Event Details

Date

March 27 - April 17, 2019

Time

10am - 12pm on March 27, April 3 & 10; 1pm - 3pm on April 17

Location

Cortland Chamber of Commerce
37 Church Street
Cortland, NY 13045

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


QuickBooks for Farmers and Growers

March 27 - April 17, 2019


QuickBooks is the most used bookkeeping software for small businesses. With QuickBooks you can save time recording transactions and know where you stand financially every day. Easily compare to prior periods, budgets, and industry statistics. It even saves time gathering information for your tax return.

Learn how to set up and use QuickBooks in your farm or agricultural business. This 4-part series will cover:
  • Basic accounting concepts
  • Setting up a customized Chart of Accounts
  • Recording sales revenues
  • Recording and paying for expenses
  • Reconciling accounts
  • Creating and analyzing financial statements
  • Record keeping for risk management
All in a small group setting with other farmers, allowing plenty of time for interaction and questions. Laptops with Quickbooks 2018 will be provided if you do not have one. This class uses the desktop version for PC computers.

Cost: $95 for the series (up to 2 individuals per farm may attend)
Veterans FREE courtesy of a grant from M&T Bank

Farmers who complete the course are eligible to receive a partial reimbursement, up to $100, for the purchase of QuickBooks software to be used in their farm business.

SPACE IS LIMITED

FORE MORE INFORMATION

Gina Odell
Syracuse SCORE
syr.info@scorevolunteer.org
315-471-9393 ext 245



QuickBooks for Farmers flyer (PDF; 578KB)


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