Cleveland Park Library 
1st Floor Large Meeting Room 
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
(map) 

Accounting Using QuickBooks
Speakers:
Jina Etienne, CPA, Etienne & Associates, LLC
Rosa Hernandez, BookkeepingWorks, LLC

Description: Did you know that QuickBooks has almost 80 percent of the market for small business accounting software? That means you are likely a user of QuickBooks or a soon-to-be user. The software is a powerful tool that can support almost any size business. But, it is only software.

QuickBooks is only useful if the end user knows how to run, navigate, and use the software. Plus, it is accounting software. Did you go into business with a goal of becoming an accountant?

Well, stress no more!

While we can't cover everything about QuickBooks in a 2-hour presentation, we will walk through the fundamental procedures you must know to use QuickBooks effectively:

• Basic checking account transactions, including how to post and reconcile credit card payments
• Use of fixed asset accounts for major purchases
• Setup and tracking for business credit cards, out-of-pocket expenses (paid by you, not "the company"), and owner loans
• The reporting process, illustrating the different report options, and how to customize reports unique to your business

For this presentation we'll be using a sample computer consulting company we "created" for demonstration purposes. There will be no PowerPoint slides! You'll see the real QuickBooks in action.

There will be a Q&A period, so come armed with your questions. Bring them on 3 × 5 index cards, and turn them in before the start of the presentation. We will also have index cards so you can write down additional questions as they arise for the Q&A session.

Speakers: Jina Etienne, a CPA and a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor, has been using QuickBooks in her practice and for her clients since 1994. She has facilitated QuickBooks training seminars and now offers one-on-one hands-on training for clients. Jina has also taught accounting as an adjunct professor at American University, where she earned an M.S. in taxation in 1993 and a B.S.B.A. in accounting in 1989.

Jina Etienne, with more than 15 years of public accounting experience. began her career with Deloitte & Touche, one of the "Big Eight" accounting firms. Her focus there was on tax planning and compliance for corporations, partnerships, and S corporations ranging from government contractors and vending companies to hospitality and retail firms. When she left Deloitte & Touche to start Etienne & Associates, LLC, her focus shifted to the needs of small- and medium-sized businesses.

With her own practice, Jina Etienne provides a wide range of accounting services for businesses and individuals, including tax planning and preparation, and business consulting. Her client base is diverse, including retail and service-based businesses as well as consultants and contractors. For individuals, her services generally include tax return preparation and tax planning. She also does tax research and representation before the IRS.

Rosa Hernandez, of BookkeepingWorks, LLC, is a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor and Jina Etienne's newest business partner.

Agenda 

12:45 pm	Check-In
1:00 pm	Welcome & Announcements
1:10 pm	Accounting Using QuickBooks
2:45 pm	Q&A
3:10 pm	Closing announcements
3:15 pm	Informal queries, conversation, networking

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Location: One-half block south of the Cineplex Odeon Uptown movie theatre on Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. (There are many restaurants suitable for pre- or post-meeting gathering/networking/refreshment in the block north of the library.) 

Parking: Very small lot, off Macomb St., to left of library. 

Metrorail--Cleveland Park Station on the Red Line (on Connecticut Avenue, just 1.5 blocks north of meeting site) 

Several times a year a smaller group (usually about 8 to 15) goes to Nanny O'Brien's (directly across the street from the Cleveland Park Library at 3319 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 202-686-9189, open 2 pm Saturday to 2 am Sunday) or another local establishment for continued conversation, networking, and refreshment following the meeting. (Participants pay for their own beverages and  food.)  

Join us!