Learn to manage customer and vendor data in QuickBooks Desktop with the customer and vendor centers, including adding, editing, bulk adding vendors, searching by name, and viewing transactions and notes.

Master the chart of accounts in QuickBooks Desktop by creating and naming bank, cash, and credit card accounts, tracking income and expenses, and managing active and inactive accounts.

Record cash transactions and manage cash on hand in QuickBooks, including deposits, checks, and transfers. Keep receipts and balance cash on hand with trial balance updates.

Complete the final practice set in QuickBooks Desktop Self-Employed Freelance Bookkeeping by recording 13 transactions, validating the trial balance, and aligning customer and vendor lists while mastering the register window.

Explore QuickBooks desktop bank feeds and importing transactions to speed recording, with batch import options and a practical self check project. No accounting background required; basic QuickBooks experience suffices.

Configure bank feeds in QuickBooks Desktop by choosing classic, express, or advanced modes in the preferences, then import, match, or disregard downloaded transactions with rules.

Set up QuickBooks desktop bank feeds by connecting to your financial institution and matching accounts, then download and review transactions in the bank feed center.

Learn to match downloaded bank feed transactions to existing QuickBooks entries, preventing duplicates by confirming matches and updating QuickBooks amounts to the bank’s figures for checks and deposits.

Apply vendor payments and deposits from the bank feeds review list in QuickBooks Desktop. Learn to apply payments to bills and customer invoices, and understand undeposited funds and deposits.

Learn to activate and use advanced mode in QuickBooks Desktop bank feeds, enabling per-transaction customer, job, and class additions, review-list search and filter tools, and custom columns for richer data.

Record prepayments from bank feeds in QuickBooks Desktop advanced mode, use the payee field and accounts receivable, and apply credits to future invoices.

Learn to fix reconciliation errors with the discrepancy report and verify the beginning balance. Correct cleared statuses by unclearing and re-entering checks in QuickBooks Desktop.

Identify and fix four bank reconciliation mistakes in QuickBooks, including changed beginning balance, misrecorded checks, unrecorded checks, and a deposit in transit, then complete the reconciliation.

Perform a first-time bank reconciliation for an old QuickBooks file using a two-phase approach: enter the prior month ending balance, clear pre-month transactions, and apply an adjustment.

Identify and fix misapplied payments in QuickBooks by comparing open invoice reports and customer balance detail, then reapply payments to correct invoices until totals and itemized balances match.

Reapply a customer payment to the correct invoice in QuickBooks desktop, handling partial payments and no exact match by unchecking wrong invoices and saving updates.

Reconcile customer records by comparing the open invoice summary and the customer balance detail on statements, identify differences with the customer, and adjust items until balances match.