Introducing QuickBooks Online
# Summary After reading this chapter, you'll be able to navigate QuickBooks Online, understand its subscription versions, and grasp fundamental accounting principles that underpin the software. You'll learn how to access QBO through a web browser, explore the 2025 interface redesign (including the new silo buttons across the top, the **+ Create** button for entering transactions, and the **Accounting** section for managing ledgers), and understand why the accounting equation (Assets = Liabilities + Equity) matters for tracking your business's financial health. The chapter also explains how QBO integrates with third-party apps, why it uses a cloud-based subscription model rather than desktop software, and how double-entry accounting works behind the scenes so you can use the software effectively without manually managing debits and credits.
In this chapter
- The QuickBooks Online Ecosystem
- Accounting 101
- Using a Browser to Access QBO
- Working with QuickBooks Online Files
- QuickBooks Online’s Interface
- Lists
- Entering Transactions in QuickBooks Online
- QuickBooks Online Help