Free Accounting & Bookkeeping Tutorials & Courses
You don't need to be a rocket scientist to learn bookkeeping and accounting !
Welcome
Needing to learn about bookkeeping and accounting ? Well, welcome to Bean Counter's new free online Accounting and Bookkeeping Training including Beginning Bookkeeping Courses, Tutorials, Lessons, Videos, Tests, Exams, Exercises, Quizzes, Lectures, Games, Crosswords, Word Scrambles, and Guides. Basically everything except the kitchen sink ! Did I mention, the online accounting courses are free ?
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Free online beginning accounting and bookkeeping training, help and guidance is on the way, and no you don't have to be a rocket scientist to learn the basics of accounting and bookkeeping! Although my free interactive online beginning bookkeeping and accounting tutorials and courses are slanted to the United States, the basics of bookkeeping and accounting are the same regardless of where you are located. We just have different currencies, the dollar, pound, yen, and so forth. So, individuals from other countries can also benefit and be helped by my free online beginning accounting and bookkeeping lessons. Just mentally substitute your currency symbol anywhere that I've used the US Dollar Sign ($).
Advantages of Online Learning ?
Flexibility: Students can access course materials and complete assignments at their own pace and convenience, fitting learning around their existing schedules.
Self-paced learning:
Many online courses allow students to progress through material at their own speed, which can be beneficial for different learning styles.Accessibility: Online learning removes geographical barriers, enabling students from anywhere in the world to access education.
Cost-effective: Online courses often have lower tuition fees or are even free.
Career advancement: Online courses can be used to learn new skills or upskill and pursue career development opportunities while working.
Sit back and enjoy your online accounting and bookkeeping learning experience from the comfort of your own home or your classroom!
Unfortunately, learning accounting and bookkeeping is not quite this easy !
Why Bean Counter ?
About Me
What qualifies me to guide you in learning bookkeeping and accounting ? I know it's not my good looks ! I do consider myself like Yogi Bear from the ole Hanna-Barbera cartoon - "Smarter than the Average Bear".
What's This Site About ?
In a nutshell, my site Bean Counter is primarily an accounting and bookkeeping educational and training site that teaches beginning bookkeeping basics using free beginning bookkeeping and accounting tutorials, courses, videos, exams, tests, quizzes, games, and lectures with a dose of humor injected.
Don't let the cartoons fool ya! This site is all business; but, it doesn't hurt to have a few laughs and smiles included.
The focus of this educational, teaching, and learning site is on learning double entry bookkeeping and accounting. If you want to learn about basic bookkeeping or how to do bookkeeping, you've come to the right place to find the guidance and help that you need to learn the basics of beginning bookkeeping and accounting. Over 250 of my own Bookkeeping Videos are presented, many including my cartoons, to not only teach you; but, also entertain you while learning about accounting and bookkeeping. In addition, about 120 accounting videos from others are also included.
How Does It Rate ?
Is my Bean Counter site any good ? It's Super, it provides accounting and bookkeeping help and guidance to all with a blend of humor ! Turn on your sound and watch the video and see how.
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Site Tours
If you're anything like me and consider your time precious, when I do a search for a topic and go to a site I want to quickly determine if the site has any useful information, products, tools, etc. that will benefit me and be worth my time to browse.
Watch MY Site Tours and my Is This You ? Videos to quickly determine if my site might provide the bookkeeping and accounting courses, training and help you need.
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Types of Free Accounting Help & Guidance Provided:
- Bookkeeping Skills Testing
- Bookkeeping Video Lectures
- Accounting & Bookkeeping Glossary
- Accounting Questions & Answers
- Bookkeeping Practice Simulations
- Bookkeeping Games
- Job Searches
- Additional Sites Providing Accounting Help
- Accounting & Bookkeeping Tutorials
- Accounting & Bookkeeping Courses
- Bookkeeping Quick Insights
- Accounting & Bookkeeping Guides
- Accounting & Bookkeeping Textbooks
- Accounting & Bookkeeping "Cheat" Sheets
- Bookkeeping Quizzes and Exams
- Bookkeeping Software
- Individual & Small Business Taxes
Is the Site Really Free ?
On my site Free means Free. Unlike many other sites, there is no paid membership area or registration required and you have full access to all my online bookkeeping courses, tutorials, lessons, video lectures, guides, games, tests, and quizzes. Of course I'd be grateful for a donation or a purchase of my tutorials to help support my site; but, neither is required to access all my online accounting courses and materials. That's a decision left strictly up to you. Why Buy ?
- Not just a few; but, a multitude of accounting and bookkeeping quizzes and exams to test your knowledge.
- Again, not just a few; but, a multitude of bookkeeping and accounting videos about 400 to aid you in understanding accounting and bookkeeping topics..
- Free learning materials, bookkeeping software, and accounting spreadsheets provided to aid you in your study of accounting and bookkeeping.
- Humor to aid in making your learning experience more enjoyable.
Bean Counter Humor
- Unfortunately no certificates of completion are offered. Why ? If I were an employer, I'd want to do my own testing and not rely on some certificate for an online course unless from an accredited educational institution. Oh, buy the way, you often have to pay for a certificate ! I do provide links to other sites that do.
How's My Site Different ?
- On my site Free means Free ! Unlike many other bookkeeping and accounting sites, there is no paid membership area or registration required and you have full access to all my online bookkeeping courses, lessons, video lectures, games, and quizzes. Others charge fees ranging from $100 for a year membership to around $200 for a lifetime membership to access all their content.
- A total of nineteen free online accounting and bookkeeping tutorials and courses are offered on my Bean Counter website.
- My site is not cluttered with annoying ads !
- Unlike other bookkeeping and accounting sites, I'm not sitting on my duff. I'm constantly adding new bookkeeping courses and tutorials, videos, and other learning materials to my site.
What's a Bean Counter ?
For those of you that don't know, the term bean counter is slang for a bookkeeper or accountant.
What is Accounting and Bookkeeping ?
Accounting is the art of analyzing, recording, summarizing, reporting, reviewing, and interpreting financial information.
Bookkeeping is one of the components of accounting. Think of accounting as the mom and bookkeeping as one of her children. Bookkeeping is the process of recording and classifying business or personal financial transactions into a usable form that provides financial information about a business or individual.
What does a Bookkeeper Do ?
Watch my short Videos to learn about what a bookkeeper does.
What Makes Bookkeeping Work ?
Bookkeeping's Engine
- Accounts
- Accounting Equations
- Double Entry System
- Debits and Credits
- Source Documents
- Transactions
- Journals and Ledgers
- Rules
My Bookkeeping Tutorials & Courses
For those that want to or need to explore and learn the basics of bookkeeping, I've provided My Bookkeeping Tutorials and Courses to get you started.
Get on the bus if you need to learn the basics of bookkeeping and accounting.
- So, you want to learn Bookkeeping !
- Financial Statements Analysis
- Business Decisions
- Computer Accounting and Bookkeeping
- Chart Of Accounts
- Special Journals
- Cash
- Inventory
- Payroll
- Individual & Small Business Taxes
- Questions & Answers
- Bookkeeping Games
- Free Stuff
- Bookkeeping How To Guides
Looking for something specific ? Use my search to help you quickly find what you're looking for.
Who Benefits From My Courses ?
So exactly who can benefit from my bookkeeping and accounting courses ? Almost anyone associated with business or education and yes you can teach an ole dog new tricks.
What Accounting and Bookkeeping Tutorials Should I Take and In What Order ?
It depends. Boy, I copped out on that answer didn't I ? Well it really does, because to properly answer the question depends on what you already know about bookkeeping and accounting and why you need or want to take the tutorial(s).
Accounting & Bookkeeping Questions Answered
Needing to find an answer to an accounting or bookkeeping question ? Questions like what are the types of accounts, debits and credits, and financial statements ?
Check out my Artificial Intelligence and get your questions answered.
What Others Say About My Site
Although it's sometimes necessary to toot your own horn, it's a whole lot better when others toot it for ya. My site provides a bunch of useful information, training, and help about beginning accounting and bookkeeping, even if I do say so myself.
Don't believe me ?
Purchase Tutorials Option
While all the same materials included in my Accounting and Bookkeeping Courses are presented for free online, I do offer my Courses and Ebook Versions for those who want to study offline, print out a hard copy, and also acquire a handy accounting reference book.
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Your purchase benefits us both. A good "deal" is when everyone wins. You win by getting an excellent introductory accounting and bookkeeping reference and I win by getting funds to help support development of additional accounting and bookkeeping tutorials and lessons.
Also, I'm not asking for an arm and a leg or your firstborn.
Copyright 2002 Bean Counter and David Marshall
Acknowledgements
Cartoons on this site provided by Ron Leishman. All Toon images are copyright © . No images may be resold or redistributed without prior written permission from Ron Leishman. If you enjoyed them, get some of your own Toon-A-Day.
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The information provided on this site is not intended to provide or be a substitute for specific individualized accounting, tax, legal, business, or investment planning advice. Where specific advice is necessary or appropriate, Bean Counter recommends consultation with a qualified tax advisor, CPA, Financial Planner or Investment Manager. The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered an individualized recommendation, personalized investment advice or an endorsement by Bean Counter. The information presented is obtained from what are considered reliable sources; however, its accuracy, completeness or reliability cannot be guaranteed and therefore should not be relied upon as such. Bean Counter accepts no liability for any direct or consequential loss arising from any use of this information.
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