Financial accounting is a specialised branch of accounting that is used to keep track of a company's financial transactions. It uses standardised guidelines to record, summarise, and present the transactions in a financial report or financial statements such as an income statement or a balance sheet. Alison's free online accounting courses will make sure you understand the financial accounting basics, principles, and standards.

Yes, you can and with Alison, it needn’t cost you a penny! Our free courses cover all aspects of financial accounting, whether you are beginning your career as a professional, or are in management or running your own business and want to understand your company accounts.

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

• Diploma in Financial Accounting
• Internal Auditing - Fundamental Principles & Concepts
• Master the Double-Entry Accounting System
• Basic Accounting
• Diploma in Cost Accounting
• Financial Accounting Basics
• Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

Each of the online financial accounting courses on Alison is free, as are all of Alison's 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. These are available for a nominal fee. You can also download a free report showing that you have completed the course.