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ACCT 3303
General Ledger Assignment
Spring 2021
The purpose of this assignment is to give you practical experience with QuickBooks accounting software. Be aware that mistakes and unexpected problems and questions are part of the learning process. Start your work immediately to guard against any unexpected problems. Do not allow yourself to have to make any excuses for late completion. The completed assignment must be turned via Canvas by 11:59 pm on March 26, 2021. Any late assignments will be penalized.
You will need to use the educational version of QuickBooks Premier - Accountant Edition 2020 desktop version. DO NOT use the QuickBooks online version as it does not have all the functionality you will need for this assignment. You may download the software directly from Intuit at https://www.intuit.com/partners/education-program/registration/students/quickbooks-desktop/. This is a PC version. If you do not have access to a PC, please contact me as soon as possible.
1. Scenario
For this assignment, you will create a new QuickBooks company for your own company. You have been earning a little extra money from mowing lawns for a few neighbors and you are ready to expand your clientele. In addition to mowing lawns, you will provide basic services such as pruning, trimming shrubbery, weeding and planting bedding plants.
2. Create a New Company (Make sure you set aside adequate time to complete this process. 1-2 hours)
· Start QuickBooks
· Depending on whether QuickBooks has been previously used on your computer, one of the following screens will open.
· If the first screen above appears, click the Detailed Start button.
· If the second screen appears, click the Create a new company button and the first screen will appear. Click the Detailed Start button.
· You will be guided through setting up your company using QuickBook’s EasyStep Interview.
· Complete the text boxes on the Enter your company information screen as shown below:
· Name your company as follows: FirstName LastName Landscaping. See screenshot above. Please note that you must use your actual name.
· Enter an address, zip code and phone number. Please do not enter your actual address or phone number. For phone number use a number such as the National Directory Assistance number 817-555-1212.
· Click the Next button to continue.
· In the Select your industry window scroll down and select the Lawn Care or Landscaping industry.
· You can either scroll through the Industry list or type an “L” to go directly to the L’s.
· Click Next to continue.
· On the How is your company organized? window, select Sole Proprietorship . Note that this is an important step as your chart of accounts will not be correct if you choose any other option.
· Click Next to continue.
· On the Select the first month of your fiscal year, select January and click Next .
· On the Set up your administrator password window it is not recommended that you set up a password for this assignment as your instructor will not be able to help you if you forget your password. However, if you have to set up a password, use 3303Student as the password. Click Next .
· Click Next on the Create your company file window.
· On the Filename for New Company window, you will need to choose the location where you want to save your file by using the drop-down feature of the Save in: textbox.
· The File name: textbox will populate with your company name followed by .QBW.
· Click Save to create your new company.
· Click Next on the Customizing QuickBooks for your business window.
· Use the table below to complete the next steps in the EasyStep Interview process.
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Window |
Select |
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What do you sell? |
Both services and products |
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Do you charge sales tax? |
Yes |
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Do you want to create estimates in QuickBooks? |
Yes |
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Tracking customer orders in QuickBooks |
Yes |
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Using statements in QuickBooks |
Yes |
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Using progress invoicing |
No |
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Managing bills you owe |
Yes |
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Tracking inventory in QuickBooks |
Yes |
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Tracking time in QuickBooks |
No |
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Do you have employees? |
No |
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Using accounts in QuickBooks |
Next |
· Click Next on the Using accounts in QuickBooks window.
· Select the Use today’s date or the first day of the quarter or month. Select 06/01/2021 in the text box on the Select a date to start tracking your finances window and click Next .
· In the account list in the Review income and expense accounts window, click on the following account to select it:
· Equipment Rental for Jobs
· In the account list in the Review income and expense accounts window, click on the following accounts to deselect them:
· Worker’s Compensation Insurance
· Meals and Entertainment
· Travel Expense
· Utilities
· Note : if you make a mistake in the above two steps, you can click the Restore Recommendations button to start over.
· Click Next to continue.
· On the Congratulations? window, click the Go to Setup button to continue.
· On the Set Up and External Accountant User window, select No and then Continue on the next window.
· On the next screen, for the Add your bank accounts option, click the Add button
· Under Account name, type First Bank Checking Account and click Continue .
· On the next screen, select the No Thanks option and click Continue .
· Click the Start Working button at the bottom of the You’ve got a company file! Now add your info. window.
· If a Create Alert window pops up, click Cancel . You may have to click the Start Working button again if you do get this alert.
· A New Feature Tour and/or an Accountant Center window may also open. Close either of these windows by clicking the x in the upper right corner of both of these windows
3. Complete Company File Setup
Now you need to complete some additional tasks to make sure your company file is properly setup and that the data is complete.
At this point, your screen should look similar to the one below:
· Change preferences:
· Select Edit from the Menu bar and then choose Preferences from the very bottom of the menu.
· If at any point QuickBooks has to close all open windows, just click the Home icon in the My Shortcuts panel of the QuickBooks window (left side) to get the main window back. See more information below.
· In the Preferences window, click on Accounting in the left panel. Click on the Company Preferences tab.
· In the Accounts section, click the Use account numbers checkbox.
· In the left panel of the Preferences window, click on Items & Inventory .
· Click OK when the Save Changes window appears. (Do this anytime the Save Changes window appears while editing preferences).
· On the Company Preferences tab, make sure the Inventory and purchase orders are active checkbox is checked.
· Click on the Enable button in the Unit of Measure section and select Single U/M Per Item from the Unit of Measure window. Click Finish .
· Click on Payroll & Employees in the left panel of the Preferences window.
· Click Yes when the Save Changes window opens.
· Click OK when the Warning window opens.
· Click the No Payroll radio button if not already selected.
· In the left panel of the Preferences window, click on General .
· On the My Preferences tab, there are several options that you might want to consider. For example, check the Turn off pop-up messages for products and services checkbox to keep a lot of QuickBooks advertising messages from popping up. You may also uncheck the Beep when recording a transaction or you may want to check the Pressing Enter moves between fields checkbox. If you don’t like an option when changes, just go back to Preferences and change it.
· Click on Desktop View in the left panel of the Preferences window.
· On the Company Preferences tab, click the Sales Receipts checkbox in the Customers section.
· Click OK on the Preferences window to continue.
· Open the Home window:
· Select the Home icon in the My Shortcuts panel on the left
side of the QuickBooks window.
4. Backup and Restore Information
If you are working on a Library laptop it is imperative to backup your work to a location other than the hard drive of the computer. Even if you are using your own computer, it is a good idea to backup to another location. You may backup to a USB drive or to a cloud drive such as iCloud, OneDrive, Google Drive, or Dropbox. To do so:
· Select File from the Menu bar and then choose Back Up Company… .
· Select the Create Local backup option.
· On the Create Backup window, make sure the Local backup option is selected.
· Click the Options button.
· Backup Options window:
· Choose your options. See the screenshot and explanations below.
Browse :
Choose your backup location. It is better to back up to your J drive or a USB drive. It is not recommended that you backup to the C drive of a lab computer the file will not be there after you log out of the computer.
The first checkbox allows you to choose whether to include the date/time in the backup file name.
The second checkbox allows you to limit the number of backup copies in your folder. 3 is the default, but feel free to put any number you wish. Just keep space constraints in mind.
Allows QuickBooks to remind you to backup your files after a certain number of work sessions.
· Click OK to continue.
· You will get a warning message if you backup to the same location as your working (.qbw) company file. You have the option to Change Location or Use this Location (see note below). For obvious reasons, it is a good idea to backup to a different location.
· Click Next two times on the Create Backup window.
· The Save Backup Copy window will open. Click Save to continue. After the file is saved, a QuickBooks Desktop Information window that provides the backup information will open. Click OK to continue.
· Please note: If you are using QuickBooks on your own computer and you choose to backup to the C drive (remember, not recommended on lab computers), you may get the following message. Click the option you prefer for your purposes.
· Please note: you might keep this backup file in a separate location from regular backups as it will provide a convenient restore point if you have major problems with the next section.
5. Edit and setup additional general ledger accounts:
· From the Lists menu, choose Chart of Accounts or click Chart of Accounts icon in the Company section of the Home Page. You can also find the Chart of Accounts under the Company menu.
· In the Chart of Accounts window, right click on the First Bank Checking Account line and select Edit Account from the pop-up menu.
· Type 10100 in the Number textbox in the Edit Account window as shown in the partial screenshot below.
· Click Save & Close .
· Make sure the First Bank Checking Account is now showing an account number 10100 in the Chart of Accounts window as show in the figure to the right.
· Now you need to add several accounts to your chart of accounts.
· In the Chart of Accounts window, click the Account button and select New or right click on any account and select New from the pop-up menu.
· In the Add New Account: Choose Account Type window, select Other Account Types and select Accounts Receivable from the drop-down list.
· Click Continue .
· On the next screen, type 11000 in the Number field.
· Click in the Account Name field, and type Accounts Receivable .
· Click Save & New.
· Use the steps above to add the following accounts listed in the table below. Be sure to choose the correct Account Type from the drop-down list for each account.
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Account Type * |
Number |
Account Name |
Subaccount of… |
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Other Current Asset |
13100 |
Prepaid Insurance |
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Other Current Asset |
13200 |
Prepaid Advertising |
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Fixed Asset |
15500 |
Vehicles |
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Fixed Asset |
15550 |
Acc Depr - Vehicles |
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Fixed Asset |
15850 |
Acc Depr - Landscaping Equip |
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Accounts Payable |
20000 |
Accounts Payable |
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Other Current Liability |
23000 |
Interest Payable |
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Income |
42000 |
Product Sales |
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Expense |
60110 |
Fuel Expense |
60100 – Auto and Truck Expenses |
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Expense |
60120 |
Auto and Truck Insurance |
60100 – Auto and Truck Expenses |
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Expense |
60130 |
Auto and Truck Rep & Maint |
60100 – Auto and Truck Expenses |
* You may need to check the drop-down list box beside the Other Account Types option for some of the accounts if you close the Add New Account window for any reason. (continued on next page)
If you make a mistake in entering any of the account information, you can select Edit Account in the Chart of Accounts window, or right click on any account and select Edit Account from the pop-up menu.
· Edit the Owner Draw and Owner Equity GL accounts to include your name. (Hint: in the Chart of Accounts window, right-click on the account name and select Edit Account .)
· Click Save & Close .
· Your screen should resemble the following screen.
· Make the additional change to the Chart of Accounts :
· Right-click on the 17000 - Accumulated Depreciation account and select Delete Account from the pop-up box. Be careful to make sure you have chosen the correct account.
· Click OK on the Delete Account window.
· You might want to scroll through the chart of accounts to make sure all the accounts look okay.
· Close the Chart of Accounts window.
· It would be a good idea to create another backup at this point.
6. Add Vendors
We will add existing vendors. Others will be added periodically as you enter transactions. Please note that the dates show in the screenshots may not be as required in the assignment notes. Please use the dates specified in these assignment notes.
· Add vendors:
· Click Vendors in the My Shortcuts panel, select Vendor Center from the Vendors menu or click on the Vendors button on the Home Page.
· Select New Vendor from the New Vendor drop-down list in the upper left corner of the Vendor Center window.
· In the Vendor Name field, enter the name of the vendor as you would like it to appear on your Vendor list: Arlington Landscape Supplies and then press Tab.
· Select 01/01/2021 in the As Of field.
· Enter the following information on the Address Info tab:
· Company Name: Arlington Landscape Supplies
· Main Phone: 817-555-4320
· Billed From : Arlington Landscape Supplies, 18755 FM 157, Arlington TX 76001
· Click the Copy >> to copy the billed from address to the Shipped From textbox.
· See the screenshot below.
· Click on the Payment Settings tab. Select Net 15 from the Payment Terms drop-down list. Make sure Arlington Landscape Supplies is showing in the Print Name on Check As textbox.
· Click OK to add this vendor.
· The new vendor appears on the Vendor list.
· Add the following vendors (don’t forget to change the as of date to 06/01/2021 for each vendor) and close the Vendor Center when completed. Feel free to add other information such as phone numbers.
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Vendor Name |
Address |
Terms |
Pre-fill Account |
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Hardaway Nursery |
1580 Highway 287 Mansfield, TX 76063 |
Net 15 |
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Comptroller of Public Accounts Print on checks as: State Comptroller |
P. O. Box 149354 Austin, TX 78714 |
Net 15
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Basic Insurance Company |
789 E. South St. Arlington, TX 76010 |
Due on receipt |
13100 – Prepaid Insurance |
*** See note on next page
Note: The Print Name on Check As can be found on the Payment Settings tab
and the Pre-fill Account from the table above can be found on the
Account Settings tab. Other vendors will be set up as you need them.
· It would be a good idea to create another backup at this point.
7. Setup Sales Tax and Items
· Setup sales tax:
In Texas, landscaping service providers have specific rules as to whether they must charge sales tax on such services as mowing and edging. If the company is a sole proprietorship with sales less than $5,000 per quarter, there is no need to charge sales tax on the services. As you expect to start small, you won’t need to charge sales tax on the services. You also will not need to charge sales tax on the labor to plant bedding plants as long as the labor is separated from the plants and mulch. However, sales tax must be charged on the plants and mulch, so we need to set up a sales tax item. Although sales taxes are generally made up of the state rate plus the rate for individual jurisdictions, to keep it simple we will set up the sales tax as if it were a single rate.
· From the Edit menu, choose Preferences .
· Click the Sales Tax icon in the left panel of the Preferences window and select the Company Preferences tab.
· Click Yes for the Do you charge sales tax? option if it is not already selected.
· Click the Add sales tax item… button.
· In the Type drop-down list, make sure Sales Tax Item is selected. Note: this should be filled in by default.
· In the Sales Tax Name, type Sales Tax
· In the Description field, type Sales Tax .
· In the Tax Rate (%), type 8.
· In the Tax Agency drop-down box, choose the Comptroller of Public Accounts.
· Your screen should be the same as the screenshot below.
· Click OK to continue.
· Back on the Preferences window, select Sales Tax from the Your most common sales tax item drop-down list.
· Your Preferences window should resemble the following screenshot.
· Click OK to continue.
· If the Updating Sales Tax window appears, click OK .
Note: this window should not appear if you have entered items in the same order as the assignment notes.
· Click on Lists in the Menu Bar and select Item List .
· Right-click on the Out-of-state line and select Delete Item from the popup menu.
· Click OK to continue.
8. Add Customers
Next, we will add existing customers. Others may be added periodically as you enter transactions. Please note that the dates show in the screenshots may not be as required in the assignment notes. Please use the dates specified in these assignment notes.
· Add customers:
· Click Customers in the My Shortcuts panel or select Customer Center from the Customers menu.
· Select New Customer from the New Customer & Job drop-down list in the upper left corner of the Customer Center window.
· In the Customer Name field, enter the name of the customer: O’Brien, Henry and then press Tab.
· Fill out the remaining information as follows (QuickBooks fills in some information automatically):
· As of: 01/01/2021
· First Name: Henry
· Last Name: O’Brien
· Invoice/Bill To: Henry O’Brien, 145 Any Street, Arlington, TX 76015
· Main Phone: 817-555-0147
· Click the Copy >> button so that the billing information is transferred to the Ship To field.
· The Add Shipping Address Information window will pop up. Change Address Name to Service Address .
· Click OK.
· Your screen should look like the screenshot below.
· Click on the Payment Settings tab and:
· Note that you can assign an Account No. if you wish to track customers by account number.
· Select Due on receipt from the Payment Terms drop-down list.
· Click on the Sales Tax Settings tab and make sure that the Tax Item shows Sales Tax .
· Click OK to continue.
· The Customer Center reappears, with the Customers & Jobs list along the left side with one customer, Henry O’Brien.
· Add the following customers using the same steps. Please note: As of date should be 06/01/2021 and the Payment Terms should be Due on receipt for all the customers listed in the table below. Don’t forget to change the Address Name to Service Address . Make up phone numbers if you wish to include one.
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Customer Name |
Invoice/Bill To |
Service Address |
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Karen Jennings |
210 Where Ave., Arlington TX 76015 |
Same |
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Manny Gonzales |
P. O. Box 157988, Arlington TX 76015 |
150 Any Street, Arlington TX 76015 |
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Marshall Taylor |
817 Nowhere Rd., Arlington TX 76015 |
Same |
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Vi Huynh |
820 Nowhere Rd., Arlington TX 76015 |
Same |
· Close the Customer Center.
9. Add Inventory and Services
Next we will add inventory and service items. Others may be added periodically as you enter transactions. Please note that the dates show in the screenshots may not be as required in the assignment notes. Please use the dates specified in these assignment notes.
· Add Inventory Part items:
· From the Lists menu, choose Item List .
· Click the Item menu button and choose New .
· In the New Item window, choose Inventory Part from the Type drop-down list that automatically opens.
· Click in the Item Name/Number field and type 100 .
· In the Manufacturer’s Part Number, type 49738 .
· In the Unit of Measure section, U/M field, click the down arrow and select <Add New> .
· In the Unit of Measure window, select Other.
· Click Next .
· In the next Unit of Measure window, type Bag in the Name textbox and BG in the Abbreviation textbox.
· Click Finish .
· In the Purchase Information Description on Purchase Transactions field, type 2 cu ft hardwood mulch . Press Tab and the description should appear in the Sales Information section. (The description appears on purchase orders and sales forms when you use the item.) Change this field to Mulch, hardwood .
· Type 2.00 in the Cost textbox. The Sales Price should be 3.50 .
· The COGS Account should already be 50000 – Cost of Goods Sold . If not select it from the drop-down list.
· Select Arlington Landscape Supplies as the Preferred Vendor and 42000 – Product Sales as the Income Account.
· Make sure the Tax Code show Tax. If not select Tax from the drop-down list.
· The Asset Account should already have 12100 – Inventory Asset filled in. If not, select it from the drop-down list. The Reorder Point should be 10 and the As of date should be 01/01/2021 .
· See the screenshot below.
· Click OK to add the item.
· Add the following Inventory Parts:
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Item Name/Number |
130 |
150 |
151 |
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Mfg Part Number |
W15874 |
W57981 |
W57982 |
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U/M |
Flat (FL) |
Flat (FL) |
Flat (FL) |
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Desc on Purchase Trans |
Vinca, mixed |
Impatiens, mixed |
Impatiens, pink |
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Desc on Sales Trans |
Vinca, mixed |
Impatiens, mixed |
Impatiens, pink |
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Cost |
7.92 |
9.00 |
9.00 |
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Sales Price |
16.00 |
18.00 |
18.00 |
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COGS Account |
50000 – Cost of Goods Sold |
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Tax Code |
Tax |
Tax |
Tax |
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Preferred Vendor |
Hardaway Nursery |
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Income Account |
42000 – Product Sales |
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Asset Account |
12100 Inventory Asset |
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Reorder Point |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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As of |
01/01/2021 |
01/01/2021 |
01/01/2021 |
· Add Service items:
· Service items differ from Inventory Parts so be sure you note the differences.
· First there is not a Manufacturer’s Part Number and only one Description. The Tax Code should be Non and the Account can be either 44900 – Installation Services or 45700 – Maintenance Services . You will also need to add some new Units of Measure. Refer to the previous section on how to add a new U/M.
· Add the following services. Remember to choose Service from the Type drop-down list. See the screenshot following the table for more information.
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Item Name/ Number |
U/M |
Description |
Rate |
Tax Code |
Account |
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200 |
Month (MTH) |
Lawn maintenance contract |
125.00 |
Non |
45700 – Maintenance Services |
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205 |
Hour (HR) |
Lawn maintenance |
40.00 |
Non |
45700 – Maintenance Services |
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210 |
Hour (HR) |
Trimming labor |
40.00 |
Non |
45700 – Maintenance Services |
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215 |
Hour (HR) |
Pruning labor |
40.00 |
Non |
45700 – Maintenance Services |
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220 |
Hour (HR) |
Planting labor |
45.00 |
Non |
44900 – Installation Services |
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225 |
Hour (HR) |
Mulching labor |
45.00 |
Non |
44900 – Installation Services |
· Check your entries carefully. To edit one of the item entries, just double-click on the line in the Item List window.
· Close the Item List window.
*** Print or Save the following reports to PDF: Account Listing, Item Listing, Customer Contact List, and Vendor Contact List. From the menu bar, select Reports > List > Report Name. See the separate document for more information. Hold on to these four reports (files) as they will need to be combined with your other deliverables at the end of the assignment. ***
10. Enter Transactions for January
· It is a good idea to make a backup of your company at this point and keep it in a safe place. If you have later problems with your transactions, you can always restore this backup and start your transactions again.
· Enter your $10,000 initial investment in the company:
· From the Company menu, select Make General Journal Entries .
· On the Assigning Numbers to Journal Entries window, click the checkbox for Do not display this message in the future and click OK .
· Click the Hide List icon at the top of the Make General Journal Entries window. This will make the journal entry window less confusing. You can always get the list back by clicking the Show List icon.
· Change the Date to 01/01/2021 .
· Uncheck the Adjusting Entry checkbox.
· Click in the first line of the Account column and select 10100 – First Bank Checking Account from the drop-down list and, type 10000 in the Debit column.
· Click in the second line of the Account column and select your equity account. The Credit column should fill in automatically.
· In the first line of the Memo column, type To record initial investment .
· Click Save & Close .
· Click OK if a Retained Earnings warning window opens.
· Additional Transactions:
When entering transactions, you should change the date of the entry to the date listed in the Date column of the following table. Use appropriate reference numbers as defined in the Ref Number column. Also include any appropriate descriptions as needed. As you are working if you want to double check your work, you can look at the General Ledger or the Transaction Detail by Account reports. These can be found under the Reports menu by selecting Accountant & Taxes .
Note : While you need to try to be careful when entering transactions, some of you may have to void improperly printed checks. Therefore, I do not worry about check numbers too much. Keep in mind, though, that your check numbers may not match exactly with the example Bank Statement provided. That’s okay as long as the amounts are the same.
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# |
Date |
Ref Number |
Description |
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2 |
01/02 |
Check #101 Invoice #37801 |
Purchased fliers and business cards from Staples for $199.80. Select Write Checks from the Banking section of the Home Page. Uncheck the Print Later option at the top of the window. Type 101 in the No. textbox. Change the Date if needed. Type in Staples in the Pay to the order of field and press tab. In the Name Not Found window that pops up, click on the Quick Add button. Select Vendor and click OK . Type 199.80 in the field beside the $. Type Invoice 37801 in the Memo field. On the Expenses tab at the bottom of the window, Select the Account 13200 – Prepaid Advertising . The amount should fill in automatically. Click Save & Close .
Please note: you expect the fliers and business cards to last for three months. You will need to make an adjusting entry at the end of the month. |
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3 |
01/02 |
Invoice #1001 |
One of your customers decided to go with a lawn maintenance contract. This means you will bill the customer, Manny Gonzales, $125.00 per month for 12 months. You need to generate the January invoice for this customer. (Continued on next page) |
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Date |
Ref Number |
Description |
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Select Create Invoices from the Home window. Select Manny Gonzales from the Customer:Job drop-down list. Change your date to 01/02/2021 and the Invoice # to 10001 . Make sure the Print Later option is not checked.
Click in the box below the Item Code and select 200 . The rest of the invoice line item should be automatically filled in. Make sure that you have the following on the line: Quantity – 1; Item Code – 200; Description – Lawn maintenance contract; U/M – MTH; Price Each – 125.00; Amount – 125.00; and Tax – Non. If not, your item is most likely not set up properly. You can change the items that have down arrows. If there is not down arrow, you will need to edit the item in the Lists option. In the Customer Message textbox, select Thank you for your business .
Click the Print icon at the top of the Create Invoices screen. Click OK on Shipping Labels pop up box. You may also check the box to not see this message again.
On the Print One Invoice window, Select the Printer name Microsoft XPS Document Writer on … or Adobe PDF on… from the drop-down list. Click Print . You will need to name your file.
Once you verify that your invoice is correct and has been printed to an xps or pdf file, click Save & Close . |
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4 |
01/02 |
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Manny Gonzales paid $125.00 for the first month’s contract with check #3957.
Select Receive Payments from the Home window. Select Manny Gonzales from the Received From drop-down list. Enter 125.00 in the Amount textbox. Select Check as the Pmt Method and type 3957 in the Check # textbox. QuickBooks should select the invoice automatically. If it doesn’t, just click in the box below the check ().
At the bottom of the Customer Payment screen, the Amount Due and the Applied amounts should be 125.00. If not, go back and correct the payment before clicking the Save & Close button. |
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5 |
01/02 |
Check #102, Invoice #9855 |
Purchased used landscaping equipment for $1,475 from Kurt Greene. This is a Banking > Write Checks task. Make sure you deselect the Print Later checkbox and change the No. field to 102 . You can set up this vendor by typing the vendor name in the Pay to the order of field and clicking on the Quick Add button in the Name Not Found window.
Make sure to select Vendor in the next window. Enter the invoice number in the Memo field. Select Account 15800 – Landscaping Equipment from the drop-down list. Save & New .
You expect to use the equipment for 12 months and you will use straight-line depreciation with no residual value. Don’t forget to calculate and record depreciation at the end of the month.
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Date |
Ref Number |
Description |
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6 |
01/02 |
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Borrowed $4,000 from First Bank to purchase a truck to use in your business. To record the proceeds of the loan, first you will need to add a new account to the Chart of Accounts. Select Other Current Liability as the Account Type. Type 22000 in the Number field and Short Term Note Payable in the Account Name field. Save & Close .
Select Record Deposits from the Banking section of the Home page. If the Payments to Deposit window opens, click Cancel to close the window.
In the From Account column in the Make Deposits window, select the account you just created to track the loan. In the Amount column, enter 4000 . Click Save & Close . |
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7 |
01/02 |
Check #103, Invoice #854937264
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Purchased a used truck from Harry’s Auto Sales for $5,000. Write a check for the $5,000 . Select account 15500 – Vehicles with the amount of 5,000 . Save & Close .
Additional information: The First Bank note is a 12-month note with a 5.25% interest rate. The first payment will be due on February 4, 2021.
Depreciate the truck using straight-line depreciation over 5 years with no residual value.
Don’t forget to make any adjusting entries at the end of the month. |
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01/03 |
Invoice #10002, #10003 |
Two more of your customers decided to go with a lawn maintenance contract: Henry O’Brien and Karen Jennings. This means that you will bill each one $125.00 per month for 12 months. You need to generate January invoices for these two customers.
Select Create Invoices from the Home window. Since both invoices will be the same, select the Create a Batch icon on the Main tab. Click OK on the window that pops up. On the Batch Invoice window, click the down arrow for the Billing Group (top right side of the window) and select < Add New > . In the Group Name window, type Lawn maintenance contract and click the Save button. Hold down the control key and select the customers listed above. Click the Add > button to add the customers to the billing group. Click the Save Group button under the Customers in this group section of the window. Click Next .
On the Step 2 or 3 window, change the date to 01/02/2021 . Click in the box below the Item Code and select 200 . The rest of the invoice line item should be automatically filled in. Make sure that you have the following on the line: Quantity – 1; Item Code – 200; Description – Lawn maintenance contract; U/M – MTH; Price Each – 125.00; Amount – 125.00; and Tax – Non. If not, your item is most likely not set up properly. You can change the items that have down arrows. If there is not down arrow, you will need to edit the item in the Lists option. In the Customer Message textbox, select Thank you for your business . Click Next . Click Create Invoices. (Continued on next page) |
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On the Batch Invoice Summary window, click Close . For simplicity, we will assume that you printed the invoices. Close the Create Invoices window. |
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01/03 |
Check #104, Invoice #9856 |
Purchased a utility trailer from Kurt Greene for $1,500. This is a Banking > Write Checks task. Enter the invoice number in the Memo field. Select Account 15800 – Landscaping Equipment from the drop-down list. Save & New .
You expect to use the equipment for 24 months and you will use straight-line depreciation with no residual value. Don’t forget to calculate and record depreciation at the end of the month. For simplicity calculate depreciation for the entire month of January. |
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01/03 |
Check #105 |
Paid $100 to Self-Store for a storage unit. This is a Banking > Write Checks task. Type January rent in the Memo field. On the Expenses tab, select the Account 67100 – Rent Expense . Save & New . |
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01/05 |
Check #106 |
Purchased two insurance policies from Basic Insurance Company. Policy AE295873-93745 is a 12-month general liability policy for $250. Policy 47-GB6487264-15 is a 6-month vehicle insurance policy for $300. Write one check for both policies. Include information in the Memo field as appropriate. Account 13100 - Prepaid Insurance should be debited.
Don’t forget to make adjusting entries at the end of the month. For simplicity, calculate insurance expense for the entire month. |
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Received payments from customers Karen Jennings and Henry O’Brien. Click on Receive Payments in the customer section of the Home window.
In the Receive Payments window, select Karen Jennings from the Received From drop-down list. Type in 125 in the Amount field. Change the date to 01/09/2021 . From the Pmt. Method drop-down list, select Check and type in 1532 in the Check # textbox. Make sure the payment is applied to the open invoice and click the Save & New button at the bottom of the window.
Following the steps above enter the payment (Check #2703 for $125.00) received from Henry O’Brien. Click Save & Close . |
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01/10 |
1039485632 |
Received your First Bank Visa credit card statement, dated 01/07/2021, for purchases of gasoline for your truck and gasoline and oil for your landscaping equipment.
Click on Enter Bills in the Vendors section of the Home window. In the Enter Bills window, select < Add New > from the Vendor drop-down list. In the New Vendor window, type First Bank Card Services in the Vendor Name and Company Name textboxes. Use 01/01/2021 for the As of date. Use P.O. Box 104851, Arlington TX 76010 as the address. (Continued on next page)
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Click Ok to continue entering the bill. Make sure the date is 01/07/2021 . The Ref No. is 1039485632 . The Amount is 70.94 . The Bill Due date is 01/29/2021 . On the Expenses tab select Account 60110 – Fuel Expense and change the Amount to 50.00 . On the second line select Account 51600 – Materials Cost and the Amount should be 20.94 . Save & Close . |
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Record the deposit of all monies collected to date. This is a Record Deposits task which can be found under Banking in the Home window.
Click the Select All button at the bottom of the window to select the payments for deposit. You can also check each payment individually. The total amount of the deposit should be $375.00. Click OK. Make sure the date is correct and then click Save & Close . |
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01/11 |
Sale No. 201 |
Performed lawn maintenance and pruning for Vi Huynh. Click on Create Sales Receipts in the Customers section of the Home window or select Customers > Enter Sales Receipts from the menu bar. Select Vi Huynh from the Customer:Job drop-down list. Change the date to 01/11/2021 and the Sale No. to 201 . Select Cash from the Payment Method drop-down list.
Under the Item, select 205 . Change the Qty to 1.5 . On the next line, select item 215 and change the Qty to .5 (1/2 hour). The Sales Receipt total should be $80.00. Make sure that Print Later is not checked. Click Save & Close . |
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Estimate #1 |
Create an estimate for Marshall Taylor for a job planting and mulching. Click on Estimates in the Customers section of the Home window. Select Marshall Taylor from the Customer:Job drop-down list. Change the Date to January 13 . Click the first line under Item and select 130 . Change the Qty to 5. Also select items 150 and 151 and change the quantities to 3 for each one. Select item 100 with a quantity of 10 . Make sure the Tax column shows Tax for all these items. If not, change the lines to Tax .
Select item 220 and change the quantity to 2.5 . Select item 225 and change the quantity to 2 . Make sure these two items are non-taxable. The estimate total should be $443.34. Save & Close . |
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Marshall Taylor accepted your estimate so you will now create a Sales Order and Purchase Orders. Open the Customer Center by clicking on the Customers icon in the My Shortcuts panel on the left side of the screen. Select Marshall Taylor from the Customers & Jobs tab.
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In the Customer Information section, double-click on the Estimate .
The Create Estimates window containing your estimate will open. Click on the Create Sales Order icon on the Main tab. A QuickBooks Information window will open letting you know that the information from the estimate has been copied to a sales order. Click OK . Several windows will open warning you that you do not have enough inventory on hand. (Continued on next page) |
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Click OK on each window as they pop up. The Sales Order will open next. Change the S. O. No. to 101 and make sure the Date is January 14 . Uncheck Print Later. Click on the Create Purchase Order icon at the top of the window. On the Create Purchase Order Based on the Sales Transaction window, choose the Create purchase order for selected items and then click OK .
Select items 130 , 150 , and 151 by clicking in the box below the . Change the quantities to 5 , 3 , and 3 respectively. Click OK . The Purchase Order will open. Change the P.O. No. to 100001 . Make sure the date is January 14 and the amount is $93.60. Click Save & Close .
Create a Purchase Order for the mulch using the steps above. Specify 20 as the quantity for item 100 . On the Purchase Order itself, separate the items ordered. 10 will be for Marshall Taylor in the Customer column. The remaining 10 should not have a customer indicated in the Customer column. The total amount of the P.O. should be $40.00. Click Save & Close . Save & Close the Sales Order. Close the Customer Center . |
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01/14 |
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Receive the inventory ordered on P.O. 100002. This is a Receive Inventory task. When you click on Receive Inventory on the Home window, you will need to select the Receive Inventory with Bill from the pop-up window.
Select Arlington Landscape Supplies from the Vendor drop-down list. Click Yes in the Open POs Exist window. Check PO No. 10002 in the Open Purchase Orders window and click OK . Change the date to January 14 . Type 25501 in the Ref. No. textbox. Since you received all the inventory ordered, you will not need to make any changes to the quantity. Notice that the customer Marshall Taylor and the fact that these 10 of the items are billable to him is indicated in this receipt of inventory. Click Save & Close . |
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Quick check figures to make sure you are entering information correctly. Open the General Ledger which can be found on the menu under Reports > Accountant & Taxes > General Ledger . When the General Ledger opens change the dates From 01/01/2021 and To 01/15/2021. You should have the following balances in these select accounts: Checking – 5,550.20; Accounts Receivable – 0.00; Accounts Payable – (110.94), Maintenance Services – (455.00). If your balances are okay, this would be a good point to make another backup that you want to hold on to as a restore point.
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01/16 |
6392 |
Picked up the inventory from Hardaway Nursery. This is a Receive Inventory with Bill task. Note: The Ref No. is 6392 and all items were received. |
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01/16 |
Invoice #10004 |
Performed the work for Marshall Taylor. Select Create Invoices from the Customers section of the Home window. In the Create Invoices window, select Marshall Taylor from the Customer:Job drop-down list. (Continued on next page) |
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A Customer:Job has an Estimate and Sales Order(s) window will open. Select the Create invoice from one or more sales order(s) option and click OK . Select Sales Order 101 from the list and click OK . In the next window, select the Create invoice for all of the sales order(s) option and click OK . On the next window, select the second option that starts with Exclude outstanding… and click OK.
Add Item 205 to the invoice with an Invoiced quantity of 1.5 . Verify that the invoice totals $503.34, make sure the date is correct and Save & Close . Click Yes in the Recording Transaction window if it pops up. |
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01/17 |
Sale No. 202 |
Create a Sales Receipt for Vi Huynh for 1 hour of lawn maintenance and 1 hour of trimming. The total should be $80.00. Huynh pays you with cash. |
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01/17 |
P.O. #100003 |
Create a purchase order for 10 bags of mulch. |
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Record the deposit of all undeposited funds. This is a Record Deposits task. The total deposit should be $160.00. |
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Print a check to yourself for an owner’s draw of $500 . This is a Write Checks task. Check the Print Later checkbox at the top of the screen. Type your name in the Pay to the order of textbox. In the Name Not Found window, click the Quick Add button. Select the Other option in the Select Name Type window and click OK . Select your Owners Draw account ( 30800 ) in the Expenses tab. Click Save & Close . |
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Pay all bills due before January 29. This is a Pay Bills task found in the Vendors section of the Home window. In the Pay Bills window, select the Due on or before option and select the date 01/29/2021 . You should have one bill showing for First Bank Card Services. Check the box beside the Date Due. Make sure the Payment Date is 01/18/2021 . The Method should be Check, the To be printed option should be selected and the Account should be 10100 – First Bank Checking Account. Click the Pay Selected Bills button.
At this point, you should verify that the vendor(s) to be paid are showing in the Payment Summary window. You have three options available: Pay More Bills, Print Checks, and Done. Since you also need to print the check to yourself, select Done for now. |
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Starting Check #10001 |
Select the Print Checks option under the Banking section of the Home window. Change the First Check Number to 10001 . Two checks totaling $570.94 should be ready to print. Cancel if your amounts don’t agree with this entry and make any needed changes. Click OK if the amount is correct.
In the Print Checks window, you can print to a printer (not necessary), to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer or Adobe PDF. I recommend that you print to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer or Adobe PDF as you won’t be turning in the checks. (Note: you should print to properly record this check whether it is to a printer or to file.) Select the Printer Name Microsoft XPS Document Writer on… . or Adobe PDF on… Click Print when you have made your selections.
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You will have to enter a filename and select where you want the file saved if you have chosen to print to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer or Adobe PDF. Click OK in the Print Checks – Confirmation window. |
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Received the inventory for P. O. 100003. One of the bags was damaged, so you only received 9 bags. This is a Receive Inventory without Bill task. Be sure to change the quantity received. Leave the Ref. No. blank for now.
After receiving the inventory, you want to make sure to close the purchase order as you would keep a backorder on your books if you didn’t. Open the purchase order by double-clicking on the Show PO button at the bottom of the Item Receipt. To close the PO, click the box on the first line in the CLSD column. Note that the Backordered quantity changes from 1 to 0. Click Save & Close . Click Yes when the Recording Transaction window pops up. Click Save & Close to close the Create Item Receipts window. |
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01/20 |
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Received the invoice for PO 100003.
Select Enter Bills Against Inventory in the vendors section of the Home page. Select Arlington Landscape Supplies from the Vendor drop-down list. Check the Use item receipt date for the bill date checkbox. Click OK . Enter the Ref. No. before clicking Save & Close . |
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Received Check 765 from Marshall Taylor for the full invoice amount. |
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Sale No. #203, 204, 205 |
Provided 1.5 hours of lawn maintenance for Vi Huynh and 2 hours of lawn maintenance for Marshall Taylor. If you have a Billable/ Time/Costs window that pops up, select the Exclude outstanding… option and click OK . Both paid you with cash.
Acquired a new customer, Maura Amato. Her address is 8181 Everywhere Rd., Arlington TX 76015. You performed 2 hours of lawn maintenance and 1 hour of trimming shrubbery. She paid you with check 1384. |
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01/24 |
Invoice #10005 |
Provided 1.5 hours of lawn maintenance, 1.25 hours of mulching labor, 10 bags of mulch, and 1 hours of trimming labor for Henry O’Brien. This is a Create Invoices task. You are also allowing Net 15 terms for Mr. O’Brien for this invoice. In the Information Changed window, select No . *** Note that Henry O’Brien is one of your lawn maintenance contract customers so he has already paid for this service ***. |
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PO #100004 |
Create a purchase order for mulch. You have decided to keep 15 bags on hand. Select the Inventory Stock Status by Item or the Inventory Stock Status by Vendor to help you decide how much to order. This report can be found on the Menu under Reports > Inventory. When the report opens, you may have to change the From date to 01/01/2021 and the To date to 01/24/2021 . |
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Make a check run using the Pay Bills option. Select bills due on or before 02/04/2021 . This time you want to select the Print Checks option in the Payment Summary window. (Continued on next page) |
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Received the inventory ordered on the January 24 purchase order. |
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Quick check figures to make sure you are entering information correctly. Make sure to change your General Ledger dates From 01/01/2021 and To 01/27/2021 . Checking – 5,769.00; Accounts Receivable – 134.05; Accounts Payable – (30.00), Sales Tax Payable – (20.64). |
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Ref. No. 6510, Sale No. 206 |
Maura Amato wants you to plant 2 flats of vinca and one flat of mixed impatiens in one of her flower beds. Create a purchase order for the plants, receive the goods, and create a Sales Receipt for the plants, 2 bags of mulch, 1.5 hours of planting labor and .5 hours mulching labor. (No need to create an estimate or sales order). Maura pays you with cash. |
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Deposit all undeposited monies. The general ledger account 12000 – Undeposited Funds should have a zero balance when you complete this step. |
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Write a check to yourself for an owner’s draw of $500 using the Write Checks option. Uncheck the Print Later checkbox at the center top of the Write Checks window. Click on the Print icon and your next check number should show in the Printed Check Number field in the Print Check window if you have not voided any checks. Click OK to continue.
(Note: if you have voided any checks, your starting number may be different. Once again, it is recommended to print to the Microsoft XPS Document Writer or to Adobe PDF.) |
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Backup your data before starting this step. Use the example bank statement provided on Blackboard to assist you with this step. Carefully check your check amounts and deposit amounts against the provided bank statement and make any needed adjustments before starting the reconciliation.
Select Reconcile from the Banking section of the Home page. The Statement Date should be 01/30/2021 . The Ending Balance is 5,905.56 . The Service Charge is 15.00 , Date 01/31/2021 , and the Account should be 60400 – Bank Service Charges . Click Continue .
All Deposits have cleared the bank, so check each one except. All checks except the last one you printed on January 30 should be Marked as clearing the bank. The Difference in the bottom right corner of the reconciliation window should be 0.00 . If not go back and check to make sure you entered the ending balance correctly and you have entered the service charge on the first screen (click Modify ) and that only outstanding items are unchecked. If you still are not balanced, See Section 12 for additional troubleshooting ideas. (Continued on next page) |
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When the difference is 0.00, click Reconcile Now . An option to print or display the Reconciliation Detail will pop up. For now, display the reports. |
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Print the Working Trial Balance at this point (before any adjusting entries). From the Menu bar select Accountant > Working Trial Balance . You want to make sure that all accounts are showing, so make sure the Only show accounts with transaction activity checkbox located at the bottom of the window is not checked. Select the date range From 01/01/2021 to 01/31/2021 .
*** Make sure you print the working trial balance to a PDF file before going further as you must include it in your submitted reports and you cannot print it correctly later. If you fail to include it, you may receive a zero for this assignment. You may also want to print out a copy to use as you work through the adjusting entries.
Use the working trial balance to review all accounts and determine any adjusting entries needed. Please do not make adjustments in the adjustment column in the working trial balance window. I need you to actually make the journal entries for grading purposes. ***
Note : If I have approved your use of a QuickBooks version other than QuickBooks Accountant, you will not have the Accountant menu option. Please see me to discuss your alternatives.
It is a good idea to make a backup of your company before continuing. |
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Enter the end of month adjusting entries in the General Journal.
Make a separate entry for each adjustment and round all adjustments to the nearest even dollar amount (no cents).
Check the Adjusting Entry checkbox for all of your adjusting entries.
Since QuickBooks automatically numbers the general journal entries, you will not have to enter any reference numbers. The Memo field should adequately describe each entry. |
11. Review Your Work
Open (print if necessary) the General Ledger to check your Sept entries. If you find an error, correct it appropriately. This may involve voiding the entry and reentering it or creating a general journal to correct the problem.
12. Troubleshooting Tips
· If you have problems, but you are not sure where to begin troubleshooting, start by viewing the Transaction List by Date . It can be found under Reports > Accountant & Taxes. Compare the transactions to the transactions contained in this document.
· If you are still unsure how to enter or correct an entry, please see me and I’ll help you figure it out. However, you do need to try to solve the issue yourself first. You should also either bring a printout of your General Ledger, your Transaction List by Date or your QuickBooks file when you stop by my office.
13. Print Out or Save the Following January Reports to PDF
After entering all transactions, including end of month adjustments, print or save the following reports to PDF. See the separate document on specific instructions on printing or saving reports to PDF. Please note that the reports printed to paper will not be accepted.
Note: With the exception of the page 18 reports, make sure you change report dates to January 2021. Keep in mind that some reports will have a From and To date while others should be printed as of the last day of the month. At times y ou may have to change the print orientation to “landscape” as appropriate to make sure report columns are on one page. Failure to do so may result in a loss of points. Also, DO NOT print all reports using the landscape page orientation. Only use the landscape orientation when needed.
Do not include any files not specifically mentioned in the list below. Additional files, such as checks, will cause a deduction from your score.
· Account Listing, Item Listing, Customer Contact List, and Vendor Contact List from page 18 of these instructions.
· Working Trial Balance (see note for 01/31/2021. Failure to include this printout without adjustments may result in a zero for your assignment.) The Trial Balance will not fulfill this requirement. As mentioned in the transaction table, you must talk with me if you are using a version of QuickBooks other than the Accountant version for specifics of how to fulfill this requirement.
· Adjusted Trial Balance (after all adjustments; be sure that the report does not print accounts with zero balances. Note: Undeposited Funds will still show up with a zero balance. This is okay.)
· Adjusting Journal Entries
· Transaction Detail by Account
· Journal
· A/R Aging Detail
· Transaction List by Customer
· A/P Aging Detail
· Transaction List by Vendor
· Purchases by Item Detail
· Check Detail
· Reconciliation Detail (Bank Reconciliation)
· Inventory Stock Status by Item
· Profit & Loss Standard
· Balance Sheet Standard
· Statement of Cash Flows
Deliverables to be turned in via the assignment on Canvas:
1. A single PDF file of your reports named as follows. The file name should be your last name, then an underscore (_) and QB (e.g., Sargent_QB.pdf). No spaces, please. A separate document provides instructions how to combine all the files resulting from printing or saving the reports into the single file. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, you can go to combinepdf.com (or similar website) and combine up to 20 PDF files.
2. Your QuickBooks final backup file (.qbb or .qbw if .qbb file will not upload). Please be careful to upload the correct (latest version) of this file to Canvas.
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