Bookkeeping basics
Completed by Megan Chestnut Hanks
July 10, 2025
13 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Define accounting and the concepts of accounting measurement.
Explain the role of a bookkeeper and common bookkeeping tasks and responsibilities.
Summarize the double entry accounting method.
Explain the ethical and social responsibilities of bookkeepers in ensuring the integrity of financial information.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Transaction Processing
- Category: Cash Flows
- Category: General Ledger
- Category: Financial Reporting
- Category: Accounting
- Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
- Category: Equities
- Category: Ledgers (Accounting)
- Category: Bookkeeping
- Category: Income Statement
- Category: Business Ethics
- Category: Accounting Software
