About the Author

Laura Madeira is the owner of ACS, Inc., a software sales and consulting firm located in the greater Dallas, Texas, area. She is one of the original members of the elite Intuit Trainer/Writer Network and a guest speaker for Intuit, sharing “What’s New for QuickBooks” each fall. She was also a founding member of the Intuit Customer Advisory Council and a recent member of the Intuit Solution Provider Council. She is Advanced QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor, Enterprise and Point of Sale Certified, and is also a Sage Certified Consultant representing Sage 100 Contractor (formerly Master Builder).

Laura is the author of QuickBooks 2013 and 2012 In Depth, reference and training guide. She is also the author of QuickBooks Solutions Guide, QuickBooks Essentials: For All QuickBooks Users, self-paced video instruction, and co-author of QuickBooks on Demand—all offered by Que Publishing.

For more than 25 years, Laura has worked with companies of all sizes and from many varied industries. Her focus has been to help growing businesses become more successful by automating their internal accounting processes and improving their overall business financial reporting.

Additionally, Laura is a guest speaker for Intuit, providing training to thousands of consultants and accountants nationwide at numerous events. She is also a respected author for Intuit, writing technical training materials and presentations in addition to documenting and reviewing competing software.

Laura earned her accounting degree from Florida Atlantic University. She enjoys photography, art, and camping with her family. When Laura is not writing, she enjoys reading a good book or two!

More information can be found by visiting her website: www.quick-training.com or by email [email protected]