Online Setup Flashcards
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When setting up a QBO company that was previously using spreadsheets, what is the recommended approach for entering historical opening balances?
Answer: Use a journal entry dated the day before the QBO start date to establish opening balances
A journal entry dated one day before the QBO go-live date is the standard method to establish accurate opening balances without re-entering all historical transactions.
A ProAdvisor sets up a QBO account and later discovers the client's legal business name was entered incorrectly. What is the risk of correcting it?
Answer: Previously issued documents (invoices, statements) reflected the wrong name, so correction is low-risk for future documents only
Changing the company name in QBO updates future documents only — past documents already issued to customers retain the old name.
Which setting in QBO determines whether discounts can be applied at the line-item level on sales forms?
Answer: Account and Settings > Sales > Sales form content > Discount
The line-item discount field on sales forms is enabled under Account and Settings > Sales > Sales form content by toggling the Discount option.
A client wants QBO to automatically apply vendor credits to the oldest outstanding bills. Which setup step enables this behavior?
Answer: Enable 'Automatically apply credits' under Account and Settings > Advanced
The 'Automatically apply credits' toggle under Account and Settings > Advanced controls whether vendor credits are auto-applied to open bills.
When inviting an accountant user to a QBO company, how many accountant seats are available without consuming billable user slots?
Answer: 2
QuickBooks Online allows up to 2 accountant users (firm seats) per company file that do not count toward the billable user limit.
A ProAdvisor needs to set up location tracking for a client with three retail stores. Which QBO plan is the minimum required to enable Locations?
Answer: Plus
Location tracking (like class tracking) requires QuickBooks Online Plus or higher.
During QBO company setup, a client asks how to ensure that every expense transaction is required to have a class assigned. Where is this enforced?
Answer: Account and Settings > Advanced > Categories > Warn if a transaction is not assigned a class
Under Account and Settings > Advanced > Categories, you can enable a warning that flags any transaction saved without a class assignment.