1. Intuit Confidential QuickBooks 2006 Training

2. 2 Intuit Confidential Today’s Objectives The QuickBooks Customer Support Resources Product Tour/Overview Online Features

3. Intuit Confidential The QuickBooks Customer

4. 4 Intuit Confidential QuickBooks Demographics Small to medium size business –1 to 20 employees Younger small business owners –Age 25 to 54 Operate on full-time basis One location Quicken Users: - Smaller Biz (1-2 employees) - Part-time - Services Only - Older - Managing personal and biz finances

5. 5 Intuit Confidential Quicken vs. QuickBooks Accounting Systems do the following: 1.Accurately measure your profits and financial condition 2.Produce checks, invoices, customer statements 3.Keep detailed records of assets (inventory) and liabilities Quicken is a good fit for personal finances, or a very small services only business. Quicken can’t do #3, so if you need to track anything other than cash… choose QuickBooks.

6. 6 Intuit Confidential Why Online Banking? Online Banking including Transaction Download, Online Bill Payment, Intra-bank Online Transfers provides the following benefits: –Save time –More convenience –More control (i.e. online bill pay) –Improved accuracy of financial records –Check for bank errors or credit fraud –Fill in missing account data

7. Intuit Confidential QuickBooks Support Resources

8. 8 Intuit Confidential QuickBooks Resources In-ProductIn-Product –Set up fast with the EasyStep Interview –Sample company data files –30 day free support assistance –Help Menu > QuickBooks Learning Center (see below) –Help Menu > Access Support Resources

9. 9 Intuit Confidential Support Options QuickBooks Knowledgebase www.quickbooks.com www.quickbooks.com/support QuickBooks Accounting ProAdvisor www.UseQuickBooks.com/findadvisor QuickBooks User Community www.quickbooksgroup.com QuickBooks Phone Support 1(888) 320-7276 Monday - Friday 6AM - 6PM PT Web Links

10. 10 Intuit Confidential What’s New? New features in QuickBooks 2006 are mainly around ease of use. There were no changes to online banking in this release. The enhancements include: –New Home Page (combines what was 5 different Navigators) –New Vendor, Customer, and Employee Centers –New Easy Step Interview –New Inventory Tracking features –More scaleable database (better performance) –30 Day free help after registration –For more information on what’s new visit QuickBooks 2006 What’s NewQuickBooks 2006 What’s New