Financial accounting is the field of accounting concerned with the summary, analysis, and reporting of financial transactions related to a business. This typically involves the preparation of financial statements for use by stockholders, suppliers, banks, employees, government agencies, business owners, and other professionals interested in receiving such information for decision making purposes. This free online financial accounting course will introduce you to the fundamentals of financial accounting, and teach you about the various techniques and procedures involved in financial accounting. 

The best free online financial accounting courses available on Alison include:

• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
• Basics of Financial Accounting
• Principles of Accounting

Each of the online accountancy courses on Alison are free, as are all of Alison's online courses. Alison's learners do not have to pay anything to take these courses unless they want a digital or physical copy of the course certificate.