooks.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Creating Estimates

Topic 1A: Prepare an Estimate 
Topic 1B: Convert an Estimate into an Invoice 
Topic 1C: Customize an Invoice 
Lesson 2: Recording Business Assets and Liabilities

Topic 2A: Examine the Online Banking Features 
Topic 2B: Record Credit Card Charges 
Topic 2C: Record Depreciation on Fixed Assets 
Topic 2D: Record and Calculate Loan Accounts 
Lesson 3: Processing Sales Tax

Topic 3A: Set Up Sales Tax Items 
Topic 3B: Identify Taxable Items 
Topic 3C: Apply Sales Tax to Product Sales 
Topic 3D: Pay Sales Tax 
Lesson 4: Creating and Modifying Reports

Topic 4A: Create and Modify a QuickReport 
Topic 4B: View Preset Reports 
Topic 4C: Display and Customize a Graph 
Lesson 5: Processing Payroll Manually

Topic 5A: Set Up QuickBooks Payroll 
Topic 5B: Add Employee Payroll Information 
Topic 5C: Process Payroll 
Topic 5D: Make Payroll Tax Payments 
Topic 5E: Track Time 
Lesson 6: Examining Accuracy of Data

Topic 6A: Create a User Profile for an External Accountant 
Topic 6B: Find and Fix Errors 
Lesson 7: Integrating Other Applications with QuickBooks

Topic 7A: Compose and Send Letters to Customers 
Topic 7B: Synchronize QuickBooks Data with Microsoft Outlook 
Topic 7C: Export Reports to Microsoft Excel