Practice platform
QBCU Certification Prep
Practice for the Intuit QuickBooks Online Certified User exam. A free practice quiz, a timed practice exam and three skills assessments, each scored and explained. The book teaches QuickBooks Online; this is where you test yourself before you book the exam.
Free quiz · No sign-up · Ten questions
Independent prep · Not affiliated with Intuit or Certiport.
The exam
QuickBooks Online Certified User
- 37 questions in 50 minutes
- Five areas: Administration; Sales and Money-In; Vendors and Money-out; Bank Accounts, Transaction Rules, and Receipts; Basic Reports and Views
- A $130 voucher from Certiport, with one retake if you don’t pass
- Taken at a testing centre, or online with a remote proctor
Certiport’s store sells vouchers in the United States; elsewhere, start from the official exam page.
Learn in the book. Practice here.
The book teaches QuickBooks Online chapter by chapter. Certification prep checks you against the exam and points you back to the chapters you need.
The book
QuickBooks Online Step-by-Step
- Chapters with screenshots and steps beside each lesson
- Hands-on work in QuickBooks Online, checked by the smart grader
- A practice quiz and a chapter exam at the end of each chapter
Practice platform
QBCU Certification Prep
- A free 10-question practice quiz and a timed practice exam
- Three skills assessments, scored skill by skill
- Practice questions with every answer explained
Practice across the five exam areas
The 10-question quiz is free with no sign-up. The full timed practice exam and its per-area diagnostic are included with Lite and Standard.
Three assessments, scored by skill
Each one explains every answer and names the chapter to read for anything you missed. Setting up & selling is free with your account; Lite and Standard include all three. Untimed.
QBO Skills
Setting up & selling
Chapters 1 to 4
Free with your account
- Accounting foundations & the QBO interface
- Company setup, Chart of Accounts & lists
- Customizing QBO: terms, sales tax, classes, users
- Customer sales: invoices, sales receipts, payments & deposits
QBO Skills
Expenses, banking & reports
Chapters 5 to 8 and 10
Included with Lite and Standard
- Vendor expenses: bills, checks, cards, billable costs & 1099s
- Managing A/R & A/P: credits, refunds, bounced checks, bad debt
- Bank feeds, rules, receipts & reconciliation
- Reports & analysis
- Advanced workflows: recurring, journal entries, contractors, loans
Accounting Knowledge
Accounting fundamentals
The bookkeeping behind the software
Included with Lite and Standard
- The accounting equation, account types & normal balances
- Transactions, journal entries & the accounting cycle
- Receivables, payables & cash application
- Cash, bank reconciliation & internal controls
- Financial statements & analysis
- Payroll, sales tax, 1099s, fixed assets & period close
From your first quiz to the exam
- Step 1
Take the free quiz
Ten questions, two per exam area, so you see which areas to work on first.
- Step 2
Learn the weak areas
Read those chapters of the book and do the hands-on work in QuickBooks Online.
- Step 3
Check your skills
The skills assessments score each skill and name the chapter for anything you missed.
- Step 4
Sit the practice exam
A full timed practice exam with a diagnostic for each of the five exam areas.
- Step 5
Book the real exam
Buy a voucher from Certiport and sit it at a testing centre or online.
The things people ask first
What is the QBCU exam?
The Intuit QuickBooks Online Certified User exam, delivered by Certiport: 37 questions in 50 minutes, across five areas. You buy a voucher from Certiport ($130, one retake included) and sit the exam at a testing centre or online with a remote proctor.
Is this the official exam?
No. This is independent practice, not affiliated with Intuit or Certiport. Certiport lists our textbooks as in line with the Intuit QuickBooks Online exam, and the practice here follows its five areas.
What is free?
The 10-question practice quiz, with no sign-up, and the Setting up & selling skills assessment with a free account. The timed practice exam and the other two skills assessments are included with Lite and Standard.
Do I need the book?
Not to start. The free quiz and the free assessment show where you stand. To close the gaps, the book teaches each area step by step, with hands-on work in QuickBooks Online that the smart grader checks.
What do I get when I finish an assessment?
Your score for each skill, every answer explained, and your skills map updated on the spot, with the chapter to read for anything you missed.
Can I use this with a class or team?
Yes. Seats for a class or team include Standard, so every member can take all three skills assessments and the timed practice exam alongside the book.
Close the gaps in the book
Every assessment names the chapter to read next, and the book teaches it with hands-on work in QuickBooks Online.