Creating a QBO account

The first step to setting up your business in QBO is to create a QBO account.In this section, we will create a QBO account for Small Business Builders, LLC, a fictitious business we will use to demonstrate features and explain concepts taught throughout this book. Small Business Builders is owned by a partnership that provides consulting services in business plans, marketing plans, bookkeeping, tax planning, and website development to small businesses. Small Business Builders is in its first year of business and has no employees. However, the partners do hire a few contractors to help meet the demand during the peak months of the year.To create a QBO account, go to the Intuit website and select a QBO subscription plan.Follow these steps to create a QBO account:

1. Open your web browser and go to the Intuit website: www.intuit.com.

2. Click on Products and select QuickBooks Online, as shown in Figure 1.1:

   

   Figure 1.1: Navigating to QuickBooks

3. Click on Plans & Pricing...