“I really loved the course and got so much value from it. The real-world approach made everything click in a way traditional courses do not.”

Fiona Baird, KBS Group Bookkeeping and Tax

“Naomi has been our firm's go to person for training in bookkeeping and sales tax for years. Naomi has a way of teaching that sticks the key concepts in your brain. Highly recommended to any bookkeeper or accountant looking to learn how to be a better bookkeeper. The time investment is well worth it”

Riley Pohl, CPA, partner at ARC Advisory and Accounting CPA Inc

Learn by Doing

Grand Gate Gardens: A Real-World Bookkeeping Simulation is a hands-on practice environment designed to reflect how bookkeeping actually unfolds over time for a Canadian Business located in Ontario, Canada. 

Rather than isolated examples or ideal scenarios, you work through realistic bookkeeping activity using actual source documents, bank feeds, review work, and professional judgment.

You don’t just watch this simulation — you work through it.

You’ll download and use the actual source documents and move through the work at your own pace. To support different learning styles, the simulation includes two parallel document sets:

  • Beginner set (with “Nomi Notes”) Step-by-step guidance and explanations to help you understand each entry and decision.
  • Intermediate set (without notes) A clean version of the same documents, designed to challenge you to apply what you know and practice independently.

You can start with one, switch between them, or return to the notes when you need clarity. That flexibility is intentional.

What's Included

You’ll work through approximately 15 weeks of bookkeeping activity, supported by:

  • Realistic bookkeeping documents and bank feeds
  • 34 bookmarked walkthroughs you can revisit as needed
  • 15 sets of spot-check questions to review and validate your work


Walkthroughs are provided as guidance and reference - not as a linear course to watch start to finish.

Industry Context

(Optional but included)

Toward the end of the simulation, you’ll also see an example of using Dext, a digital document management system that integrates with QuickBooks Online, Xero, and other bookkeeping software.

It’s introduced intentionally at the final stage to reflect how many real-world bookkeeping workflows evolve, after the fundamentals are understood.  Digital Document Bookkeeping is where the industry is heading.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Simulation

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    2. Instructions

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    3. The Downloads Folder Structure

    4. Important Caveats about comparing your reports, and watching the walkthroughs

    5. Simulation Overview

    1. Section Overview

    2. Grand Gate Gardens and QBO Reference Sheet

    3. How to create a free trial account for the QBO Bookkeeping Simulation

    4. A note on the New QBO Interface

    5. How to set up the simulation Bookkeeping File

    6. Setup Lists Downloadables

    1. March: Section Overview

    2. About Grand Gate Gardens

    3. March 2025 Source Documents

    4. Common Errors & Unique Entries

    5. Compare and Check the differences March

    6. Video #1: March 2025

    1. April: Section Overview

    2. Apr Wk 1: April 1st to 4th Source Documents

    3. Apr Wk 1: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    4. Apr Wk 1: Compare & Check Differences

    5. Apr Wk 1 Walkthrough: Apr 1st to 4th (Video #2)

    6. Quick Walkaround the New QBO AI Bank Feed

    7. Apr Wk 2: Apr 5th to 11th Source Documents

    8. Apr Wk 2: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    9. Apr Wk 2: Compare & Check Differences

    10. Apr Wk 2 Walkthrough: Apr 5th to 11th (Video #3)

    11. Apr Wk 3: Apr 12th to 18th Source Documents

    12. Apr Wk 3: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    13. Apr Wk 3: Compare & Check Differences

    14. Apr Wk 3 Walkthrough: Apr 12th to 18th (Video #4)

    15. Apr Wk 4: April 19th to 25th Source Documents

    16. Apr Wk 4: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    17. Apr Wk 4: Compare & Check Differences

    18. Apr Wk 4 Walkthrough: Apr 19th to 25th (Video #5)

    19. Apr Wk 5: Apr 26th to May 3rd Source Documents

    20. Apr Wk 5: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    21. Apr Wk 5: Compare & Check Differences

    22. Apr Wk 5 Walkthrough: April 26th to May 3rd (Video #6)

    1. May: Section Overview

    2. May Wk 1: May 4th to 10th Source Documents

    3. May Wk 1: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    4. May Wk 1: Compare & Check Differences

    5. May Wk 1 Walkthrough: May 4th to 10th (Video #7)

    6. May Wk 2: May 11th to 17th Source Documents

    7. May Wk 2: Common Errors & Unique Entries

    8. May Wk 2: Compare & Check Differences

    9. May Wk 2 Walkthrough: May 11th to 17th (Video #8)

    10. May Wk 3: May 18th to 24th Source Documents

    11. May Wk 3: Common Errors and Unique Entries

    12. May Wk 3: Compare & Check Differences

    13. May Wk 3 Walkthrough: May 18th to 24th (Video #9)

    14. May Wk 4: May 25th to 31st Source Documents

    15. May Wk 4: Common Errors and Unique Entries

    16. May Wk 4: Compare & Check Differences

    17. May Wk 4 Walkthrough: May 25th to 31st (Video #10)

    1. June: Section Overview

    2. Jun Wk 1: June 1st to 7th Source Documents

    3. Jun Wk 1 Common Errors and Unique Entries

    4. Jun Wk 1: Compare & Check Differences

    5. Jun Wk 1 Charges Walkthrough (Video #11:)

    6. Jun Wk 1 Bills Walkthrough (Video #12)

    7. Jun Wk 1 Invoices & Deposits Walkthrough (Video #13)

    8. Jun Wk 1 Bank Feeds & Reconciliations Walkthrough (Video #14)

    9. Jun Wk 2: June 8th to 14th Source Documents

    10. Jun Wk 2: Common Errors and Unique Entries

    11. Jun Wk 2: Compare & Check Differences

    12. Jun Wk 2 Charges & Bills Walkthrough (Video #15)

    13. Jun Wk 2 Invoices & Deposits Walkthrough (Video #16)

    14. Jun Wk 2 Payroll & Bank Feeds (Video #17)

    15. Jun Wk 3: June 15th to 21st Source Documents

    16. June Wk3 Common Errors and Unique Entries

    17. Jun Wk 3: Compare & Check Differences

    18. Jun Wk 3 Charges Walkthrough (Video #18)

    19. Jun Wk 3 Bills, Invoices, and Deposits Walkthrough (Video #19)

    20. Jun Wk 3 Bank Feed Clearing and Statements Walkthrough (Video #20)

    21. June Wk 4: June 22nd to 28th Source Documents

    22. Jun Wk 4: Common Errors and Unique Entries

    23. Jun Wk 4: Compare & Check Differences

    24. Jun Wk 4 Charges and Bills Walkthrough (Video #21)

    25. Jun Wk 4 Invoices & Payroll Walkthrough (Video #22)

    26. Jun Wk 4 Account Payment and Bank Feed Clearing Walkthrough (Video #23)

About this course

  • $997.00
  • 15 weeks of bookkeeping documents
  • 34 bookmarked walkthroughs that can be revisited as needed
  • 15 sets of spot check questions to review and validate your work

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