Students prepare statements relevant to year end accounting processes synthesizing what they have learned in the previous two courses. Specific topics include adjusting entries, closing entries (with a focus on the adjustment to retained earnings), the preparation of an income statement, retained earnings statement, and a balance sheet, and the procedure for recording the four closing entries. Students will also learn how to prepare the post-closing trial balance.
This course is part of the Introduction to Financial Accounting: The Accounting Cycle Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Adjusting Entries & Adjusted Trial Balance
The Worksheet
Creating & Analyzing Financial Statements
Closing Entries & The Post-Closing Trial Balance
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TOP REVIEWS FROM COMPLETING THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE
excellent training. Professor is super knowledgeable easy to understand steps.
I appreciate this introduction course. I will continue to learn more through other more advance course.
Very well, but some of the questions in the quiz need to match with the correct answer. Thx
Fantastic!!!! This is by far the best and most educational of all.
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