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Preparing Financial Statements

This course will demonstrate the process of preparing a complete set of financial statements, including discussions of the basic accounting equation, journal entries, ledgers, and more

Created byLambers Inc.
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BeginnerUpdated Dec 17, 2021
Preparing Financial Statements

What You'll Learn

check_circleState the basic accounting equation and explain how it relates to the financial statements.
check_circleApply the basic accounting equation to transactions that lead to a simple balance sheet.
check_circleApply the basic accounting equation to transactions that lead to a complete set of financial statements.
check_circleDescribe the structure and role of journal entries and ledgers.
check_circleUse journal entries and ledger accounts to prepare a simple balance sheet.
check_circleUse journal entries and ledgers accounts to prepare a complete set of financial statements.
check_circleExplain how closing entries transition the financial statements from one period to the next.
check_circleDefine contra accounts and the role they play in the financial statements.
check_circleDefine treasury stock and describe where it can be found on the financial statements.
check_circleDemonstrate how the sale of non-inventory assets affects the financial statements.
check_circleDiscuss and illustrate the difference between the accrual-basis and cash basis of accounting.
check_circleDemonstrate using several examples of how net income on the income statement can be reconciled with net cash from operating activities on the statement of cash flows.

About This Course

This course will demonstrate the process of preparing a complete set of financial statements, including discussions of the basic accounting equation, journal entries, ledgers, and contra accounts (e.g., accumulated depreciation and treasury stock). It also will address the differences between accruals and cash flows, and the items that reconcile net income on the income statement with net cash from operating activities in the operating section of the statement of cash flows.

Field of Study: Accounting

Your Instructors

Lambers Inc.
Lambers Inc.
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Lambers, Inc. is a leader in review courses for the EA, AFSP, and CPA exams. Lambers also offers IRS Continuing Education for Tax Preparers and CPE for CPAs. Accounting and finance professionals around the world incorporate Lambers products into their training programs.

Jamie Pratt
Jamie Pratt

CPA

Jamie Pratt was the Alva L. Prickett Chair of Accounting at the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, and now holds the title of Distinguished Emeritus Professor. He received his doctorate in business from Indiana University in 1977, and has held faculty positions at the University of Washington (Seattle), the University of Zurich (Switzerland), Northwestern University and INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France), returning to Indiana in 1991. Jamie’s research interests are in financial reporting and analysis, where he has published over 30 articles in the top academic research journals (including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Issues in Accounting Education), and he has taught courses in financial reporting and analysis at every level (introductory, intermediate, advanced) in every program (undergraduate, MBA, PhD). He has received over 30 teaching awards and recognitions, and also taught executive education courses throughout the world. Research and/or teaching recognitions have also come from the following organizations: American Accounting Association, American Taxation Association, Big 4 accounting firms (KPMG and PriceWaterhouseCoopers), Indiana Society of CPAs, the Universities of Manchester (England), Kwansei Gakuin (Japan) and Kentucky, and Business Week magazine. His resume also includes two textbooks (one in its 11th edition), two computer-based interactive case platforms, a financial analysis case book, and several instructor guides that support these products.

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