Learn Basic Bookkeeping

Two Courses Designed For Non-Accountants

These two courses will make it possible for you to learn enough bookkeeping to prepare internal use financial statements without having to go to night school or back to college.

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Are these courses for you?

The Heart of Accounting eBook introduces how debits and credits are used to organize and enter invoices and receipts into the company books so internal financial statements can be prepared. Once you have completed this 4 hour workbook ...

... move onto the more comprehensive online course Accounting for Non-Accountants where you will learn full cycle accounting. Upon completion of 20 hours of training, you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

You will likely need to learn things about the business you will be working in that are not included in either course ... but after these two courses, you WILL have a strong foundation to build upon.

Are you thinking of going into business as a bookkeeper?

Are you wondering if these courses could provide you with the knowledge base you need to go out on your own?

These courses WILL help you to build and / or refresh your knowledge base. However, keep in mind that in the long term, you probably need to invest in expensive training offered through recognized bookkeeping organizations.

You may also benefit from Gabrielle Fontaine's affordable eTraining on how to start a virtual bookkeeping practice.

As these courses are American based, Canadian bookkeepers will have to apply some of the information learned (recording capital assets and payroll taxes) into Canadian content. My website should help you do that. For example just key "John Day" in the customized site search boxes for the differences I noticed about recording capital asset transactions when I took the course. For payroll differences, check out this forum posting on Learning Canadian Payroll.

When you take both of these basic bookkeeping courses, you will learn how to:

• See at a glance how well your business is performing
• Manage the growth of your company
• Understand what your accounting software is supposed to do for you



• Save money at tax time
• Improve your opportunities for credit
• Get the best price if you decide to sell your business

What if you need help with your basic bookkeeping class work?

John loves to teach and is available by phone, email or blog to answer your course related questions. He will work with you until you "get it" as you work through doing practice journal entries.

His six step teaching method helps you turn physical financial events into bookeeping transactions in a set of company books.

Course Outline - Heart of Accounting

1. Double-Entry Accounting, Accounting Framework and Equations, T Accounts
2. The General Ledger and Chart of Accounts
3. Financial Statements
4. Debits and Credits in the Accounting Model
5. The General Journal with Examples From "Tommy's T-Shirts"
6. Posting to the General Ledger
7. Preparing a Trial Balance
8. Preparing Financial Statements
9. Forms and 100 Practice Journal Entries; Includes the Answer Key

Course Features

Each chapter includes a quiz to review and solidify the basic bookkeeping knowledge you have learned.

Course Outline - Accounting for Non-Accountants

1. Accounting Environment, Standards, Business Structures
2. Accounting Principles and Framework; Accrual vs Cash Basis
3. Accounting Equation, General Ledger, Chart of Accounts for Different Business Structures
4. Accounting Tools; T-Accounts, Bank Reconciliations, How to Write Journal Entries and Spot Errors
5. Accounting Practice Examples; Business Valuations, How to Setup a New Set of Books, Do Month-end and Year-end Procedures, Close Books; How to Transition Between Different Business Structures
6. Accounting Analysis; Key Indicators, Ratios, Budgets

Course Features

You are going to do one full year of books for a company that transitions between different business structures.

Within each section, you will be quizzed at various intervals. You cannot proceed to the next section until you pass each online quiz.

This course is "hands on" so you can practice basic bookkeeping skills in a safe environment.

I do want you to know that as with all products purchased through Bookkeeping Essentials, I earn a small commission each time YOU purchase a product through the links on this page or throughout the site. It's an extra step that allows me to continue to provide free resources to visitors just like YOU.

John's Course Guarantees

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If, upon completion of the Real Life Accounting course, you are not fully satisfied, your tuition fee is 100% refundable.

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