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Course Description

This course teaches you how to track every transaction in your business. Learn to create a chart of accounts, understand debits and credits, and interpret financial data. Even if you outsource bookkeeping, gaining a basic understanding of your business’s income and expenses is essential for informed decision-making.

 

Course Outline

Unit 1 - The Accounting Equation and Chart of Accounts

  • The accounting question
  • The chart of accounts for a business
  • Temporary accounts (Revenue and Expenses)
  • Where the accounts fall under the accounting equation

Unit 2 - Journals and the General Ledger

  • Special Journals
  • General Journal
  • The General Ledger Accounts

Unit 3 - Recording Transactions

  • The Rules
  • Debits and Credits
  • T-Accounts
  • Using journals to record transactions

Unit 4 - Month End Closing

  • Adjusting Entries
  • Posting to the General Ledger
  • End of month account balances

Learner Outcomes

After taking this course, you will be able to:

  • evaluate the financial transactions and events of a business
  • record these transactions in the appropriate accounts
  • balance the general ledger at month's end
  • complete the accounting equation
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Section Title
The Basics of Bookkeeping
Type
Online: Self Paced
Dates
Jul 07, 2025 to Aug 01, 2025
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $195.00 Click here to get more information
Section Notes
For further information on this course, please contact dlanpher@harpercollege.edu
Section Title
The Basics of Bookkeeping
Type
Online: Self Paced
Dates
Oct 06, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $195.00 Click here to get more information
Section Notes
For further information on this course, please contact dlanpher@harpercollege.edu
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