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Using Other Accounts in QuickBooks

This document discusses how to use different types of accounts in QuickBooks, including credit card, asset, liability, and equity accounts. It provides step-by-step instructions on tracking credit card transactions, reconciling a credit card statement, recording depreciation of assets, setting up long-term liability accounts to track loans, and making payments on loans. The objectives are to introduce these account types, show how to create and use them, and provide examples of common tasks like credit card reconciliation and loan accounting.

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Using Other Accounts in QuickBooks

This document discusses how to use different types of accounts in QuickBooks, including credit card, asset, liability, and equity accounts. It provides step-by-step instructions on tracking credit card transactions, reconciling a credit card statement, recording depreciation of assets, setting up long-term liability accounts to track loans, and making payments on loans. The objectives are to introduce these account types, show how to create and use them, and provide examples of common tasks like credit card reconciliation and loan accounting.

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Using Other Accounts in

QuickBooks

Lesson 5
Lesson objectives

 To introduce the other account types available in


QuickBooks
 To learn how to track credit card transactions in
QuickBooks
 To reconcile a credit card account
 To see how to make a credit card payment
 To discuss the different types of asset and
liability accounts you can create and see how to
track assets and liabilities in QuickBooks.
 To introduce the subject of equity and
QuickBooks equity accounts

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Other account types in QuickBooks

 In this lesson, you’ll learn about these types of


QuickBooks Accounts:
 Credit card accounts
 Asset accounts
 Liability accounts
 Equity accounts

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Entering credit card charges

To enter a credit card charge:


1. From the Banking menu, choose Enter Credit Card
Charges.
2. In the Credit Card field, select CalOil Card.
3. In the Purchased From field, select Bayshore
CalOil Service.
4. Click in the Amount Field, and then double-click
to select the entire amount.
5. Type 30 and then press Tab.
6. Click the Expenses tab.
7. In the detail area, click the Account column and
assign the charge to the Automobile: Fuel
expense account.
8. Click Save & Close to record the transaction and
close the window
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Reconciling a credit card statement

To reconcile a credit card statement:


1. From the Company menu, choose Chart of
Accounts.
2. Click CalOil Card in the list once to select it.
3. Click the Activities menu button, and then
choose Reconcile Credit Card.
4. In the Statement Date field, enter 12/15/2007.
5. In the Ending Balance field, type 101.02.
6. Click Continue.

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Marking cleared transactions

To mark the transactions as cleared:


1. In the “Charges and Cash Advances” section of
the window, select all three charges.
2. In the “Payments and Credits” section of the
window, select the 12/02/07 payment for
$135.80
3. Click Reconcile Now.
4. For this exercise, you want to write a check for
payment now, so leave that option selected and
click OK.
5. In the Select Reconciliation Report window,
select Detail and then click Display.
6. Click OK at the message QuickBooks displays.
7. Close the report
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Paying a credit card bill

To write a check for the bill now:


1. In the Write Checks window, make sure
Checking is listed as the bank account.
2. Click in the Pay to the Order of field and select
CalOil Company as the name of the credit card
company.
3. Click the To be printed checkbox to select it.
4. Click Save & Close to record the transaction.

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Working with asset accounts

To set up an Other Current Asset account:


1. Click Chart of Accounts on the Home page.
2. Click the Account menu button, and then
choose New.
3. Click Other Account Types and choose Other
Current Asset.
4. Click Continue.
5. In the Account Name field, type Prepaid rent.
6. Click Enter Opening Balance.
7. In the Opening Balance field, type 6000 and
then select the date 12/14/2007.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Save & Close.
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Setting up asset accounts to track depreciation

To set up asset accounts to track depreciation:


1. In the chart of accounts window, click the
Account menu button, and then choose New.
2. Select Fixed Asset, and then click Continue.
3. In the Account Name field, type Trailer.
4. Leave the opening balance blank, and click
Save & Close.

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Setting up asset accounts to track depreciation

To add subaccounts:
1. In the chart of accounts window, click the
Account menu button, and then choose New.
2. Select Fixed Asset, and then click Continue.
3. In the Account Name field, type Cost.
4. Select the “Subaccount of” checkbox, and
select Trailer as the parent account.
5. Leave the opening balance blank.
6. Click Save & New.
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.
8. Click Save & Close.
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Entering depreciation transactions

To enter a transaction for depreciation:


1. In the chart of accounts, select the
Depreciation subaccount for the trailer.
2. Click the Activities menu button, and then
choose Use Register.
3. In the Decrease column, type 1300 and press
Tab. This is the depreciation amount.
4. In the Account field, select Depreciation
Expense.
5. Click Record.
6. Close the register window.

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Tracking a loan with a long-term
liability account

To add a long-term liability account:


1. In the chart of accounts, click the Account
menu button, and then choose New.
2. In the Add New Account window, select Other
Account Types, and then choose Long Term
Liability from the drop-down list.
3. Click Continue.
4. In the Account Name field, type Trailer Loan.
5. Do not enter an opening balance.
6. Click Save & Close.

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Tracking a loan with a long-term
liability account

To record an increase in the asset’s Cost account:


1. In the chart of accounts, double-click the
Trailer:Cost subaccount.
2. In the Increase field, type 30,000.
3. In the Account field, select the Trailer Loan
liability account.
4. Click Record.
5. Close the register window.
6. Close the chart of accounts.

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Tracking a loan with a long-term
liability account

To create a fixed asset item:


1. From the Lists menu, choose Fixed Asset Item
List.
2. Click the Item menu button, and select New.
3. In the Asset Name/Number field, type Trailer.
4. Enter the following information to complete
the Purchase Information section:
 Item is: New
 Purchase Description: Trailer
 Date: 12/15/2007
 Cost: 30,000
 Vendor/Payee: East Bayshore Auto Mall

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Tracking a loan with a long-term
liability account

To create a fixed asset item:


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. Click OK.
7. From the Asset Account drop-down list, choose
Trailer:Cost.
8. Click OK.
9. Close the Fixed Asset Item list.

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Tracking a loan with a long-term
liability account

To record a payment on a loan:


1. From the Banking menu, choose Write Checks.
2. In the “Pay to the Order of” field, type Great
and then press Tab.
3. For the dollar amount of the check, type
500.00.
4. Click the Expenses tab, and then click in the
Account column and choose the Interest
Expense: Loan Interest expense account.
5. In the Amount column highlight the amount
that QuickBooks prefilled and then type
225.00.
6. Assign the remainder of the expense ($275) to
the Trailer Loan liability account.
7. Click Save & Close to record the payment.
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