QuickBooks Practice Test (100 Questions, 2026 Updated) – Full Certification Exam Simulation
with Answers & Explanations
During the Advanced Setup, you can turn on and off which features in the Easy Step Interview?
a. Sales taxes
b. Inventory
c. Progress Invoicing
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔ALL of the above
During the Advanced Setup, you can set up a password for which of the following users during
the EasyStep Interview?
a. Administrator
b. External Accountant
c. You cannot setup passwords during the EasyStep interview
d. All users - correct answer ✔✔administrator
When setting up a new company through the Advanced Setup, some company information is
optional and some is absolutely required. Which of the following
pieces of information does QuickBooks require you to enter during the EasyStep Interview?
a. Company name
b. Company password
c. Tax ID
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔company name
,How do you set up multiple businesses in QuickBooks (assuming each business files a separate
tax return)?
a. Purchase a separate QuickBooks license for each company you need to set up.
b. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep interview for the oldest
c. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep interview for each company
d. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep Interview for the largest company first,
and then choose File > Add a separate business at the end of the
interview. to create a separate company file. - correct answer ✔✔Use the Advanced Setup to go
through the EasyStep interview for each company
During the Advanced Setup, how do you setup a new account that is not on the default list of
accounts during the EasyStep Interview?
a. You can't add accounts that are not on the QuickBooks default list. Finish the interview and
add the accounts directly to the Chart of Accounts.
b. Click Add new account in the EasyStep Interview.
c. Click Edit Account during the EasyStep Interview.
d. Select Import My Chart of Accounts during the EasyStep Interview. - correct answer ✔✔You
can't add accounts that are not on the QuickBooks default list. Finish the interview and add the
accounts directly to the Chart of Accounts.
,You've been hired by a company that started in 1911. They've never used QuickBooks. During
the Advanced Setup, what "Start Date" should you use in the EasyStep Interview?
a. There is no Start Date in the EasyStep Interview.
b. The date the company bought QuickBooks.
c. 1911
d. The date you want to begin tracking the company's finances in QuickBooks. - correct answer
✔✔The date you want to begin tracking the company's finances in QuickBooks.
How do you restore a company file from a backup copy?
a. Choose File > Back Up. Then click the Restore from Backup button.
b. Choose File > Utilities > File Operations > Restore.
c. Choose File > Open or Restore Company. Select Restore a backup copy and click Next. Choose
Local or Online Backup and click Next. Select the file to restore and click Open. Choose where to
restore the file to and click Save.
d. Click the Restore icon on the Home page.
click Next. - correct answer ✔✔Choose File > Open or Restore Company. Select Restore a
backup copy and click Next. Choose Local or Online Backup and click Next. Select the file to
restore and click Open. Choose where to restore the file to and click Save.
Which of the following is NOT a backup option in QuickBooks?
a. Manually back up the file.
, b. Automatically back up the data file when closing QuickBooks.
c. Schedule an unattended backup
d. All of the above are QuickBooks backup options. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above are
QuickBooks backup options.
Why would you restore a data file from the backup file?
a. You wish to review the company data as it stood at an earlier date.
b. The company data file on your hard drive is damaged and cannot be used.
c. Your computer crashed. You reloaded QuickBooks, and now you are ready to open the
company file.
d. All of the above. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
How do you switch to Multi-User Mode?
a. Choose Company > Set Up Users and Passwords > Set Up Users from the
b. Open the data file from a remote location.
c. Choose Edit > Preferences > Multi-User from the menu.
with Answers & Explanations
During the Advanced Setup, you can turn on and off which features in the Easy Step Interview?
a. Sales taxes
b. Inventory
c. Progress Invoicing
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔ALL of the above
During the Advanced Setup, you can set up a password for which of the following users during
the EasyStep Interview?
a. Administrator
b. External Accountant
c. You cannot setup passwords during the EasyStep interview
d. All users - correct answer ✔✔administrator
When setting up a new company through the Advanced Setup, some company information is
optional and some is absolutely required. Which of the following
pieces of information does QuickBooks require you to enter during the EasyStep Interview?
a. Company name
b. Company password
c. Tax ID
d. All of the above - correct answer ✔✔company name
,How do you set up multiple businesses in QuickBooks (assuming each business files a separate
tax return)?
a. Purchase a separate QuickBooks license for each company you need to set up.
b. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep interview for the oldest
c. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep interview for each company
d. Use the Advanced Setup to go through the EasyStep Interview for the largest company first,
and then choose File > Add a separate business at the end of the
interview. to create a separate company file. - correct answer ✔✔Use the Advanced Setup to go
through the EasyStep interview for each company
During the Advanced Setup, how do you setup a new account that is not on the default list of
accounts during the EasyStep Interview?
a. You can't add accounts that are not on the QuickBooks default list. Finish the interview and
add the accounts directly to the Chart of Accounts.
b. Click Add new account in the EasyStep Interview.
c. Click Edit Account during the EasyStep Interview.
d. Select Import My Chart of Accounts during the EasyStep Interview. - correct answer ✔✔You
can't add accounts that are not on the QuickBooks default list. Finish the interview and add the
accounts directly to the Chart of Accounts.
,You've been hired by a company that started in 1911. They've never used QuickBooks. During
the Advanced Setup, what "Start Date" should you use in the EasyStep Interview?
a. There is no Start Date in the EasyStep Interview.
b. The date the company bought QuickBooks.
c. 1911
d. The date you want to begin tracking the company's finances in QuickBooks. - correct answer
✔✔The date you want to begin tracking the company's finances in QuickBooks.
How do you restore a company file from a backup copy?
a. Choose File > Back Up. Then click the Restore from Backup button.
b. Choose File > Utilities > File Operations > Restore.
c. Choose File > Open or Restore Company. Select Restore a backup copy and click Next. Choose
Local or Online Backup and click Next. Select the file to restore and click Open. Choose where to
restore the file to and click Save.
d. Click the Restore icon on the Home page.
click Next. - correct answer ✔✔Choose File > Open or Restore Company. Select Restore a
backup copy and click Next. Choose Local or Online Backup and click Next. Select the file to
restore and click Open. Choose where to restore the file to and click Save.
Which of the following is NOT a backup option in QuickBooks?
a. Manually back up the file.
, b. Automatically back up the data file when closing QuickBooks.
c. Schedule an unattended backup
d. All of the above are QuickBooks backup options. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above are
QuickBooks backup options.
Why would you restore a data file from the backup file?
a. You wish to review the company data as it stood at an earlier date.
b. The company data file on your hard drive is damaged and cannot be used.
c. Your computer crashed. You reloaded QuickBooks, and now you are ready to open the
company file.
d. All of the above. - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
How do you switch to Multi-User Mode?
a. Choose Company > Set Up Users and Passwords > Set Up Users from the
b. Open the data file from a remote location.
c. Choose Edit > Preferences > Multi-User from the menu.
