This Introduction to Accounting course offers students the information required to manage a business better, or to begin a career in the financial industry in the United Kingdom.
Accounting plays a critical role in maintaining and processing the important financial information that helps to operate a profitable business. This is a wide subject that focuses not only on accounting records, but also on bookkeeping, taxes and all aspects of finance. This course offers a comprehensive overview of what you can expect from a career in accounting and finance.
Introduction to the accounting course
As this is an online training course, students can study the curriculum whenever and wherever it is convenient for them, while continuing to work full time. Study material is easily accessed across any device with an internet connection, with online support available while you train. After successful completion of the course and a multiple-choice exam, you will be awarded your certificate.
What you will learn
The course prepares students for a career in the financial industry by offering a comprehensive overview of accounting and finance, covering:
- An introduction into the importance of accounting
- Four ways to structure your business
- How to deal with relevant government bodies, registering and filing
- The benefits of a business bank account and how to set one up
- Evaluating funding sources for your business
- Dealing with money from customers
- How to keep track of business costs and tax relief
- The essentials of recordkeeping and bookkeeping
- How to deal with taxes
- Employing staff
- Taking money out of your business
- How to read the profits, cash and ratios in your accounts
- Using forecasting methods to plan for the future
- How to know if you need an accountant
- Ethical practices of an accountant
Course content: 17 modules · 12 hours of learning, each with a quiz, including Introduction to the Importance of Accounting; Structuring Your Business; Government Bodies, Registering and Filing; Business Bank Accounts; Sources of Funding; Dealing with Money from Customers; Business Costs and Tax Relief; Record Keeping and Bookkeeping; Dealing with Taxes; Employing Staff; Taking Money Out of Your Business; Reading Your Accounts (Profit, Cash, Ratios); Forecasting Methods; Do You Need an Accountant?; and The Daily Life and Ethical Practice of an Accountant.
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