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These free online basic accounting courses will teach you how to track a business's assets, liabilities, and income. Accounting is the process of recording the financial transactions of a business. You will learn how to maintain a complete and systematic record of all transactions and analyze the financial position of a business as well as track one's own finances....…Read More
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Diploma in Financial Accounting
- Explain the difference between tangible and intangible a...
- Outline the equation for assets and owners fund
- List the elements of the profit and loss account
- List the three qualitative characteristics of... Read More
![Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting Methods Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting Methods](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/5561/alison_courseware_intro_5561.jpg)
Introduction to Bookkeeping and Accounting Methods
- Distinguish between cash-based and accrual basis account...
- List the advantages and disadvantages of the double-entr...
- Explain the significance of monitoring your b... Read More
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Sage One - Bookkeeping and Accounting
- Explain the process of setting up Sage One
- Describe how customers and suppliers are added in Sage O...
- Explain how invoices and credit notes are ent... Read More
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Basic Accounting
- Explain financial principles, statements and terminology
- Identify accounting transactions and balances and explai...
- Indicate how the ‘accrual’ principle creates a fundament...
- Recall the links between profit, cashflow and... Read More
![Introduction to QuickBooks Online Introduction to QuickBooks Online](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/2479/alison_courseware_intro_2479.jpg)
Introduction to QuickBooks Online
- Discuss the various company files that can be built usin...
- Identify the most suitable subscription plan for differe...
- Describe the various settings for customizing... Read More
![Getting Started with QuickBooks Desktop 2023 Getting Started with QuickBooks Desktop 2023](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/6113/alison_courseware_intro_6113.jpg)
Getting Started with QuickBooks Desktop 2023
- Compare QuickBooks Desktop with its online counterpart
- Explain how to set up your company file in QuickBooks
- Identify the components of the QuickBooks env... Read More
![Professional Bookkeeping and Accounting 2: Bank and Petty Cash Professional Bookkeeping and Accounting 2: Bank and Petty Cash](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1888/alison_courseware_intro_1888.jpg)
Professional Bookkeeping and Accounting 2: Bank and Petty Cash
- Describe how to raise petty cash vouchers
- Explain how to enter petty cash transactions to the pett...
- Describe how to close the daybook and calcula... Read More
![Introduction to Financial Accounting Introduction to Financial Accounting](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/3376/alison_courseware_intro_3376.jpg)
Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Discuss the overall mandate of GAAP in the accounting in...
- Assess balance sheets, financial statement ratios and ca...
- Summarize the purpose of account cycles Read More
![Financial Accounting Basics Financial Accounting Basics](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1217/alison_courseware_intro_1217.jpg)
Financial Accounting Basics
- Describe key accounting principles and concepts to apply...
- Explain the Chart of Accounts and its use in an accounti...
- Describe how the Income Statement provides information o...
- Explain the overall concept in preparation of... Read More
![Basic Accounting Concepts Basic Accounting Concepts](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/4578/alison_courseware_intro_4578.jpg)
Basic Accounting Concepts
- Define ‘accounting’
- Explain the importance of accounting in a business
- Discuss the ‘accrual’ concept
- Identify some accounting standards Read More
![Introduction to Bank Telling Introduction to Bank Telling](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/6886/alison_courseware_intro_6886.jpg)
Introduction to Bank Telling
- Describe critical roles and responsibilities of bank tel...
- Explain skills and abilities required for bank tellers
- Outline the different payment methods and bookkeeping gu...
- Analyse the techniques and procedures used to... Read More
![Beginner Balance Sheets - Revised Beginner Balance Sheets - Revised](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1687/alison_courseware_intro_1687.jpg)
Beginner Balance Sheets - Revised
- Understand the basic accounting concept of balance sheet...
- Examine personal finances using balance sheets
- Evaluate the pros and cons of taking on perso... Read More
![Introduction to Cash Accounting Introduction to Cash Accounting](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1765/alison_courseware_intro_1765.jpg)
Introduction to Cash Accounting
- Understand the basics of cash accounting practices and p...
- Examine relationship between balance sheets and income s...
- Learn how reconcile a cash flow statement
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![Sage 50 Accounting for Beginners Sage 50 Accounting for Beginners](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/5649/alison_courseware_intro_5649.jpg)
Sage 50 Accounting for Beginners
- Identify the common errors you can make when creating ch...
- List the nominal account ranges Sage 50 provides to its ...
- Identify the various types of recurring transactions
- Define ‘accounting’ and describe its impact o... Read More
![Lean Accounting: A Beginner’s Guide Lean Accounting: A Beginner’s Guide](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/6435/alison_courseware_intro_6435.jpg)
Lean Accounting: A Beginner’s Guide
- Discuss the philosophy behind lean accounting
- Describe the process by which performance measures are i...
- Explain what streamlined accounting transacti... Read More
![Principles of Accounting Principles of Accounting](https://cdn01.alison-static.net/courses/1900/alison_courseware_intro_1900.jpg)
Principles of Accounting
- Evaluate accounting transactions and balances and track ...
- Explain how the ‘accrual principle’ creates a fundamenta...
- Describe how profit, cashflow and the balance sheet are ...
- Analyze the ‘fundamental accounting equation’... Read More
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