Introduction to Accounting Standards and Principles

This free online course on accounting standards and principles will begin by introducing you to the definition of accounting principles and standards. You will learn about how accounting principles communicate results, as well as how accounting standards provide frameworks and standard accounting policies. You will then learn about the evolution of accounting and how to record financial statements in an organization.

This course will present you with three years’ worth of company information and financial statements of Zee TV, an entertainment television company in India. You will learn how to prepare a profit and loss account from the financial statements. You will learn how to compare the results over the three years and see how trends change. You will also learn how to prepare a balance sheet, as well as how profit and loss are calculated by subtracting expenses from income.

Lastly, this course will introduce you to Hindalco limited, which is one of the world largest aluminium rolling companies and one of the biggest producers of primary aluminium in Asia. You will learn about its annual turnover and the number of employees it has. You will learn how to prepare a profit and loss account from the information given. You will also learn how to prepare a balance sheet for Hindalco limited. Start this course today and improve your knowledge of accounting standards and principles.