Learn fiscal50 one screen at a time
Every screen in fiscal50 has a short tutor-led lesson, a user guide and a quiz: 126 lessons across 12 modules, from your first invoice to closing the month. The Academy uses your fiscal50 login, and Fifty links its answers straight to the right lesson.
Free with every fiscal50 plan. Sign in with your fiscal50 username and password.
A sample lesson, for illustration.
- Lessons
- 126
- User guides
- 126
- Quiz questions
- 6,103
- Tutor slides
- 1,953
- Hours of lessons
- 19½
Inside a lesson
A tutor beside you, one step at a time
- Slides explain an idea, then show the clicks to make in fiscal50
- Quick checks along the way unlock the next step
- Every field on the screen, what it does and its rules, in one table
- Ask a question without leaving the lesson
Quizzes
Prove it, then practise what you missed
- Up to 15 questions per quiz, drawn at random, so retakes differ
- 80% to pass, unlimited retakes, an explanation for every answer
- Build a practice quiz from any screens you choose
Try it
Three quick checks
Sample questions in the style of the Academy. Pick an answer to see the explanation.
Sample question 1
A customer pays $400 of a $1,000 invoice. What status does the invoice show?
Show the answer
Partially Paid. Part of the balance is paid and $600 is still due, so the invoice shows Partially Paid until the rest comes in.
Part of the balance is paid and $600 is still due, so the invoice shows Partially Paid until the rest comes in.
Sample question 2
Which report shows what the business owns and owes on one date?
Show the answer
Balance sheet. The balance sheet lists assets, liabilities and equity as of a single date. The income statement covers a period.
The balance sheet lists assets, liabilities and equity as of a single date. The income statement covers a period.
Sample question 3
You record a $50 bill for office supplies. Which account is credited?
Show the answer
Accounts Payable. The bill means you owe the vendor, so Accounts Payable is credited and the office supplies expense is debited. The bank moves only when you pay.
The bill means you owe the vendor, so Accounts Payable is credited and the office supplies expense is debited. The bank moves only when you pay.
Stuck? Ask.
Answers that lead back to the lesson
Ask Fifty
Fifty answers from the fiscal50 guides with the steps, then links you to the lesson and the guide for that screen. Instant Answers are unlimited on every plan.
“How do I…?” search
Type a task in your own words and jump straight to the guide or lesson that shows how.
New to bookkeeping?
Bookkeeping from zero
Eight short stages for owners who have never kept books. Learn the idea in plain English, watch the lesson, do it in your own books with Fifty’s help, then take a five-question check.
Your progress
Pick up exactly where you stopped
See how far you are in every module, which lessons and quizzes are done, and jump back into the next lesson in one click. Lessons remember the last slide you saw.
Certification
Verified credentials for bookkeepers
Finish a track’s lessons, pass a timed assessment, and get a credential anyone can check at its own link. Valid for 24 months.
- Banks to Books
- Bank and card reconciliation
- Journals and adjustments
- Reports for month-end review
- Month-end close
- AI review with Fifty Coming soon
FAQ
About the Academy
Is the fiscal50 Academy free?
Yes, for fiscal50 customers. It comes with every fiscal50 plan at no extra cost. Instant Answers in the help chat are unlimited; AI Assist answers have a monthly allowance that depends on the plan.
Do I need a fiscal50 account?
Yes. Your Academy account is created from your fiscal50 account, and you sign in with the same username and password. There is no separate sign-up.
How long does a module take?
Lessons take 3 to 17 minutes each; the typical lesson takes about 9. A small module such as Assets takes about 20 minutes and Sales about 2¾ hours. Reports, the largest, takes about 5 hours. You can stop at any point and pick up where you left off.
What’s in a lesson?
A tutor takes you through the fiscal50 screen one step at a time, with quick checks along the way, a table of every field on the screen and a chat box for questions. After the lesson there’s a quiz of up to 15 questions; the pass mark is 80% and you can retake it as often as you like.
Can my staff use it?
Anyone with their own fiscal50 login gets their own Academy account and their own progress. Bookkeepers and firm staff also get the Bookkeeper module.
Can a bookkeeper send lessons to clients?
Every lesson and guide has its own link, so a bookkeeper can send a client the link to the exact lesson they need. The client signs in with their own fiscal50 login to open it. The Academy doesn’t assign lessons to clients or track a client’s progress for the bookkeeper.
Are there certificates?
Learners can earn a verified credential in five tracks, written for bookkeepers but open to anyone: Banks to Books, Bank and card reconciliation, Journals and adjustments, Reports for month-end review, and Month-end close. A sixth, AI review with Fifty, is coming soon. You finish the track’s lessons and pass a timed assessment (80% to pass). The credential is valid for 24 months, and anyone can check it at its own public link.
Does it teach accounting, or only fiscal50?
Mainly fiscal50: each lesson teaches one screen and what it does in your books. If you’re new to bookkeeping, the Bookkeeping from zero path teaches the basics in plain English, such as what an invoice does to your books, cash versus accrual and reading a balance sheet, while you set up your own books in fiscal50.
Can I ask questions while I learn?
Yes. Fifty, fiscal50’s assistant, answers questions from the fiscal50 guides inside the Academy and inside fiscal50, and links each answer to the lesson and the guide for that screen.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The lessons, quizzes, guides and dashboard all work on a phone.
Learn as you set up your books.
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