Zoho Books Training in Islamabad | Online Accounting Course

A clean start decides how trustworthy every report will be later. This module takes you from a blank organisation to a company file that is ready for transactions.

• Activating Zoho Books and creating the organisation with the correct base currency and financial year
• Understanding the default chart of accounts and its account types (assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses)
• Adding, editing and deactivating accounts so the chart suits your business
• Entering opening balances correctly and understanding how they affect the opening balance equity position
• Basic organisation settings such as preferences, users and roles
• A short orientation to the latest interface so the lessons match what you see on screen

Contacts and items are the master data behind every invoice and bill, so we set them up carefully before posting any transaction.

• Creating customers and vendors with contact details, payment terms and currency
• Entering customer and vendor opening balances and checking that they agree with the control accounts
• Creating inventory items with purchase and selling prices
• Entering opening stock and understanding its value in the books
• Using item groups and units so repeated products are quick to enter
• Common set-up mistakes, such as duplicate contacts and wrong opening dates, and how to correct them

Many small-business books go wrong in the non-sales entries. This module shows how to record them properly and keep expense accounts meaningful.

• Recording the purchase of fixed assets such as computers, furniture and equipment
• Prepaid expenses like insurance or advance rent and how they are unwound month by month
• Security deposits and why they are not expenses
• Repair and maintenance entries versus capital expenditure
• Recording day-to-day expenses and choosing the right expense account
• Using manual journals for adjustments and reading the effect on the trial balance

The sales cycle is where most users spend their day. You practise every step, from first order to final collection, including the awkward cases.

• Cash sales and credit sales with correct receivable and income postings
• Receiving customer advances and keeping them separate from income
• Creating sales orders and converting them into invoices
• Adjusting an advance against an invoice so the customer balance is right
• Recording payments received, partial payments and customer statements
• Sales returns through credit notes and their effect on stock and receivables
• Writing off bad debts and reviewing aged receivables

Good purchase records protect your cash and your supplier relationships. This module mirrors the sales cycle on the payables side.

• Recording bills for stock items and for services
• Creating bills for new vendors without breaking the vendor list
• Raising purchase orders and converting them into bills
• Recording payments made and partial settlements
• Purchase returns through vendor credits
• Open bill adjustment against vendor credits and advances
• Reviewing aged payables so you know what is due and when

Businesses that sell to clients abroad or bill the same customers every month need automation and currency control. This module covers both.

• Enabling multi-currency and managing foreign currencies and exchange rates
• Creating invoices and bills in a foreign currency
• Understanding exchange gains and losses when payments are received or made
• Creating recurring invoices for retainers, subscriptions and rent
• Setting frequency, start and end dates, and reviewing generated invoices
• Automated recurring journals for repeating adjustments

Once the basics work, you shape the software around your business and put controls in place so it stays organised as the team grows.

• Customising dashboards so the numbers you need are visible at once
• Editing invoice templates with your logo, layout and terms
• Working with multiple companies and branches
• Setting reorder levels so stock does not run out
• Using item groups and price lists for different customer types
• Reviewing reports such as profit and loss, balance sheet and trial balance

The final module covers the topics that separate a basic user from someone who can manage a complete set of books.

• Landed costs: adding freight, duty and handling to the true cost of inventory
• Drop shipping workflows where the supplier delivers directly to your customer
• Bank reconciliation: matching your bank statement with recorded transactions
• Investigating unmatched items, duplicates and timing differences
• Setting up budgets and comparing planned figures with actual results
• A final review checklist before you hand books to an owner or accountant