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Paperless Technology Guides From $8 USD Click here for detail on the Unoffical ScanSnap Setup Guide Click here for my review on the Going Paperless Guide

For Bookkeeping Business Owners $47 USD Click here for more information. 30 day money back guarantee.

Learn Basic Bookkeeping $54 USD Click here to purchase Click here for more details

For Work At Home Business Owners $47 Click here to learn more Click here to purchase U.S. eBook Click here to purchase Canadian eBook 30 day money back guarantee

You don't need to recreate the wheel. Gabrielle's map helps you avoid mistakes as you work towards building a home-based profitable bookkeeping business. Click here to read my review and find out what else this program includes. This program is well worth the $77 USD enrolment fee.



This product makes the transition to paperless less stressful. The guide walks you through step by step how to go paperless. It comes with three service level options. Pricing starts from $47 USD. Read my review here.

Real Life Accounting
Click one of the course logos to sign-up for the accounting course(s) for non-accountants

For the business owner that has no financial background, these two bookkeeping training courses are provided by Real Life Accounting ... designed for the non-accountant. Both courses are offered online and affordable in terms of time and money.

The HEART of Accounting is 4 hours long. This bookkeeping course gives you an introduction to what you need to know as a business owner for $54US. It includes 100 practice journal entries so you can practice what you have learned and boost your confidence ... you can do this!
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Real Life Accounting for Non-Accountants provides more bookkeeping training. It is 20 hours long and self paced. You can take up to one year to do the course and includes a Certificate of Completion.

This bookkeeping course teaches double entry bookkeeping and has a hands on practice session AND a management analysis session ... so you can integrate what you learn. The cost is an affordable $99US.

The Canadian Bookkeeping Association recommends this bookkeeping course to bookkeepers for brushing up on their skills. Click here to view more details.

It is your choice what level of training you want. Taking both online bookkeeping courses is the best value at $123US. Click here to view more details. The link will take you to the Accounting for Non-Accountants page. If you scroll down to the bottom, there will be a purchase button. Click on the purchase button and the offer to buy both courses at a savings will show on the pricing schedule.

There is a free introduction to show you how the course is structured ... and determine whether it is suitable to your learning style.

I have a budget to try out bookkeeping products ... I purchased both courses in February 2010 to help me study for my Certified Professional Bookkeeping exam.

John's site says your tuition fee is 100% refundable ... if you are not fully satisfied upon completion of either course.

Financial Ratio Analysis Worksheets
Available to Purchase
Click on the accounting forms below to go to The Accounting Coach

This package saves you the time of creating these worksheets yourself and makes getting your accounting training easier on you. It will reduce the likelihood of a calculation logic error (but not necessarily clerical errors).

• Financial statement worksheets
• Depreciation and amortization worksheets
• Financial ratio and analysis worksheets
• Break even, contribution margin and cost-volume-profit worksheets
• General business forms ... and more

Click here to view more details. This product has a 90-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

Basic Bookkeeping Study Aids

Do you need more help than this site offers?
Are you studying for your bookkeeping certification?
Try these study aids.

If you are looking for more formal assistance with financial reporting ... or studying to obtain your bookkeeping certification ... you may be interested in this affordable online accounting package that can be downloaded. It contains:

• explanations on numerous accounting topics which include illustrations and examples
• a glossary/dictionary of accounting terms
• word scrambles, quizzes and exams to make learning fun
• questions and answers
• two videos on bookkeeping basics and financial statements
• 87 business forms

I have a budget to purchase products so I can determine whether I can recommend them to visitors of my site. I purchased the 2009 package. It was good value for your money then. In November 2011, the product was repackaged to what you see today.

All of this information is scattered throughout the Accounting Coach website for free ... but it ties you to the computer and you have to search for what you want.

What I still really like is being able to print out the material and work away from my computer when I want to. Your purchase includes lifetime access to all updates with no recurring fees. The convenience is worth the price. Click here to view more details.

In the event you are dissatisfied with your purchase, this product has a 90-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked.

The Accounting Coach has a really useful bookkeeper's exam. It started out as 175 questions. In 2010 it was expanded to 300 questions. In November 2011, a Basics Bookkeeping Video which includes a 50 question exam was introduced.

I found these study aids very useful and affordable. The bookkeeping exams come as part of a package for only $49 US ... and also includes 16 financial accounting exam package.

The Accounting Coach website has a lot of free, helpful information ... but you have to purchase the exams. I used all of the tests and exams to help me study for my certification exam ... It calmed my nerves to be able to practice taking exams ... as it had been awhile since I had written a formal exam.

As this is a U.S. based website, some of the test questions pertain specifically to U.S. payroll and taxes. I just skipped over those initially, then went back and studied the equivalent Canadian information. You will gain the confidence you need ... assure yourself that debits and credits, accounting basics, and how various accounts work are understood.

The exams used to be available to be purchased as stand alone products. Now you can only obtain access to the exams by purchasing a membership to AccountingCoach Pro. At $49 USD, it is a great value as it includes a basic bookkeeping seminar and other study aids.

For positive reinforcement of the material, the word scrambles and quizzes are enjoyable ... even if I couldn't figure out all the puzzle answers without looking it up.

In the event you are dissatisfied with your purchase, this product has a 90-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. Click here to view more details.

Interactive Bookkeeping Tests and Games
Click on the frazzled bookkeeper to your left to go to The Bean Counter

The Bean Counter has terrific tests and games. They are interactive and I found it fun to study using Dave Marshall's tests and games.

I was happily surprised when I discovered that one of the online bookkeeping courses / tutorials offered by The Beancounter was Basic Canadian Payroll.

You can download his whole package that includes tutorials for $24.95US. ... or just buy in individual pieces. The Tests and Games is an affordable $9.95US. Click here to view more details.

While you can find most of this information for free on his website, it's just nice to have it all in one spot on your own computer ... especially if you only have a dial-up internet connection ... a CD version is available for just $5US more.

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I could not afford the thousands of dollars needed to have someone else design my website ... this is the product I use to build and maintain this site. For the do-it-yourselfer like me, this set of tools is affordable at $30US per month (recession buster) or $299US per year (best value).

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Intuit Canada QuickBooks ProAdvisor
Click on the logo to the left to go to Intuit Canada QuickBooks ProAdvisor

If you have a public bookkeeping practice in Canada, become an Intuit QuickBooks ProAdvisor and save nearly 60% on QuickBooks software. The membership fee is affordable at just $25.00 per month ... and you use the powerful Premier Accountant Edition which let's you switch between any version of QuickBooks.

If you're not satisfied with your membership, just send back the ProAdvisor package (with the dated receipt) within 60 days of buying it, and Intuit Canada will refund the price you paid.

ProFile Basic T1 is an accurate and affordable way to prepare personal tax returns. I use several tax programs and this is my favourite. Click on the logo above to learn more.

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QuickBooks Canadian Versions
Click on the logo to the above to go to QuickBooks Canada

Are you looking to buy QuickBooks ... or to upgrade to the newer 2012 version that includes an HST setup tool? You can be good to go in about 30 minutes. Get HST-Ready QuickBooks Pro 2012. Each purchase comes with a 60 day money back guarantee and a free setup call.

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Are you looking for program to track your investment transactions for tax purposes? Quicken Home & Business tracks your adjusted cost base required for income tax reporting ... and analyzes your investment performance. . Only $88 for a limited time. Each purchase comes with a 60 day money back guarantee.

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