Secondary Curriculum

Secondary Schools

All States

QuickBooks for Accounting studies

The QuickBooks Tutorials and Classroom Applications are ideal for Senior School Accounting. Introduce your students to QuickBooks accounting software via the introductory tutorials under the Tutorials Tab above.

Classroom applications for service businesses enables your year 11 students to see the twofold effect of transactions using QuickBooks. The classroom applications for trading businesses are exercises that can be used at Year 11 and 12 level. Find these under the Classroom Applications Tab above.

Quicken Personal Finance

Quicken Personal Plus Classroom Applications provide the development of financial literacy skills for students at Middle Level of schooling. Find these under the Classroom Applications Tab above.

Victorian Curriculum

Under the Classroom Application Tab above, you will find the following exercises suitable for the Victorian curriculum:

Sample Exercises for Units 1-4 - These exercises are appropriate for Units 1-4 of the VCE Accounting Study Design.

School Based Business Simulations - These exercises, using QuickBooks, are ideal for teachers of Unit 1 Business Management – school based business simulation. They are written for Non - Accounting teachers and students. Students are required to set up a budget, conduct transactions and generate a budget and profit and loss report.

NSW Curriculum

Under the Classroom Application Tab above, you will find the following exercises suitable for the NSW curriculum.

Quicken Personal Finance - These exercises, using Quicken Personal Plus, provide the development of financial literacy skills for students of Middle Level Commerce (Personal Finance). Find these exercises under the Classroom Application Tab above.

School Based Business Simulations - These exercises, using QuickBooks, are ideal for teachers of Commerce Option – school based business simulation. They are written for Non - Accounting teachers and students. Students are required to set up a budget, conduct transactions and generate a budget and profit and loss report based on a school based business simulation.

HSC Business Studies - The exercise on “Analysing Business Data’, which includes 3 years of business data, is ideal for use in HSC Business Studies – Financial Planning and Management’. Click on the .

QuickBooks Tutorials

QuickBooks V19

Notes for teachers

1. Introduction
2. Approaches to class lessons

Lessons

1. Establishing the database for a new business
2. Establishing the database for an existing business

How Do I's

1. Sales and purchases returns and bad debts
2. Record discounts given and received
3. Change titles on statements
4. Budgeting
5. Bank reconciliation
6. Physical stock recording
7. Recording stock adjustments

Classroom Applications

Most exercises below come with a data file and exercise instructions, bundled into a zip file for downloading.

QuickBooks V19

Service Businesses

Exercises suitable for the initial introduction of accounting and computer based training

1. Freedom of Movement
2. Bill's Gardening Service

Trading Businesses

1. Alexandria's Time
2. Cyril's Cycles
3. Georgina's Gorgeous Gems
4. Sensational Sports
5. Shortcuts

Exercises for School Based Business

Exercises suitable for non-accounting students

1. On Your Bike
2. Logos Unlimited

Sample Exercises for Victorian VCE Accounting Study Design

1. Unit 1: Tingling Tennis

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Quicken Personal Plus V 17 - personal finance

Teacher Notes

1. Introduction to Personal Plus v17
2. Suggested Approaches for class lessons

Tutorials

1. Cameron Glass
2. Bianca Glass - recording, reporting, budgets, bank loans
3. Jeff and Anne Glass Investment in Shares exercise

VET - Latest Classroom Applications

VET exercises, using QuickBooks, are designed to give students additional practice in a range of competencies at the nationally accredited Certificate Level Three.

QuickBooks V19

Certificate III Financial Services

1. Maintain Daily Financial Business Records (FNSICGEN305B)
2. Administer Financial Accounts (FNSICACC302A)
3. Prepare and Bank Receipts (FNSICACC304A)
4. Maintain Financial Records (BSBCMN308A)
5. Reconcile and Monitor Accounts Receivable (FNSICACC307B)
6. Prepare, Match and Process Receipts (FNSICACC303A)
7. Process Payments Documentaion (FNSICACC305A)

Certificate IV Financial Services

1. Set Up and Operate a Computerised Accounting System (FNSACCT407B)

Certificate IV Financial Services Bookkeeping

1. Develop and Implement Policies and Practices (FNSBKPG401A)
2. Establish and Maintain a Cash Accounting System (FNSBKPG402A)
3. Accrual Accounting (FNSBKPG043A)
4. BAS and IAS (FNSBKPG404A)
5. Establishing and Maintaining Payroll Systems (FNSBKPG405A)
6. Prepare Financial Statements (FNSICACCT405B)

Support Notes

The following documentation has been prepared to assist educational institutions install and use Reckon products in the classroom. Click to download.

Installing Reckon Student Versions

Installing Reckon Elite