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Financial Accounting Online Course with certificate

Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting relating bookkeeping and preparation of financial statements. Learn at your own pace or join a tutor-support program.

Learning Outcomes

 

On completion of this course, the learner should be able to:

  1. Explain the role of accounting and accountants.

  2. Describe the financial reporting framework.

  3. Explain the qualitative characteristics of financial information.

  4. Explain the different forms of business organisations.

  5. Record transactions in the books of prime-entry and ledgers using double entry bookkeeping.

  6. Prepare a trail balance and correct errors in accounting records.

  7. Prepare financial statements for business organisations, manufacturing concerns, non-profit making organisations, and partnerships.

  8. Reconcile financial transactions.

  9. Prepare accounts and financial statements from incomplete records.

  10. Understand and apply the general features of financial statements.

  11. Apply international financial reporting standards.

 

Course Overview (Video)

Course Curriculum

 

Unit 1 - The Accounting Cycle

Unit 2 - The Regulatory Framework

Unit 3 - Qualitative Characteristics

Unit 4 - Books of Prime-entry

Unit 5 - Ledger Accounting

Unit 6 - Double Entry

Unit 7 - Trial Balance Extraction

Unit 8 - Correction of Errors

Unit 9 - Bank Reconciliation

Unit 10 - Control Accounts

Unit 11 - Non-current Assets

Unit 12 - Accruals and Prepayments

Unit 13 - Bad Debts and Doubtful Debts

Unit 14 - Final Accounts

Unit 15 - Accounts of a Sole Trader

Unit 16 - Manufacturing Accounts

Unit 17 - Accounts of Non-profits

Unit 18 - Partnership Accounts

Unit 19 - Company Accounts

Unit 20 - Incomplete Records

Unit 21 - Cashflow Statements

Unit 22 - Inventories

 

  • Unit 1 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
    • Lecture 1 - The Accounting Cycle

    • Lecture 2 - Business Entity

    • Lecture 3 - Branches of Accounting

    • Lecture 4 - Uses and Stake Holder Needs

    • Lecture 5 - Corporate Governance

    • Lecture 6 - Elements of Financial Statements

     
    Unit 2 - Regulatory Framework In Uganda
    • Lecture 1 - Need of Regulatory Framework

     
    Unit 3 - Qualitative Characteristics
    • Lecture 1 - Underlying Assumptions

    • Lecture 2 - Fundamental Characteristics

    • Lecture 3 - Enhancing Characteristics

  • Unit 4 - Sources, Documents and Books of Prime Entry
    • Lecture 1 - Books of Prime-entry

    • Lecture 2 - Three column cash book

     
    Unit 5 - Ledger Accounting
    • Lecture 1 - Ledger Accounts

     
    Unit 6 - Double Entry
    • Lecture 1 - Rules of Double Entry

    • Lecture 2 - The General Journal

    • Lecture 3 - Journalizing Transactions (Part 1)

    • Lecture 4 - Journalizing Transactions (Part 2)

    • Lecture 5 - Posting to Ledger Accounts

    • Lecture 6 - Balancing Off Accounts

     
    Unit 7 - Trial Balance Extraction
    • Lecture 1 - Trial Balance Extraction

     
    Unit 8 - Correction of Errors
    • Lecture 1 - Errors NOT Affecting Trial Balance

    • Lecture 2 - Errors Affecting Trial Balance

    • Lecture 3 - Correcting Journal Entries(Part 1)

    • Lecture 4 - Correcting Journal Entries (Part 2)

    • Lecture 5 - The Suspense Account

    • Lecture 6 - Statement of Corrected Net Profit

     
    Unit 9 - Bank Reconciliations
    • Lecture 1 - Bank Reconciliation Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Worked Example

     
    Unit 10 - Control Accounts
    • Lecture 1 - Control Accounts Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Preparing Control Accounts

     
    Unit 11 - Non-Current Assets
    • Lecture 1 - Non-Current Assets Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Preparing Non-Current Asset Account

    • Lecture 3 - The Accumulated Depreciation Account

    • Lecture 4 - The Disposals Account

     
    Unit 12 - Accruals And Prepayments
    • Lecture 1 - Accruals and Prepayments Explained

     
    Unit 13 - Bad And Doubtful Debts
    • Lecture 1 - Writing off Bad Debts

    • Lecture 2 - Treatment of Doubtful Debts

     
    Unit 14 - Preparation of Financial Statements
    • Lecture 1- Preparing Final Accounts

     
    Unit 15 - Accounts of a Sole Trader
    • Lecture 1 - The Statement of Profit or loss

    • Lecture 2 - The Statement of Financial Position

    • Lecture 3 - Preparing Profit or Loss (Activity)Preparing Profit or Loss (Activity)

    • Lecture 4 - Financial Position (Activity)

     
    Unit 16 - Manufacturing Accounts
    • Lecture 1 - The Manufacturing Account

    • Lecture 2 - The Trading Account

    • Lecture 3 - The Profit or Loss Account

    • Lecture 4 - Preparing Manufacturing Account

    • Lecture 5 - Preparing Profit or Loss Account

     
    Unit 17 - Accounts of Non-Profits
    • Lecture 1 - Income & Expenditure Account

    • Lecture 2 - Subscriptions Account

    • Lecture 3 - The Statement of Affairs (Activity)

    • Lecture 4 - Preparing Subscriptions Account

    • Lecture 5 - The Statement of Financial Position

     
    Unit 18 - Partnership Accounts
    • Lecture 1 - Partnership Accounts Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Partnership Adjustment

    • Lecture 3 - Retirement & admission of new partner

    • Lecture 4 - Dissolution of partnership

    • Lecture 5 - Dissolution of partnership(example)

     
    Unit 19 - Company Accounts
    • Lecture 1- Limited vs Unlimited Liability

    • Lecture 2 - Categories of Share Capital

    • Lecture 3 - Accounting for Share Issue

    • Lecture 4 - Capital Reserve Accounts

    • Lecture 5 - Statement of Changes in Equity

     
    Unit 20 - Incomplete Records
    • Lecture 1 - Incomplete Records Explained

    • Lecture 2 - Opening Capital Unknown

    • Lecture 3 - Cash Book Balance unknown

    • Lecture 4 - Credit Sales & Purchase Unknown

     
    Unit 21 - Cashflow Statements
    • Lecture 1 - The Cash Flow Statement

    • Lecture 2 - The Indirect Method (Activity 1)

    • Lecture 3 - The Direct Method (Activity 2)

     
    Unit 22 - Inventories
    • Lecture 1- The Cost of Inventories

    • Lecture 2 - The Net Realizable Value (NRV)

     
    Unit 23 - Entrepreneurship
Course Resources
The study textbook covers progressive notes targeting the entire financial accounting syllabus including review exercises to test your understanding of the subject.
The Revision Kit complements the study text by giving you the chance to practice exam-style questions covering the fundamental principles of accounting and Bookkeeping.
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Target Group

The course has been designed for students undertaking Financial Accounting under CPA(U) professional course and has been built around the official CPA(U) syllabus. The course is also designed for students pursuing a foreign accountancy qualifications such as ACCA and students undertaking financial accounting at institutions of higher learning.

CPA Innocent Mugisha is a Professor of Finance and Accounting with over 10 years experience in teaching Accounting and Finance related courses including Financial Accounting both at University and Professional level. His qualifications are: PhD (candidate), MBA(Finance), CPA(U), FCCA, CIPS, CTA and BCOM (Accounting). Innocent has also published various books on most topics in Accounting and Finance for Business and Professional Studies.

CPA Innocent Mugisha is a Professor of Finance and Accounting with over 10 years' experience in teaching Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Auditing and Statistics related courses including hands-on courses on common accounting system such as tally, quickbooks and sunsystems both at University and Professional level. His qualifications are; PhD (candidate), MBA(Finance), CPA(U), FCCA, CIPS, CTA and BCOM (Accounting). Innocent has also published various books on most topics in Accounting and Finance for Business and Professional Studies.

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