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Basic Accounting Courses

Basic accounting courses can help you learn financial statements, bookkeeping, budgeting, and tax preparation. You can build skills in analyzing financial data, managing cash flow, and understanding regulatory compliance. Many courses introduce tools like spreadsheets and accounting software, that support tracking expenses, generating reports, and ensuring accuracy in financial records.


Popular Basic Accounting Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Audit Expenses: Comply, Explain, and Apply

    Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Travel Arrangements, Auditing, Accounts Payable, Accounting, Cost Control, Compliance Auditing, Compliance Management, Fraud detection, Decision Making, Document Management, Record Keeping, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance

    Skills you'll gain: Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Bookkeeping, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting Records, Accounting, Reconciliation, Accounting Systems, General Ledger, General Accounting, Accounting Software, Transaction Processing, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Cost Accounting

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Income Statement, Operating Cost, Cost Management, Inventory Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Gross Profit, Strategic Decision-Making, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Product Assortment, Depreciation, Financial Accounting, Production Process, Financial Statements, Price Negotiation, Capacity Management, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Financial Accounting: Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Revenue Recognition, Accrual Accounting, Financial Statements, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Accounting Records, Inventory Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Cash Flows

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    US GAAP Accounting & Financial Reporting Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Revenue Recognition, Financial Statement Analysis, Non-Profit Accounting, Technical Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Expense Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Inventory Accounting, Tax Management, Compliance Reporting, Consolidation, Financial Data, Accounting

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Accounting for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), General Accounting, Financial Acumen, Revenue Management, Inventory Control Systems, Inventory Management, Decision Making

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Cash Flows, Probability & Statistics, Finance, Financial Statements, Microsoft Excel, Descriptive Statistics, Financial Accounting, Business Analytics, Box Plots, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Probability, Statistics, Ledgers (Accounting), Financial Analysis, Business Valuation, Business Mathematics, Financial Management, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Managerial Accounting Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operating Cost, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Management, Budget Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Resource Allocation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Accounting for Non-Finance Professionals

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Cash Flows, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting, Financial Reporting, General Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Accounting Records, Accrual Accounting, Equities

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited

    Fundamentals of Accounting and Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Accounting, Financial Reporting, Bookkeeping, Accounting Software, Accounting Records, Financial Accounting, Financial Statements, General Ledger, Data Entry, Data Security, Banking, Data Management, Software Installation, Reconciliation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Technical University of Munich (TUM)

    Basics of Cost Accounting: Product Costing

    Skills you'll gain: Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Cost Management, Accounting, Product Planning, Resource Allocation, Depreciation, Production Process, Financial Accounting, Operating Expense

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Financial Statements

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Business Metrics, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Cash Flows, Business Acumen

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular basic accounting courses

  • Audit Expenses: Comply, Explain, and Apply: Coursera
  • Double-Entry Bookkeeping: Record & Balance: Coursera
  • Cost Accounting: Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  • Financial Accounting: Foundations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • US GAAP Accounting & Financial Reporting Mastery: EDUCBA
  • Accounting for Decision Making: University of Michigan
  • Business Finance and Data Analysis Fundamentals: Rice University
  • Managerial Accounting Fundamentals: University of Virginia
  • Accounting for Non-Finance Professionals: Rice University
  • Fundamentals of Accounting and Reporting: Tally Education and Distribution Services Private Limited

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