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About the Course

This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, will teach you the tools you'll need to understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. Concise videos, the financial records of a small business, and "your turn" activities guide you through the three most commonly used financial statements: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Beyond recording transactions, you'll learn how to prepare these financial statements, and read and analyze them to draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Use journal entries to record transactions - Prepare and use t-accounts to summarize transactions recorded during an accounting period - Describe the three most commonly used financial statements and how they fit together - Prepare these financial statements based on transactions recorded during an accounting period - Draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health...

Top reviews

RM

Dec 22, 2019

I recommend this course to all beginners in understanding accounting , this course completely put you into your first step of the world of financial accounting , and professor luann is really amazing

JR

Sep 4, 2020

The concepts learned during this course made possible for me to present the project financials in a better way to the director. This course should be a must for all of us in the project management.

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By Rahadian N M

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Feb 15, 2023

Amazing course! My background is not from finance but the explanation is clear and comprehensive! KUDOS!

By Floribel O

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Jun 5, 2022

Very informative yet easy to understand for those who are just starting out in their accounting journey.

By Jika S

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Sep 4, 2017

very satisfied, took me longer to understand then I expected but it worth it. Thank you much, Professor!

By ABDULLAH O

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Feb 19, 2022

I didn't expect to find all this benefit in these few weeks I am happy to finish this course Thank You

By Lanneken D

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May 30, 2020

The professor is really excellent at explaining accounting concepts, and she's funny too in a nerdy way

By Tan W Q

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May 5, 2020

Fantastic course, I learnt so much. Good for absolute beginners like me. Thanks prof! Really enjoyed it

By DIEGO F R O

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Mar 31, 2021

Excelente para tener un contexto claro antes de valuar una compañia desde el punto de vista financiero

By Angel E N A

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Jun 21, 2020

Really good material and explanation of elaborate concepts. I liked Professor Lynch's way of teaching.

By Pushkar S

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Jun 20, 2020

A very good course with good practice examples! I would say a must for beginners in accounting domain!

By Kathryn A

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Apr 30, 2020

This course is an excellent overview of financial accounting that is taught in an easy-to-follow yet c

By Prince C

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Nov 13, 2022

Great course. You get hands on experience with examples one would come across for astart-up business.

By Atah B F

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Jul 17, 2020

Great course, great pedagogic approach, challenging and interesting quizzes, well explained concepts.

By Vanessa G

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Jan 11, 2020

Prof Luann is awesome! She explains everything so well. I can't wait to start another of her courses.

By Pavan T

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Jan 19, 2024

If you really want to know about financial accounting basics, then this is the best course to start.

By Anamaria M

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Aug 31, 2020

Great course. Luann Lynch is very good at explaining the basics of accounting in the simplest terms.

By Patrice D

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May 16, 2020

Very interesting and well explained course! Thanks a lot to the excellent teacher! (Patrice Durand)

By Khalid M

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May 9, 2020

The lecturer has a great experiences of how to illustrate those topics in financial accounting well

By Pedro P J

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Apr 23, 2020

Luann is an amazing teacher! I couldn't imagine that it would actually be fun to learn accounting.

By Ahad B I

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Apr 26, 2021

It helped me learn all the basics of financial accounting that I need to know as business student

By Mohannad M

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May 7, 2020

Important course to learn about accounting and analysis, I recommend it everyone want to learn it

By Kevin K

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Mar 28, 2020

Great course A+. Enjoyed each lesson and highly recommend to anyone. Luann is a great instructor.

By Naz B

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Oct 6, 2022

Very good overview! I learned a lot. I would recomend the course, it surley is worth taking.

By Ryan C

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Oct 22, 2020

Great professor who provides a number of useful examples to help explain a variety of concepts.

By Pouria S

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Aug 30, 2020

Really enjoyed this course. Highly recommend for a solid intro to financial accounting basics.

By Agshin E

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Jun 2, 2020

Perfect course, perfect professor. Very very very very pleased and learned a lot of new things.