Mastering QuickBooks 2026: The complete guide to small business accounting with US QuickBooks Online

Unlock smarter, faster, and more confident bookkeeping with Mastering QuickBooks 2026, Seventh Edition

Feeling stuck with spreadsheets or old-school bookkeeping methods?

Confused by QuickBooks Online’s newest AI tools and automation features?

You’re not alone.

Mastering QuickBooks 2026 is here to break everything down into clear, practical steps so you can stop second-guessing your numbers and start feeling in control of your business’s finances. The author, Crystalynn Shelton, is a licensed CPA, a small business advisor, and a QuickBooks Top 100 ProAdvisor. The book has been designed to help small business owners and entrepreneurs overcome their fear of bookkeeping. This book aims to make bookkeeping a walk in the park, so that you can focus on your core business – just as you had always imagined!

By referring to Mastering QuickBooks 2026, you can automate your invoices, payments, and expense tracking with AI Agents and learn to use Intuit Assist for reconciliations, cash flow analysis, and forecasting. If you’re exploring multi-channel sales for your business, this book can guide you through eCommerce integrations with Shopify, Amazon, and Square. The book also includes updated chapters on payroll, inventory, and compliance to help you stay aligned with the latest regulations.

Additionally, Mastering QuickBooks 2026 includes ready-to-use QuickBooks Online templates and tips and tricks from the author on YouTube.

What will you learn?

• Set up and customize QuickBooks Online before managing your vendor, product, and services lists
• Automate tasks using workflow automation and advanced custom fields
• Manage payroll and 1099 contractors for compliance and efficiency
• Optimize inventory management and advanced reporting techniques
• Solve common QuickBooks issues with expert troubleshooting tips
• Integrate QuickBooks Online with eCommerce and other financial tools
  

Who is the book for?

The book is for small business owners, bookkeepers, and accounting students who want to learn QuickBooks Online and understand how to implement it effectively. Whether you're a bookkeeping beginner or have some experience already, this book will help you learn to use Intuit QuickBooks Online confidently.

What’s inside?

The book has the following chapters:

1. Bookkeeping 101
2. Company File Setup
3. Customizing QuickBooks for Your Business
4. Managing Customer, Vendor, and Products and Services Lists
5. Managing Sales Tax
6. Recording Sales Transactions in QuickBooks Online
7. Recording Expenses in QuickBooks Online
8. Managing Bank Feeds in QBO
9. Reports Center Overview
10. Business Overview & Cash Flow Reports

(N.B. Please use the Read Sample option to see further chapters)

Picture yourself confidently managing your finances, with Mastering QuickBooks 2026 supporting your workflow instead of slowing you down.

Crystalynn Shelton is a CPA and an Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She has managed accounting teams at Fortune 500 companies such as Texaco and Paramount Pictures, operated her own bookkeeping and payroll practice for 10 years, and spent another three years at Intuit (QuickBooks) as a senior learning specialist. She is the author of the Amazon bestseller series Mastering QuickBooks, now in its seventh edition. She serves as an adjunct instructor at UCLA Extension, teaching accounting, bookkeeping, and QuickBooks to numerous small business owners and accounting students for 14 years. She holds an accounting degree from the University of Texas, Arlington. In 2022, she was recognized as one of the Top 100 ProAdvisors in the United States.