Creating a QuickBooks Online 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 Photos by Design, a fictitious business we will use to demonstrate features and explain concepts taught throughout this book. Photos by Design is owned by a sole proprietor who provides photography services for special occasions such as weddings, graduations, and baby showers. Photos by Design is in its first year of business with no employees. However, the owner does hire a few contractors to help meet the demand during the peak months of the year.

To create a QBO account, you need to 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, as shown in Figure 1.1:

   

   Figure 1.1: Navigating to QuickBooks

3. Click...