Bean Counter's
Bookkeeping Puzzle
Hello it's Dave again. For those of you that took my free So you want to learn Bookkeeping! Introductory Tutorial or any of my other bookkeeping tutorials we've already met. For those who haven't, I'm a graduate of the University of Tennessee (Go Vols) and a Bean Counter (accountant) with over 30 years of experience.
Don't let the cartoons fool ya! This tutorial is all business; but, it doesn't hurt to have a few laughs and smiles included.
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.
Who is this Course for ?
This bookkeeping tutorial is geared to anyone wanting to learn the basics of accounting and bookkeeping. Oh by the way, you can teach an "ole" dog new tricks. They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Well, my goal is to make you dangerous.
Prior Knowledge Needed
None
What’s Covered ?
This tutorial is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of the pieces of the bookkeeping puzzle. In other words, what makes bookkeeping work.
Navigation
The Vertical Menu on the Left Side Of The Page contains Sections for Each Lesson.
Each Section/Lesson has Buttons at the Bottom of the Page to use for Moving Back to
Prior Lessons / Sections and Moving Forward to the Next Lesson/ Section.
Some Lessons/Sections also have links to related information that open in a new window close the window to return to the main tutorial.
Browser Arrow Keys can also be used to move forward and back.
How Long ?
You should plan on spending approximately 15 minutes on each lesson.
Videos and Final Exams
Videos are included in some Sections/Lessons as well as Quizzes to review and emphasize key concepts and test your knowledge.
Learning Aids
I've provided these accounting and bookkeeping learning aids to hopefully help make your accounting and bookkeeping learning experience a little easier.
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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.
Disclaimer
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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