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Accounting and Finance

All course on this page are worth 2.4 CEUs.

Accounting Fundamentals I
Instructor: Charlene Messier
Demand for accounting professionals currently exceeds supply. If you're interested in increasing your financial awareness and accountability while also gaining a marketable skill, this course is for you. You'll learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, while also learning how to analyze and record financial transactions, as well as prepare various financial reports at the end of the fiscal period. Accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll procedures, sales taxes, and various common banking activities will be discussed. We'll cover all the bases, from writing checks to preparing an income statement and closing out accounts at the end of each fiscal period.

Accounting Fundamentals II
Instructor: Charlene Messier
While it is true that accounting professionals are scarce, those with corporate accounting experience are even more rare. This course will build on the knowledge you gained in our Accounting Fundamentals course to provide you with a solid understanding of corporate accounting practices. You'll be able to analyze transactions and prepare various corporate financial reports. You'll also gain practical experience working with dividends, plant assets, depreciation, accrued revenue and expenses, retained earnings, stockholders' equity, and more.

Performing Payroll in QuickBooks 2007
Instructor: Scott Paxton
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 2007 you can create paychecks, pay tax liabilities, and generate dazzling payroll reports with little effort.

In this course, 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!

Introduction to QuickBooks 2007
Instructor: Craig Power
QuickBooks is designed for the small to midsized 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.