New Reach Accounting Course NOW AVAILABLE!

Part owned by Australia’s Net Registry, Reach Accounting is the latest in cloud-based accounting software, specifically designed with small businesses in mind. Since we began offering online MYOB training courses, we’ve been helping small business owners take control of their accounts, but they had always been restricted to using the Lamborghini of accounting software packages: MYOB.

That is until Reach Accounting entered the fray, offering a low-cost cloud accounting package that’s easy-to-understand, and use; it’s a lot like a Holden, really. But as with a car, before you get in the drivers seat, you need to learn how to drive first—this is where we come in. We have partnered with Reach Accounting to put together a training course that’s as easy-to-understand and use, as the software it’s been created for.

In the Reach Accounting course we’ll take you through the ins and outs of managing the accounts for small business, including:

1. DIY Accounting: This section contains some videos that will give you a general introduction to accounting and bookkeeping. We go through things such as the Australian tax codes and what these may be used for; debit and credit principals in an accounting sense; and the meaning behind cash and accrual accounting.
2. Set-up: This section contains information critical to the operation of your business. It includes things such as setting up your company information, chart of accounts, preferences, and your payment information. This information gives you a good base of knowledge to understand why more advanced features of the software work the way they do.
3. Daily Transactions: This section is all about what you may encounter on a typical day-to-day basis when using Reach Accounting software. In this section we go into further detail about things like how to enter a new supplier and a customer’s contact details; emailing your newly created invoice; and we also talk about source documentation and go into even further detail by way of running reports.
4. Bank Transactions: The major purpose of this section is to go through a typical and simple scenario for reconciling accounts including sales and bank fees. This also shows you around the reconciliation screen and how to delete recorded reconciliations.
5. Payroll: This section contains information critical to the employees and the payroll function of your business. It includes things such as entering or editing employee information; navigation throughout the payroll screen; and payment of your obligations. This information gives you a good base of knowledge of the functions and operations of business payroll.

If you enroll in our Reach Accounting course for small business owners, you’re eligible for a free student Reach Account to use while you’re completing the course.

Want to see more detail about what is included in this course? Here’s a list of the names of the individual videos:

Section 1 – DIY Accounting

This section contains some videos that will give you a general introduction to Accounting and Bookkeeping. We go through things such as the Australian Tax codes and what these may be used for, Debit and Credit principals in an accounting sense and the meaning behind Cash and Accrual accounting.

Introduction to DIY Accounting Resource
Chart of Accounts – Reach Accounting
DIY Tax Codes
Cash Vs. Accrual Accounting Methods
Debits-Credits-Income-Expenses
Credit Control – Reach Accounting
DIY Accounting Knowledge Review Quiz

Section 2 – Setup

This section contains information critical to the operation of your business. It includes things such as setting up your company information, chart of accounts, preferences and your payment information, just to name a few. This information gives you a good base of knowledge to understand why more advanced features of the software work the way they do.

There is also two (2) workbooks designed specifically for the setup phase to give you some hands on experience in using the Reach Accounting software. There is also Knowledge Reviews (quizzes) to test your knowledge on what you have just learned.

550101-RA-Options – Editing Company Information – Video Tutorial
550102-RA-Options – Preferences – Video Tutorial
550103-RA-Setup-Chart Of Accounts – Video Tutorial
550300-RA-Invoices-Customising Invoices – Video Tutorial
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REACH Level 1 Workbook – Setup
REACH Level 1 Workbook – Setup – Jerry’s Garden Care
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RA-Setup – Knowledge Review Quiz
RA-Setup – Knowledge Review Quiz (Jerry’s Garden Care – Workbook Specific )

Section 3 – Daily Transactions

This section is all about what you may encounter on a typical day to day basis when using Reach Accounting Software. In this section we go into further detail about things like how to enter a new supplier and customer’s contact details, Emailing your newly created invoice, we talk about source documentation and even go into further detail by way of running reports.

There is also two (2) workbooks designed specifically for the day-to-day phase to give you some hands on experience in using the Reach Accounting software. There is also Knowledge Reviews (quizzes) to test your knowledge on what you have just learned.

550301-RA-Invoices-Enter New Client – Video Tutorial
550302-RA-Invoices-Edit Client Details – Video Tutorial
550303-RA-Invoices-Enter Sales Invoice – Video Tutorial
550304-RA-Invoices-Emailing Invoices – Video Tutorial
550305-RA-Invoices-Miscellaneous – Video Tutorial
550306-RA-Invoices- Full Payment Received – Video Tutorial
550307-RA-Invoices- Partial Payment Received – Video Tutorial
550400-RA-Expenses-Enter New Supplier – Video Tutorial
550401-RA-Expenses-Enter New Expense – Video Tutorial
550402-RA-Expenses-Record Payments Made – Video Tutorials
550403-RA-Expenses-Search Expenses – Video Tutorial
550500-RA-Misc-Journal Entries – Video Tutorial
550501-RA-Reports-BAS Reports (t1) – Video Tutorial
550502-RA-Reports-PLReports – Video Tutorial
550503-RA-Reports-Balance Sheet (t1) – Video Tutorial
550504-RA-Reports-GST Report – Video Tutorial
550505-RA-Reports-GL Report – Video Tutorial
550506-RA-Reports-Aged Debtors and Creditors Report – Video Tutorial
550507-RA-Reports-Trial Balance Report – Video Tutorial
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REACH Level 2 Workbook – Daily Transactions
REACH Level 2 Workbook – Daily Transactions – Jerry’s Garden Care (1)
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RA-Daily Transactions – Knowledge Review Quiz

Section 4 – Bank Reconciliations

The major purpose of this course is to go through a typical and simple scenario for reconciling accounts including sales and bank fees that are not normally entered into the software until the bank statement arrives at the end of each month. This also shows you around the reconciliation screen and how to delete recorded reconciliations.

There is one (1) workbook designed specifically for the reconciliation phase to give you some hands on experience with using the Reach Accounting software, when you have completed the workbook you can then go on and test your knowledge on what you have just learned.

550700-RA-Bank Reconciliation Screen – Video Tutorial
550701-RA-Process a Bank Reconciliation – Video Tutorial
550702-RA-View and or Delete a Reconciliation – Video Tutorial
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REACH Level 3 Workbook – Bank Reconciliation
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RA-Bank Reconciliation PDF document – Knowledge Review Quiz

Section 5 – Payroll

This section contains information critical to the employees & payroll function of your business. It includes things such as entering or even editing an employee, navigation throughout the payroll screen and even payment of your obligations, just to name a few. This information gives you a good base of knowledge into the functions and operations of the business payroll.

550600-RA-Payroll-New Employee – Video Tutorial
550601-RA-Payroll-View Payroll Homescreen – Video Tutorial
550602-RA-Payroll-Add a new Pay – Video Tutorial
550603-RA-Payroll-Process a Payroll (t1) – Video Tutorial
550604-RA-Payroll-View Payroll AFTER a Pay run – Video Tutorial
550605-RA-Payroll-Pay Super Obligations – Video Tutorial

If you are interested in this course please visit the Reach Accounting Website and enrol through them directly.