Overview
Any successful business owner can tell you that proper accounting is one of the most important aspects of their entire organization. Proper accounting is essential to the effective functioning and success of any small business and the leadership teams in these companies depend entirely on their accounting staff to track and report the overall health of the company from day to day, quarter to quarter and year to year. Staff who understanding how to calculate the essential accounting data for a company have the skills to properly advise leadership on the business decisions they need to make.
Apart from the CPA who prepares the formal tax filings, the skills students gain from the Accounting Professional Program will ensure theyre prepared for an entry-level accounting position with any small business or effectively assist on a sophisticated accounting team.. Students who complete the Accounting Professional Program will have the skills necessary for success in these positions starting from day one on the job!
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Languages
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English
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Course Access Time
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Students are given 6 months to complete the program. Extensions are available if needed, fees may apply.
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Instructor
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This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Our educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors reviews student work, student progress, and interacts with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.
Patricia has a degree in Medical Assisting from The Career College of Northern Nevada, Dental Assisting from the Community College of the Air Force, and is currently working on her B.S. in Criminal Justice Studies from Grand Canyon University in Arizona. She has over 10 years of experience working in doctors offices and has been an Air Force Reservist since 2009. She has worked as an instructor for multiple schools over the last 4 years teaching medical and dental assistant curriculum, as well as OSHA safety requirements and career development.
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Prerequisites/Audience
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There are no specific prerequisites for this program. Students will need access to both a computer and the internet. Students should have basic keyboarding and computer skills, and be comfortable navigating the internet.
Requirements
Internet Access
• Broadband or high-speed internet access is required. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
• Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large au
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Lesson 1 Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 1 Role of Accounting in Society • Difference Between Financial and Managerial Accounting • Users of Accounting Information • Typical Accounting Information • Identifying, Recording, and Reporting • Importance to Business Stakeholders Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 2 Introduction to Financial Statements • Income Statement • Owner’s Equity • Balance Sheet • Cash Flows • Current and Noncurrent Assets • Current and Noncurrent Liabilities • Revenues • Expenses Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 3 Analyzing and Recording Transactions • Financial Statements • Expanded Accounting Equation • Analyzing Transactions • Recording Transactions • T-Accounts • Trial Balance Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 4 The Adjustment Process • Concepts Affecting Adjusting Entries • The Need for Adjusting Entries • Types of Adjusting Entries • Ledger Balances • Accruals • Adjusted Trial Balance Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 5 Completing the Accounting Cycle • Closing Entries • Journaling and Posting Closing Entries • Post-Closing Trial Balance • Cash Basis vs. Accrual Basis Accounting • The Classified Balance Sheet • Evaluating Liquidity Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 6 Merchandising Transactions • Merchandising Transactions vs. Service Transactions • Characteristics of Merchandising Transactions • Characteristics of Sales Transactions • Characteristics of Perpetual and Periodic Inventory Systems • Pros and Cons of Inventory Systems • Purchase Transaction Journal Entries • Sales Transaction Journal Entries • Freight-In Methods Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 7 Accounting Information Systems • Manual and Computerized Accounting Information Systems • Inputting/Entering Data • Processing Data • Output: Presenting Information • Storing Data • Special Journals and Importance to Stakeholders • Subsidiary Ledgers Principles of Accounting Level 1 Module 8 Fraud, Internal Controls, and Cash • Analyze Fraud in the Accounting Workplace • The Role of Internal Controls • Sarbanes-Oxley Act • Internal Controls within an Organization • Petty Cash Fund • Preparing Petty Cash Journal Entries • Management Responsibilities for Maintaining Internal Controls • Bank Reconciliation • Fraud in Financial Statements Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 1 Accounting for Receivables • Revenue Recognition Principle • Fundamentals of Bad Debt Expenses and Allowances for Doubtful Accounts • Efficiency of Receivables Management • Receivables Ratios • Earnings Management • Long-Term Projects • Notes Receivable vs. Accounts Receivable Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 2 Inventory • Fundamentals of Inventory • Periodic Inventory Method • Four Basic Inventory Valuation Methods • Cost of Goods Sold • Ending Inventory Using the Period Method • Ending Inventory Using the Perpetual Method • Impact of Inventory Valuation Errors on Income Statement and Balance Sheet Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 3 Long-Term Assets • Distinguish Between Tangible and Intangible Assets • Patents • Capitalized Costs vs. Expenses • Fundamentals of Depreciation • Fundamentals of Intangible Assets • Special Issues for Long-Term Assets Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 4 Current Liabilities • Fundamentals of Current Liabilities • Analyze, Report, and Journal Current Liabilities • Contingent Liabilities • Short-Term Notes Payable • Recording Transactions Incurred in Preparing Payroll Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 5 Long-Term Liabilities • Pricing of Long-Term Liabilities • Types of Long-Term Funding • Effective-Interest Method • Life Cycle of Bonds • Bonds Payable Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 6 Corporation Accounting • Organization of a Corporation • Advantages of the Corporate Form • Typical Common Stock Transactions • Nature and Purposes of Dividends • Owners’ Equity vs. Retained Earnings • Earnings per Share Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 7 Partnership Accounting • Characteristics of a Partnership • Disadvantages of Organizing as a Partnership • Types of Partnerships • Dissolution of a Partnership • Creation of a Partnership • Allocation of Income and Loss • Admission of New Partner • Fundamentals of Partnership Dissolution Principles of Accounting Level 2 Module 8 Statement of Cash Flows • Approaches to Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows • Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities • Indirect Method • Assessing Liquidity • Solvency • Free Cash Flow Hide Syllabus
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