BookkeeperReadyQuickBooks® Online job practice

Your learning path

Learn QuickBooks Online bookkeeping step by step, from your first day to job‑ready.

3 levels, 27 modules and 101 lessons, from your first day to running a client portfolio. Level 1 is ready now. No experience needed: start at B0.1 and go in order.

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Start here: B0.1 Your first day as a bookkeeper

How the course is organized

  1. LevelA stage of your career, like "Job-ready basics". There are 3.
  2. ModuleOne topic inside a level, like "B3 · Money in". Each level has 8 to 10.
  3. LessonOne short, hands-on task of 10 to 20 minutes, like "B3.1 Create an invoice". Each module has 1 to 7.

The code tells you where a lesson sits: B3.1 is level B (Beginner), module 3, lesson 1. Words with a dotted underline in any lesson open a short definition, and every term is in the glossary.

Free during early access. Every lesson that's ready, the skill checks, the final test and the Level 1 certificate cost nothing, and you don't need a card. Sign-up is optional: a free profile keeps your progress on any computer or phone, and you need one for the certificate.

  • Ready You can do these now: all of Level 1 (B0.1 to B7.2), its skill checks and the final test.
  • Coming soon Not built yet.
  • Your next lesson What to do next, based on what you've finished.

Level 1

Job-ready basics

8 modules29 lessons7 skill checks1 final testabout 9.5 hours

Prepares you for: Bookkeeping clerk, A/R or A/P clerk, office admin (about $17–25/hour).

What's in Level 1

  • 29 hands-on lessons in 8 modules
  • 7 skill checks, one at the end of modules B1 to B7
  • A final test covering all of Level 1
  • A certificate of completion you can print or add to LinkedIn

You'll be able to

  • Explain what a bookkeeper does, and keep the books confidential
  • Use debits and credits and the accounting equation
  • Set up accounts, customers, vendors and products
  • Send invoices, record sales and receive customer payments
  • Enter and pay bills, and record expenses, checks and card purchases
  • Review the bank feed: categorize, match, transfer and spot duplicates
  • Read the profit and loss and the balance sheet

How to earn the certificate

  1. Finish all 29 lessons (0 of 29)
  2. Take all 7 skill checks (0 of 7)
  3. Pass the final test with 80% or more (not taken yet)

Skill checks and the final test have no hints and one try per question, and you can retake them any time. The certificate is from BookkeeperReady. It isn't a certification from Intuit; lesson B7.2 explains the official ones.

    1. B0.1Your first day as a bookkeeper15 minYour next lesson
    1. B1.1What a bookkeeper does (and doesn't)10 min
    2. B1.2The accounting equation15 min
    3. B1.3Debits and credits with T-accounts20 min
    4. B1.4Account types and where they appear15 min
    5. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B2.1Dashboard, menus, search and Create15 min
    2. B2.2QuickBooks Online plans: what to check before choosing10 min
    3. B2.3Chart of accounts basics20 min
    4. B2.4Customers and vendors20 min
    5. B2.5Products and services15 min
    6. B2.6Set up a new company from scratch20 min
    7. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B3.1Create an invoice15 min
    2. B3.2Sales receipt or invoice?15 min
    3. B3.3Receive a payment against an invoice15 min
    4. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B4.1Enter a bill15 min
    2. B4.2Pay bills15 min
    3. B4.3Expenses, checks and card purchases20 min
    4. B4.4Receipts and employee reimbursements15 min
    5. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B5.1Connect a bank or upload a CSV10 min
    2. B5.2Categorize the bank feed20 min
    3. B5.3Match, split, transfer and spot duplicates20 min
    4. B5.4The AI banking page: accept, edit or reject suggestions20 min
    5. B5.5Automatic matches and the Needs attention list15 min
    6. B5.6Statement extraction: turn a PDF statement into transactions15 min
    7. B5.7Why the bank and your books disagree15 min
    8. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B6.1Read a profit and loss report15 min
    2. B6.2Read a balance sheet15 min
    3. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
    1. B7.1Data entry speed and accuracy (10-key)10 min
    2. B7.2Practice tools and certifications15 min
    3. Skill check: a short test with no hints10 min
  1. FinalLevel 1 final test25 questions from all of Level 1. Untimed, no hints, 80% to pass. It works best after every lesson and skill check, but you can try it any time.about 40 min
  2. CertificateLevel 1 certificateUnlocks when every lesson and skill check is done and the final test is passed. Needs a free profile.Locked

Level 2

Run the books

10 modules40 lessonsabout 11.5 hours

Prepares you for: Bookkeeper, full-charge bookkeeper (about $20–30/hour).

Coming soon. Join the waitlist to hear when Level 2 opens.

Level 3

Senior and freelance bookkeeper

9 modules32 lessonsabout 12 hours

Prepares you for: Senior or multi-client bookkeeper, freelancer (about $30–37/hour; freelance $25–80+/hour).

Coming soon. Join the waitlist to hear when Level 3 opens.