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