How Becoming a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor Changed My Business
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I know this article was published a few years ago, but it's very similar to my situation. Coming out of the corporate world, where I was used to using such Accounting programs as Oracle, Great Plains, SUN, Peoplesoft, etc. I did work for one smaller Wall St firm that used Quickbooks, so I am very familiar with it. Now, I am venturing on my own business, and will definitely joindthe pro-advisor program, my one question to you is, how do you know what level to price your services at? I want to be competitive, not over charging, but not undercharging either.
I am also interested in how you create a price structure!
There's no set prices but what you create.
The pricing depends on your location and the level of service you provide. Basically, what are you doing with QBs will help determine the pricing!
General inputting of information?
Frequency? Daily, weekly, monthly, etc....?
Is training involved? What type of training? How in depth?
Remember...
People buy QB in the mistaken belief that they can just use it without any training. They hire someone either to do the work for them or to help them clean up their file.
The people are not accountants and almost all do Not have any financial/accounting background.
Your price level depends on what service you provide as well as the area you live in. For example, you can't necessary charge someone for bookkeeping services $75/hr when another geographical area may be ~$25/hr.
Go to continuing education conferences for accountants and ask what other practitioners charge for their QB services, IF they provide bookkeeping services, to get a sense of what the average rate that you can charge.
Good luck!
Nice ad for Quickie Books - Intuit is only interested in forcing & charging bookkeepers to use & promote their products - the marketing for Pro advisors is merely an after thought & is really pathetic.
Hi, I recently passed the CPA Exam, but do not have the required experience to get the license. I worked at a local CPA firm as a Staff Auditor for less than a year, did an audit internship while I was in school and worked part-time for two and a half years at a small CPA firm performing bookkeeping, preparing corporate tax returns and helping with reviews and compilations. Now, I want to become a QuickBooks Proadvisor and start my bookkeeping practice (and may add tax preparation service later). I am a little skeptical though and wanted to get some opinions from those who have started their own business. Should I get some more experience before I start my own business or should I become a proadvisor and see how it goes?
Thanks so much!
Saira
Do Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors have to pass a background check or could a felon who's been convicted of manipulating books and stealing money from their employer be certified? Does Intuit allow their name to be used by unscrupulous people thus hurting their brand?
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All very good, but since when is it an "industry practice" to change an agreement – without notice yet – midway through its term? Unless a Pro Adviser's contract renews simultaneously with the software update, I'd think the normal practice would be to impose new terms on renewal.
I already work for Quickbooks Enterprise solutions tech here in the USA, but I want to expand my knowledge and be able to teach others how to do more than just fix their company files data damage. Do I have to be a cpa to become a pro advisor?
This article may be a few years old but still relevant to an extent.
Remember that a QB Advisor, as author noted, is a Bookkeeper. If that's what you want to do, then so be it.
Not everyone wants to do the work of bookkeeping but it helps pay the bills.
Hi, I'm interested in certifying as a ProAdvisor but for some reason it seems like all the links I follow to find a certification course all lead to a dead-end. How do I find and attend certification? Is it online or do I need to contact a third-party?
Thank you in advance.