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Financial Accounting Basics
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Financial Accounting Basics

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Financial Accounting Basics

Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting basics, along with its principles, concepts and recording procedures.
This free online financial accounting basics course will introduce you to financial statements and how to make financial reports that are understandable, relevant, and reliable. In this course, you will learn... This free online financial accounting basics course will introduce you to financial statements and how to make financial reports that are understandable, relevant, and reliable. In this course, you will learn about the importance of accuracy in financial statements and how they provide crucial information for key business decisions. Start this free online course to learn how to complete accurate, relevant, and reliable financial statements.
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What You Will Learn In This Free Course

  • Describe key accounting principles ...
  • Explain the Chart of Accounts and i...
  • Describe how the Income Statement p...
  • Explain the overall concept in prep...
  • Describe key accounting principles and concepts to apply them in a business context
  • Explain the Chart of Accounts and its use in an accounting system
  • Describe how the Income Statement provides information on the profits and losses of the company
  • Explain the overall concept in preparation of the Statement of Changes in Equity and its use
  • Describe how entries are performed in the four key financial statements
  • Discuss the accounting equation
  • Discuss the preparation of the Balance Sheet and its application to provide info on the financial position of the firm
  • List the key concepts of the Cash Flow Statement
  • Describe its value in providing insight into the generation of money by the trading activities of your firm
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