Free Beginning Bookkeeping Tutorial
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So,you want to learn Bookkeeping !
My free So, you want to learn Bookkeeping! Introductory Bookkeeping Course introduces you to beginning bookkeeping. This online bookkeeping course is designed for beginners (newbies) and provides an introduction into the world of accounting. This tutorial can also be used as a quick bookkeeping refresher course for those wanting to brush up on their bookkeeping basics.
New Improved Version
For those that would rather watch and listen than read.
What's Improved
- Broke the Lessons down into segments (more manageable "bites")
- Better Menu System
- Removed some Interactive Links in some tables that might have been a little bit confusing
- Added Videos to emphasize key concepts
- More Mobile Friendly
Topics covered include accounting and bookkeeping terms, the accounting equation, double entry bookkeeping, debits and credits, business transactions, general ledger and journals, financial statements, and more.
The Introduction discusses the types of business organizations, types of business activities, users of financial information, bookkeeping systems, accounting rules, and the cash and accrual basis of accounting.
Lesson 1 The Bookkeeping Language introduces you to some of the terminology and definitions used in the accounting and bookkeeping language.
Lesson 2 Property and Property Rights explains Property & Property Rights, the Accounting Equation, double entry bookkeeping, and how business transactions affect the equation.
Lesson 3 Debits and Credits introduces and explains Debits and Credits and how they affect the Accounting Equation and are used to record business transactions.
Lesson 4 Recording Business Transactions explains and uses examples to illustrate how business transactions are properly analyzed, recorded, and summarized.
Lesson 5 The General Ledger and Journals explains what General Ledger and Journals are, how they're used, and what bookkeeping purposes they serve.
Lesson 6 Financial Statements explains what financial statements are, how they're created, and how they're used.
Lesson 7 Review of Major Concepts reviews the major definitions, concepts, and bookkeeping records previously discussed and necessary for an understanding of bookkeeping.
What will I learn ?
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, you should know or be able to perform the following:
Understand what accounting and bookkeeping is, why it’s important, and the key terms needed to discuss and properly use financial information.
Understand what makes bookkeeping “work”:
- Accounts/Chart Of Accounts
- Accounting Equation(s)
- Double Entry Accounting System
- Debits and Credits
- Rules
- Formal Records and Documents
How to analyze and record transactions using the formal financial records such as Journals and the General Ledger.
What Financial Statements are and how they are prepared and used.
So, you want to learn Bookkeeping! -New Version
For those that would rather watch and listen than read.