Introduction to Computerized Accounting utilizes the computer in maintaining accounting reports, making management decisions, and processing common business applications with primary emphasis on a general ledger package.

COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING WITH QUICKBOOKS PRO 2005, by Kathleen Villani and James B. Rosa, EMC Paradigm Publishing, Inc., 2005 (ISBN 0-7638-2944-7).

A. Lecture and class discussion
B. Marker board presentations and overhead transparencies
C. Computer aided presentations
D. Computer assignments and independent practice

Introduction to QuickBooks Pro, Vendors, Customers, Period-End Procedures, Inventory, New Company Setup - Part I, New Company Setup - Part II, New Company Setup - An Alternative, Payroll Setup and Processing, Banking, Jobs and Time Tracking, Customizing Your Company File.

1. Describe the differences and similarities between manual and computerized accounting.
2. Identify the four levels of operation within QuickBooks Pro.
3. Open QuickBooks Pro, open a company file, make a backup copy of a company file, and restore a backup copy of a company file.
4. Identify the system default accounts for vendors and update the vendor list.
5. Record purchases on account and process credit memos in the Enter Bills window.
6. Record payments of accounts payable in the Pay Bills window and record cash purchases in the Write Checks window.
7. Display and print vendor-related reports.
8. Identify system default accounts for customers and update the Customer:Job List.
9. Record sales on account in the Create Invoices window and record collections of accounts receivable in the Receive Payments window.
10. Record cash sales in the Enter Sales Receipts window and record deposits in the Make Deposits window.
11. Display and print customer-related reports.
12. Update the Chart of Accounts list.
13. Record adjustments in the Make General Journal Entry window.
14. View the effect of period-end adjustments on the trial balance and display and print period-end reports.
15. Change the reports display using the Modify Report button and display and print financial statements.
16. Identify the two inventory systems and use the Items list.
17. Record purchases of inventory items in the Enter Bills and Write Checks windows.
18. Identify transactions requiring sales tax and record payment of sales tax in the Pay Sales Tax window.
19. Process sales discounts.
20. Record adjustment to inventory items in the Adjust Quantity/Value on Hand window.
21. Display and print inventory-related reports.

1. Create a new company file and set up the new company file using the EasyStep Interview window.
2. Display and print reports after using the EasyStep Interview window.
3. Review information recorded in the EasyStep Interview window and make any necessary corrections.
4. Customize the Chart of Accounts and Item lists.
5. Update the Chart of Accounts, Customers:Job, and Vendor lists.
6. Adjust the new company file to follow the accrual basis of accounting.
7. Display and print accounting, financial, and lists reports.
8. Identify system default accounts created by QuickBooks Pro.
9. Create a new company file without using EasyStep Interview.
10. Establish preferences and set up payment terms.
11. Update the Chart of Accounts, Customer:Job, and Vendor lists.
12. Customize system default accounts in the Chart of Accounts list.
13. Enter opening balances and reverse accounts QuickBooks Pro creates that are not used in the accrual basis of accounting.
14. Display and print accounting, financial, and list reports.

1. Review payroll terminology and transactions.
2. Set up payroll and update the Chart of Accounts list for payroll.
3. Update the Payroll Item list and update the Employee list.
4. Record payroll in the Pay Employees window.
5. Record payments of payroll taxes in the Payroll Liabilities window.
6. Display and print payroll-related reports.
7. Transfer funds between accounts using the Transfer Funds Between Accounts window.
8. Reconcile cash accounts using the Reconcile window.
9. Enter credit card charges using the Enter Credit Card Charges window.
10. Pay credit cared charges using the Write Checks window.
11. Display and print banking-related reports.
12. Add a job to the Customer:Job list.
13. Record and allocate payroll incurred for a specific job in the Pay Employees window.
14. Record and allocate services rendered for a specific job in the Create Invoices window.
15. Set up Time Tracking and track employee time for each job using the Weekly Timesheet window.
16. Pay employees and create invoices using Time Tracking data.
17. Display and print job and time tracking reports.

1. Customize the appearance of reports using the Modify Report button and Collapse/Expand buttons.
2. Memorize a customized report.
3. Export a report into Microsoft Excel.
4. Change report default settings.
5. View and print a graph.
6. Change subaccount default settings.
7. Customize an activity window display.
8. Customize and print an invoice.
9. Prepare and view a QuickBooks letter in Microsoft Word.
10. Memorize a transaction.
11. View fiscal year closing.

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