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Setting up Chart of Accounts in QBO 2 Credits

Setting up Chart of Accounts in QBO 2 Credits

  • Alicia Pollock

    MAT,ACN,MOS

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  • Reviewed on

    February, 2025

  • Subject Area

    Accounting

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Learning Objective

  • Identify the main chart of Account types.
  • Recall the steps to modify the default Chart of Accounts.
  • Recognize how the Chart of Accounts populates your Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet reports.

Course Overview

The Chart of Accounts is the complete list of all the company’s accounts and balances. In QuickBooks Online, it represents and organizes the company's assets, liabilities, income, and expenses.

Your Chart of Accounts (COA) is the backbone of your business and the foundation of your QuickBooks file. It has two functions: outlining what the IRS wants to see for taxes and generating your P&L and Balance Sheet reports to understand and analyze your business.

This CPE Course will start with the fundamental accounting equation: Assets = Liabilities + Equity. You’ll learn bookkeeping terms during the conversation, including assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses. Then, we’ll make your COA your own! Using QuickBooks without customizing QBO’s default Chart of Accounts is impossible. We’ll discuss industry-standard accounts, create additional categories that reflect your unique operations, and inactivate accounts that aren’t relevant to you. 

Key topics covered:

  • Chart of Accounts: Structure and Purpose
  • Creating and Editing Accounts: Procedures Guide
  • Types of Accounts: Assets, Liabilities, Equity
  • Managing Bank and Credit Card Accounts
  • Income, Expense, and Cost of Goods
  • Financial Statements: Profit, Loss, and Balance

Join this CPE Course and learn how to set up your QuickBooks Chart of Accounts according to accounting principles: bookkeeping terms, general ledger, Balance Sheet, and P&L statements.

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License details Credits Status
Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Accounting for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Accounting for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Accounting for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Accounting for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Accounting for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Accounting for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

2

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study

Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Live CPE/CPD Webinars for Candian CPAs, CIA by Alicia Pollock's

Alicia Pollock , MAT,ACN,MOS

Intuit Trainer/Writer Network, Elite-level QuickBooks ProAdvisor, Royalwise Solutions

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Recently named one of America's Top 50 Women in Accounting, Alicia is a leading expert in QuickBooks Online training with a Masters in Teaching and decades of business consulting. She offers a range of tailored resources from self-paced courses to personalized coaching.

Her signature Q.U.E.S.T. training portal enables accounting firms to scale efficiently and reduce turnover, solidifying her as a transformative industry figure.

Known for her patience and commitment, Alicia simplifies QuickBooks for clients, helping them achieve their financial management goals with ease.

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Sharon Hopkins, CPA (US)

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I am so glad I listened to the webinar. I am familiar with a chart of accounts. But this program gave some very useful tips.

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Susan Applegate, EA

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I found this course offering to be very informative and will greatly help me in my work as a tax preparer. I work with many clients who provide their financial documents (or links to their QBO accounts) and having a better understanding of QBO functionality is very helpful. The instructor did an excellent job covering many facets of the software that I did not know of previously. Thank you, myCPE!

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