QuickBooks Online 2023 #2 - Create New Company File And Enter Two Months Of Data

Learn how to create a new company in QuickBooks Online and enter two months of transactions. Get started today and master QuickBooks! Read more.

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22h 8m

Robert (Bob) Steele CPA, CGMA, M.S. Tax, CPI

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About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Accountants
  • Business owners

What you’ll learn: 

  • How to create a new company file in QuickBooks Online
  • Navigate financial transactions efficiently
  • Input and manage two months of financial data
  • Understand key operating cycles: revenue, payables, and payroll
  • Analyze financial statements and reports based on real data

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required

Software version used in the course:

  • QuickBooks Online 2023 is used in this course

Master QuickBooks Online by learning how to create a new company in QuickBooks Online from scratch. This course is the second in a comprehensive series on QuickBooks Online 2023, designed to take you through every step of setting up and managing company financials.

You’ll work with real-world data, inputting two months of transactions across all major operating cycles:

  • Revenue Cycle (Customer Transactions) – Learn how to record sales, invoices, and customer payments.
  • Payables Cycle (Vendor Transactions) – Understand how to track expenses, enter bills, and manage vendor payments.
  • Payroll Cycle (Employee Transactions) – Discover how payroll entries impact your financial records.

By entering financial transactions, you’ll see how each action affects the financial statements and related reports. You’ll also experience the difference between setting up a company with no prior financial history versus managing an established company with existing transactions.

This hands-on approach ensures that you don’t just learn how to add a new company in QuickBooks Online, but also develop the confidence to apply these skills in real business scenarios.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and practical experience to create a new company in QuickBooks Online and effectively manage its financial data.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Want to master bookkeeping? Explore my course catalog and discover how to simplify financial management, track expenses, and boost your business efficiency!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Start A New Company File
6010 Comprehensive Problem Introduction 00:00:00
6040 Free 30-Day Trial Set Up 00:00:00
6060 Navigation Overview And Company Settings 00:00:00
Section 2 - Company Preferences
6080 Account And Settings Billing And Subscription, Usage, And Sales Tabs 00:00:00
6100 Account And Settings Expenses, Payments, Time, And Advanced Tabs 00:00:00
6120 Manage Users 00:00:00
6140 QuickBooks Labs Dark Mode 00:00:00
Section 3 - Adding Service Items And Inventory Items
6240 Entering Beginning Balances, Customers, Vendors, And Items Overview 00:00:00
6260 Enter Service Items 00:00:00
6280 Inventory Tracking Options 00:00:00
6300 Set Up Inventory Items 00:00:00
Section 4 - Sales Tax Setup, Add Customers And Add Vendors
6320 Sales Tax Set Up 00:00:00
6340 New Customers Setup And Accounts Receivable Beginning Balances 00:00:00
6360 New Vendors Setup And Accounts Payable Beginning Balances 00:00:00
Section 5 - Opening Balances, Adjustments To Equity And Manual Payroll Setup
6380 Add New Accounts And Opening Balances 00:00:00
7020 Deposits, Owner Investment And Loan 00:00:00
6400 Adjust Opening Balances 00:00:00
7040 Record Short-Term Investment In Stocks And Bonds 00:00:00
6420 Payroll Set Up 00:00:00
7043 Record Purchase Of Fixed Asset Or Depreciable Assets 00:00:00
6440 Generate Reports After Entering Beginning Balances 00:00:00
Section 7 - Month 1- Enter Purchase Order And Enter Check Or Expense Form From PO
7060 Enter Purchase Order 00:00:00
7080 Cash Payment For Inventory Linked To Purchase Order 00:00:00
7083 Transaction Correction 00:00:00
Section 8 - Month 1 - Enter Invoice, Sales Receipt And Deposit
7100 Invoice Selling Inventory 00:00:00
7120 Receive Payment Transaction And Form 00:00:00
7140 Sales Receipt Payment Received At Point Of Sale 00:00:00
7160 Deposits To Checking Account From Payment To Deposit Or Undeposited Funds 00:00:00
Section 9 - Month 1 - Enter Invoice, Receive Payment And Bill
7200 Receive Payment And Make Deposit 00:00:00
7220 Write Checks for Expenses And Prepaid Assets 00:00:00
7240 Bill Pay 00:00:00
Section 10 - Month 1 - Create Customer Job, Pay Employees And Create Sales Receipt For Job
7260 Jobs, Sub Customers, And Projects 00:00:00
7280 Pay Employees 00:00:00
7282 Payroll Settings And Account Mapping 00:00:00
7281 Payroll Adjustment 00:00:00
7300 Enter Billable Time, Add to Invoice, And Apply To Job Or Project 00:00:00
Section 11 - Month 1 Reports
7320 Month One Reports 00:00:00
7325 Bundle Month One Reports For A Client 00:00:00
Section 12 - Month 2 - Enter Loan Payments, Create Amortization Tables And Investments
8020 Make Amortization Table 00:00:00
8022 Make Loan Payments 00:00:00
8040 Short Term Investment Sales And Gains 00:00:00
Section 13 - Month 2 - Enter Purchase Order, Sales Receipt And Bill For Inventory
8080 Purchase Order Adding New Items 00:00:00
8120 Sales Receipt And Deposit 00:00:00
8122 Record Receipt Of Inventory With Bill Linked To PO 00:00:00
Section 14 - Month 2 - Invoice From Billable Item, Advanced Customer Deposit
8130 Populate Invoice Using Billable Item That Was Created From PO 00:00:00
8140 Advanced Customer Payment or Unearned Revenue Method 1 00:00:00
8160 Apply Customer Deposit (Credit) To Invoice 00:00:00
8200 Advanced Customer Payment or Unearned Revenue Method 2 00:00:00
Section 15 - Month 2 - Invoicing For Hourly Service
8320 Bill For Hourly Services of Staff Enter Billable Time 00:00:00
8322 Create Invoices Using Billable Time Receive Payment And Make Deposit 00:00:00
Section 16 - Month 2 - Invoicing For Rental Income With Advanced Customer Deposit
8340 Rental Income Set Up Service Items 00:00:00
8342 Rental Income Estimate And Customer Deposit 00:00:00
8344 Rental Income Invoice, Receive Payment, And Deposit 00:00:00
Section 17 - Month 2 - Purchase And Finance Equipment And Recategorize Fixed Assets
8360 Purchase And Finance Equipment 00:00:00
8362 Sub-Accounts Categories For Fixed Assets 00:00:00
Section 18 - Month 2 - Enter And Pay Month End Bills And Pay Sales Tax
8365 Bills - Enter, Sort, And Pay 00:00:00
8370 Pay Sales Tax 00:00:00
Section 19 - Month 2 - Enter Payroll And Pay Payroll Tax For Prior Period
8380 Enter Payroll For Second Month 00:00:00
8381 Enter Payroll For Second Month Adjustment 00:00:00
8385 Pay Payroll Taxes 00:00:00
Section 20 - Month 2 - Generate Month End Reports And Review Work
8420 Create Reports After Second Month of Data Input 00:00:00
8421 Reports-Month Two-Save As PDF, Export To Excel, And Management Report 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Accountants
  • Business owners

What you’ll learn: 

  • How to create a new company file in QuickBooks Online
  • Navigate financial transactions efficiently
  • Input and manage two months of financial data
  • Understand key operating cycles: revenue, payables, and payroll
  • Analyze financial statements and reports based on real data

Requirements: 

  • No prior knowledge is required

Software version used in the course:

  • QuickBooks Online 2023 is used in this course

Master QuickBooks Online by learning how to create a new company in QuickBooks Online from scratch. This course is the second in a comprehensive series on QuickBooks Online 2023, designed to take you through every step of setting up and managing company financials.

You’ll work with real-world data, inputting two months of transactions across all major operating cycles:

  • Revenue Cycle (Customer Transactions) – Learn how to record sales, invoices, and customer payments.
  • Payables Cycle (Vendor Transactions) – Understand how to track expenses, enter bills, and manage vendor payments.
  • Payroll Cycle (Employee Transactions) – Discover how payroll entries impact your financial records.

By entering financial transactions, you’ll see how each action affects the financial statements and related reports. You’ll also experience the difference between setting up a company with no prior financial history versus managing an established company with existing transactions.

This hands-on approach ensures that you don’t just learn how to add a new company in QuickBooks Online, but also develop the confidence to apply these skills in real business scenarios.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and practical experience to create a new company in QuickBooks Online and effectively manage its financial data.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Want to master bookkeeping? Explore my course catalog and discover how to simplify financial management, track expenses, and boost your business efficiency!

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Start A New Company File
6010 Comprehensive Problem Introduction 00:00:00
6040 Free 30-Day Trial Set Up 00:00:00
6060 Navigation Overview And Company Settings 00:00:00
Section 2 - Company Preferences
6080 Account And Settings Billing And Subscription, Usage, And Sales Tabs 00:00:00
6100 Account And Settings Expenses, Payments, Time, And Advanced Tabs 00:00:00
6120 Manage Users 00:00:00
6140 QuickBooks Labs Dark Mode 00:00:00
Section 3 - Adding Service Items And Inventory Items
6240 Entering Beginning Balances, Customers, Vendors, And Items Overview 00:00:00
6260 Enter Service Items 00:00:00
6280 Inventory Tracking Options 00:00:00
6300 Set Up Inventory Items 00:00:00
Section 4 - Sales Tax Setup, Add Customers And Add Vendors
6320 Sales Tax Set Up 00:00:00
6340 New Customers Setup And Accounts Receivable Beginning Balances 00:00:00
6360 New Vendors Setup And Accounts Payable Beginning Balances 00:00:00
Section 5 - Opening Balances, Adjustments To Equity And Manual Payroll Setup
6380 Add New Accounts And Opening Balances 00:00:00
7020 Deposits, Owner Investment And Loan 00:00:00
6400 Adjust Opening Balances 00:00:00
7040 Record Short-Term Investment In Stocks And Bonds 00:00:00
6420 Payroll Set Up 00:00:00
7043 Record Purchase Of Fixed Asset Or Depreciable Assets 00:00:00
6440 Generate Reports After Entering Beginning Balances 00:00:00
Section 7 - Month 1- Enter Purchase Order And Enter Check Or Expense Form From PO
7060 Enter Purchase Order 00:00:00
7080 Cash Payment For Inventory Linked To Purchase Order 00:00:00
7083 Transaction Correction 00:00:00
Section 8 - Month 1 - Enter Invoice, Sales Receipt And Deposit
7100 Invoice Selling Inventory 00:00:00
7120 Receive Payment Transaction And Form 00:00:00
7140 Sales Receipt Payment Received At Point Of Sale 00:00:00
7160 Deposits To Checking Account From Payment To Deposit Or Undeposited Funds 00:00:00
Section 9 - Month 1 - Enter Invoice, Receive Payment And Bill
7200 Receive Payment And Make Deposit 00:00:00
7220 Write Checks for Expenses And Prepaid Assets 00:00:00
7240 Bill Pay 00:00:00
Section 10 - Month 1 - Create Customer Job, Pay Employees And Create Sales Receipt For Job
7260 Jobs, Sub Customers, And Projects 00:00:00
7280 Pay Employees 00:00:00
7282 Payroll Settings And Account Mapping 00:00:00
7281 Payroll Adjustment 00:00:00
7300 Enter Billable Time, Add to Invoice, And Apply To Job Or Project 00:00:00
Section 11 - Month 1 Reports
7320 Month One Reports 00:00:00
7325 Bundle Month One Reports For A Client 00:00:00
Section 12 - Month 2 - Enter Loan Payments, Create Amortization Tables And Investments
8020 Make Amortization Table 00:00:00
8022 Make Loan Payments 00:00:00
8040 Short Term Investment Sales And Gains 00:00:00
Section 13 - Month 2 - Enter Purchase Order, Sales Receipt And Bill For Inventory
8080 Purchase Order Adding New Items 00:00:00
8120 Sales Receipt And Deposit 00:00:00
8122 Record Receipt Of Inventory With Bill Linked To PO 00:00:00
Section 14 - Month 2 - Invoice From Billable Item, Advanced Customer Deposit
8130 Populate Invoice Using Billable Item That Was Created From PO 00:00:00
8140 Advanced Customer Payment or Unearned Revenue Method 1 00:00:00
8160 Apply Customer Deposit (Credit) To Invoice 00:00:00
8200 Advanced Customer Payment or Unearned Revenue Method 2 00:00:00
Section 15 - Month 2 - Invoicing For Hourly Service
8320 Bill For Hourly Services of Staff Enter Billable Time 00:00:00
8322 Create Invoices Using Billable Time Receive Payment And Make Deposit 00:00:00
Section 16 - Month 2 - Invoicing For Rental Income With Advanced Customer Deposit
8340 Rental Income Set Up Service Items 00:00:00
8342 Rental Income Estimate And Customer Deposit 00:00:00
8344 Rental Income Invoice, Receive Payment, And Deposit 00:00:00
Section 17 - Month 2 - Purchase And Finance Equipment And Recategorize Fixed Assets
8360 Purchase And Finance Equipment 00:00:00
8362 Sub-Accounts Categories For Fixed Assets 00:00:00
Section 18 - Month 2 - Enter And Pay Month End Bills And Pay Sales Tax
8365 Bills - Enter, Sort, And Pay 00:00:00
8370 Pay Sales Tax 00:00:00
Section 19 - Month 2 - Enter Payroll And Pay Payroll Tax For Prior Period
8380 Enter Payroll For Second Month 00:00:00
8381 Enter Payroll For Second Month Adjustment 00:00:00
8385 Pay Payroll Taxes 00:00:00
Section 20 - Month 2 - Generate Month End Reports And Review Work
8420 Create Reports After Second Month of Data Input 00:00:00
8421 Reports-Month Two-Save As PDF, Export To Excel, And Management Report 00:00:00

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