Discussion

1. Customers who have large A/R balances ultimately end up as bad debt expenses to the firm. Identify and discuss at least three things you can do via QuickBooks to control A/R so that it does not become a bad debt expense for the firm. Justify your response.

2. It is important to record accounting transactions in a timely manner so that you can close out your books properly at the end of a quarter. Identify and discuss the factors that lead to a user failing to record transactions in a timely manner in accounting systems like QuickBooks. Justify your response.

3. Review the following two videos related to careers in accounting:

· CPA Profile: Kem Washington, CPA .

· CPA Profile: Rachel Buse, CPA, ABV, CFF .

After reviewing the videos, share an item from one of the videos that stood out to you about the accounting profession.

After completing the last 10 weeks in this course, identify the top three things you have learned from this course that will make you a better accountant in using Excel and QuickBooks Online. Justify your response.