Intuit and Real World Training Introduce New QuickBooks-endorsed Training Seminars

Business Wire, August 12, 1998

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--

New seminars make it easier than ever for users to get the most

of America's No. 1 small business accounting software

Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) and National Real World Training, Inc. today introduced the first QuickBooks-endorsed training seminars, designed for the millions of small businesses and accounting professionals who use QuickBooks(r).

The seminars, taught by Real World Training, will provide small business owners and accounting professionals with valuable information to help them make the most out of QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro(r), the industry's best-selling small business accounting software.

"We partnered with Real World to ensure that all QuickBooks users can have easy access to the highest quality, QuickBooks-endorsed training available," said Jim Heeger, senior vice-president of the small business division at Intuit. "These seminars are specifically designed to help users maximize the power of QuickBooks in their own small business."

Easier Than Ever for Users to Get the QuickBooks Training They Want

With QuickBooks-endorsed seminars by Real World Training, Intuit is now able to offer QuickBooks customers an easy way to get valuable information to more effectively use QuickBooks in their own small business. QuickBooks customers can enroll in a seminar at www.quickbooks.com/training on the Web or call 1-800-564-2688.

Special Seminar Benefits for Accounts

Accounting professionals can receive 14 hours of CPE credits for attending both days of the two-day seminar. If only one day of the seminar is attended, professionals can receive 7 hours of CPE credit. The CPE certificate will be provided at the seminar.

QuickBooks Seminar Highlights

QuickBooks users can choose to attend one or both days of the two-day seminar, depending on their own particular training needs. The course is designed to teach QuickBooks basics on day one and more advanced QuickBooks functions on day two, thus providing both new and experienced QuickBooks users with customized training options. Specific seminar topics each day include:

Day 1

- Intro to QuickBooks - Setting up your books - Working with lists - Your financial statements (chart of accounts) - Setting up what you sell and buy (items) - Tracking what you sell (customers, estimating, invoicing, retail

sales, credit memos, and statements) - Tracking what you buy (vendors, bills, checks, credit memos, job

cost, reconciling, and 1099's) - Job costing - Purchasing inventory - Sales taxes - Credit cards

Day 2

- What's new with version 6.0 - Using Multi-user QuickBooks Pro - Setting up and using payroll - Modifying reports - Closing the year - Customizing QuickBooks - Changing and fixing common mistakes - Special tips and tricks - Special transactions and saving time

Enrollment and Pricing

QuickBooks or QuickBooks Pro users can enroll for a seminar in their area by calling Real World Training at 1-800-564-2688 or though the Web at www.quickbooks.com/training. The cost of the seminar is $154 for one day and $289 for both days.

About New QuickBooks 6.0

QuickBooks, with 80% retail market share and over 2 million users, is the undisputed leader in accounting software for small businesses. QuickBooks 6.0 brings complete financial management capabilities to small business owners who do not want to deal with the hassle of trying to understand accounting jargon or debit/credit accounting.

Using the exclusive EasyStep(R) Interview and QuickBooks Navigator, QuickBooks users can quickly set up their entire business with QuickBooks, making it easy to create custom invoices, enter sales, perform online banking and bill payment, track customer contacts, track time, perform job costing, manage inventory, handle payroll and even prepare for tax time. New multi-user QuickBooks Pro offers complete time tracking, billing, job costing and estimating, making it the most complete solution for growing businesses.

About Real World Training

Real World Training is an independent company that provides high quality training for QuickBooks products. Through unique training seminars and videos, Real World Training has taught more than 10,000 people how to "tune up" and "clean up" their businesses using QuickBooks.

About Intuit

Intuit Inc., a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken(R), the leading personal finance software; TurboTax(R), the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks(R), the most popular small-business accounting software. Intuit's Quicken.com Web site (www.quicken.com) offers a complete set of financial news, information and tools, including the leading mutual fund and insurance sites. Intuit's products and services enable individuals, small businesses and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses.

Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks, and QuickBooks Pro are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. in the United States and other countries.