GnuCash Advance Course
Take your skills beyond basics and to the next level GnuCash's powerful and professional‑grade financial system

If you’ve mastered the basics of GnuCash and you’re ready to run your business with clarity, confidence, and strategy — this advanced course is your next step. Designed for small business owners, this program takes you beyond simple data entry and into the real financial skills that help you grow.
Each module is crafted to help you understand not just how to use GnuCash, but why these workflows matter for your long‑term stability, tax readiness, and decision‑making power
Small Business Owners Ready to Level Up Their Books
This includes consultants, coaches, freelancers, home‑based businesses, and micro‑businesses who want to:
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Track receivables and payables
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Manage payroll or contractors
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Automate repetitive tasks
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Understand their financial health at a glance
GnuCash Advance Course
This module introduces two key GnuCash components that streamline invoicing and vendor billing workflows across customer and supplier accounts. Through two step‑by‑step lessons, you’ll learn how to build your Sales Tax Table and define Billing Terms so your financial documents are accurate, automated, and ready for real‑world use.
This module guides learners through the practical setup and day-to-day use of GnuCash’s integrated Accounts Receivable (AR) system. The Accounts Receivable (AR) system offers a complete invoicing system to track customer payments and stay on top of who
In this module, learners will dive into GnuCash’s integrated Accounts Payable (AP) system, which helps businesses manage money owed to vendors and suppliers. Stop simply “paying bills” and start managing your liabilities. You will learn how to build a comprehensive Vendor Registry and master the Accounts Payable workflow. By the end of this module, you’ll be able to record bills as they arrive—rather than when they are paid—giving you a much more accurate picture of your business’s real-time financial health.
Confidently track business credit card activity from charges to reconciliation. Students learn how to set up a credit card account, enter charges and refunds, record payments, reconcile the account, and generate a credit card report. It removes the confusion around how credit cards flow through GnuCash.
In this module you will learn the exact steps to record payroll transactions, manage tax and benefit liabilities and handle and maintain employee expense vouchers and view simple employee records.
Learners discover how to automate the entering of recurring payment transaction data , reducing manual entry and ensuring accuracy in day-to-day bookkeeping.
This Module offers a complete financial picture and includes crucial financial reports and Tax Mapping to automate the tracking of tax liabilities, simplify the remittance of taxes to government agencies, and prepare accurate financial reports for tax purposes.
Practical, real‑world examples that show students exactly how to handle common bookkeeping situations in GnuCash. This module gives entrepreneurs step‑by‑step demonstrations of tasks they’ll encounter throughout the year, helping them build confidence and consistency in their financial workflow.
Details
- Module 5: Accounts Receivables
- 1. Entering Company information
- 2. How To Create Customer Profiles
- 3. How To Create Cash Receipt Invoices
- 4. How To Create Accounts Receivable Invoices
- 5.Applying Discounts To Invoices
- 6. How To Generate Customer Reports
- Module 7: Managing Credit Card Liabilities
- 1. Initial Credit Card Setup
- 2. Entering Credit Card Charges
- 3. Recording A Credit Card Refund
- 4. Entering Credit Card Payments
- 5. Reconciling The Credit Card Account
- 6. How To Generate A Credit Card Report
- 1. Entering Payroll Transactions
- 2. Processing Liability Payments
- 3. Employee Vouchers
- 4. Viewing Employee Records
- Module 9:- Automate Data Entry
- 1. Scheduling Transactions
- 2. Advanced Scheduling Options
- 3. Canceling Scheduled Transactions
- Module 10: Reports And Tax Strategy
- 1. The Cash Flow Report
- 2. The Balance Sheet
- 3. Map Accounts & Generate Tax Reports
- Module 11: Bookkeeping Scenarios
- 1. How To Record Personal Withdrawals
- 2. How To Track Petty Cash Transactions
- 3. How To Enter Depreciation
- 4. How To Customize Invoices & Reports
- 5.Track Income & Expenses By Project
- 6. Customer Charge Backs
- 7. Processing A A/P Sales Tax Bill
- 8. How to Back Up GnuCash Files
Real-Life Bookkeeping Scenarios
This is where everything clicks.
You’ll learn how to handle:
- Owner’s Draws (paying yourself correctly)
- Petty Cash (tracking small purchases)
- Depreciation (for equipment & assets)
- Backups (protecting your financial data)
By the end of this course, you’ll understand how to:
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Run a complete invoicing and billing system inside GnuCash
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Manage Accounts Receivable like a pro
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Organize and track all Accounts Payable and vendor obligations
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Properly record, reconcile, and manage credit card activity
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Track payroll, contractors, and employee‑related expenses
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Automate repetitive bookkeeping tasks
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Generate and interpret advanced GnuCash reports
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Apply real‑world bookkeeping scenarios
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How Is The Course Taught:
- Pre-recorded Video Lessons
- Closed Captioning for those who prefer to read along
- Searchable Video Transcript
- Worksheets designed to reduce overwhelm
- Self-Guided: Learn at Your Own Pace
- Lifetime Access
Instructor Interaction: The instructor looks forward to share their expertise and answer any questions you may have on the course content.
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites to take this course.
Requirements: Hardware Requirements: A Computer with Internet Access