Exercise 3
Exercise 3
Exercise 3
QUICKBOOKS EXERCISE #3
1. From the Company menu, choose Chart of Accounts. 2. Click Credit Card in the list once to select it
3. Click the Activities menu button, and then choose Reconcile Credit Card or Right Click the credit card account. QuickBooks displays the Begin Reconciliation window
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To reconcile a credit card statement, all you have to do is enter the ending balance and check off each transaction listed on your statement. 4. In the Statement Date field, enter 12/15/2009 5. In the Ending Balance field, type 685. 6. Click Continue. QuickBooks displays the Reconcile Credit Card window.
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8. Click Reconcile Now. QuickBooks displays the Make Payment window. When youve finished reconciling a credit card account, QuickBooks gives you a chance to pay part or all of the balance due on your credit card.
10. In the Select Reconciliation Report window, select Detail and then click Display
11. Click OK at the message that QuickBooks displays. 12. Close the report
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4. Leave the opening balance blank, and click Save and close. QuickBooks displays the new fixed asset account in the chart of accounts.
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TO ADD SUBACCOUNTS
Now you need to add two subaccounts: one for the assets cost, and the other for depreciation
1. In the chart of accounts window, click the Account menu button, and then choose New. 2. In the Type field, choose Fixed Asset from the drop-down list. 3. In the Name field, type Cost. 4. Select the Subaccount of checkbox, and then select Trailer as the parent account 5. Leave the opening balance blank. 6. Click Save & New
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TO ADD SUBACCOUNTS
7. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 to add a second subaccount to the Trailer fixed asset account. Call the subaccount Depreciation, and leave the opening balance blank. When you complete these steps, your chart of accounts should look like this.
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Because this is a new loan, you are either receiving money to deposit in your bank account or receiving a new asset. In this example, you received an asset (the new trailer), so you need to show an increase in the assets Cost account.
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Make sure that you select the Trailer Loan longterm liability account, not the Trailer fixed asset account.
4. Click Record.
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5. Close the register window and chart of accounts. When you complete these steps, QuickBooks increases the value of your Cost asset account to 30,000. (This effectively sets the opening balance.) It also enters a liability of 30,000 in the liability account you use to track the loan.
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5. Enter the following information to complete the Asset Information section: Asset Description: White trailer with company logo Serial Number: 123456789 Warranty Expires: 12/15/2010 6. From the Asset Account drop-down list, choose Trailer:Cost.
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6. Assign the remainder of the expense (275.00) to the Trailer Loan liability account.
7.Click Save & Close to record the payment.
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WHEN YOU RECORD THE TRANSACTION, QUICKBOOKS AUTOMATICALLY UPDATES THE ACCOUNTS AFFECTED BY THIS TRANSACTION
In your checking account, QuickBooks subtracts the amount of the check from your balance. In the expense account that tracks interest, QuickBooks enters the interest amount as an increase to your company's interest expense. In the Trailer Loan liability account, QuickBooks subtracts the principal amount from the current value of the liability (reducing the amount of your debt).
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