[Star86]

How valuable do you think Quickbooks skills are? Does it depend on which facet of accounting you’re pursuing? I’m thinking about taking an online course from a community college, but do not want to waste my valuable time and money if it’s not worth it. Thanks.

[leglock]

You may want to check out lynda.com

they have quickbook videos and other videos that you may find useful. it's 25 per month

[kappa1032]

I second the Lynda.com recommendation – I've heard great things about it! You can do it on your own time as opposed to being on a set schedule for a CC class. Unless you need the CC credits, like i do =/

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[Anonymous]

@Star86 it depends on what company(big or small) you are going into. I have worked for a couple of small companies and knowing Quickbooks has really benefited me because this was their accounting system. That being said, I am starting a job at a top 10 accounting firm soon and I am pretty sure I am never going to see Quickbooks at this job.

[msgolds]

If you are planning on working as an Accountant for a small company or performing a lot of audits for mom-and-pop firms, I would definitely learn QuickBooks.

Most of my implementation clients are growing firms who are just graduating from QuickBooks to a more sophisticated system for government contracting. QuickBooks is pretty useless in the government contracting industry in terms of meeting the complex accounting requirements But it is great for small companies who just need basic accounting functionality.

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[CPA50]

I'm a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. I use it mostly for marketing, and it gives me a certification prior to the CPA. It all depends on what work you think you'll be doing. Some employers may find it very valuable for a new hire to have.

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[Star86]

Thanks everybody for your valuable feedback. I am currently searching for a part time job and see QuickBooks as a skill that most employers seem to want. However, I'm not sure, as of yet, if I want to work for a a smaller firm long-term after I complete all parts of the exam. I plan my part-time job to be shorter-term, so I guess it may not be as worth it to invest in classes.

[Matt]

@Star 86: I'm in a similar position to you. I've been browsing lots of Craigslist ads and seeing lots of employer demands for QuickBooks experience, but once I pass the CPA exam, I imagine I'd rather work at an accounting firm where they presumably won't use QuickBooks.

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[Anonymous]

Quickbooks is EVERYWHERE! My suggestion is to know it and know how to fix a client's screw up in it, because they will screw it up!

[y_u_no_pass]

Yeah. If you are in a small area, you will see it a lot. Also if you work in tax, but you won't have to know how to do too much.

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[Star86]

@Matt

Yes, Craigslist partly influenced me to ask this question. However, I've come to realize that, since 95% of the ads are anonymous, I would not apply to them anyway, so therein lies my answer as to whether or not I should spend the money and precious time to learn Quickbooks.

[Anonymous]

If you want to open a small firm doing taxes, it's worth having Quickbook skills to advertise on top of your business tax return services. More often than not, clients manage to screw up their books (equity in particular). All business returns have an equity reconciliation which must tie from the tax return to the books.

I would legitimately consider posting AJEs for my clients and include the service in the price of a tax return. You can spend hours trying to figure out how a client jacked up their books. Clients then get a bigger bill and ask why the invoice is so high, only to get the response that they screwed up their books and we had to spend more time reconciling what happened (not a fun conversation to have and can be a client killer). I'd rather have the piece of mind and ability to provide a service on top of my business tax service.

If you are Quickbook Pro certified, you will get more book keeping work and tax work…….if you want it 🙂

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