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| Short Description: This Professional Bookkeeping course will show you the essentials of record keeping for a small business and will show why it's necessary to track information. The course will give you a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping. Professional Bookkeeping teaches you how to sort through the masses of information and paperwork, how to record what is important for a business, and how to use that information to grow a business for success. This course helps prepare you to take the NACPB Bookkeeping Certification exam. Professional Bookkeeping also assists you in setting up and running a thriving home-based bookkeeping business. This course includes 50 lessons on DVD. |
Professional Bookkeeping
100 Hours/12 Months/Instructor Supported
Course Overview:
This Professional Bookkeeping course will show you the essentials of record keeping for a small business and will show why it's necessary to track information. The course will give you a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping. Professional Bookkeeping teaches you how to sort through the masses of information and paperwork, how to record what is important for a business, and how to use that information to grow a business for success. This course helps prepare you to take the NACPB Bookkeeping Certification exam. Professional Bookkeeping also assists you in setting up and running a thriving home-based bookkeeping business. This course includes 50 lessons on DVD.
Course Outline:
Professional Bookkeeping Module 1
Bookkeeping Basics
- Getting Started
- The Origins of Bookkeeping
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Accrual Accounting
- Debits and Credits
- Accountants versus Bookkeepers
- Accounting Jargon
- Setting Up the Record Keeping System
- The Balance Sheet
- Assets and Liabilities
- The Income Statement
- The Cash Flow Statement
Professional Bookkeeping Module 2
Intermediate Bookkeeping
- Recording the Sales Cycle
- Recording the Purchases Cycle
- Inventory Tracking Systems
- Capital Assets
- Understanding Depreciation
- Leases and Loans
- Transactions between the Company & Its Owners
- Remittances to the Government
- Maintaining a Petty Cash System
- Reconciling the Bank
- Backward Posting
- Organizing Messy Books
Professional Bookkeeping Module 3
Advanced Bookkeeping
- The Role of the External Accountant
- Creating Financial Statements
- Corporate Income Tax Returns
- Budgeting for a Business
- Setting up a 12-Month Budget
- Monitoring Cash Flow
- Understanding Bartering
- Foreign Currency Transactions
- Reconciling the Foreign Currency Bank Account
- Tax Planning
- Minimizing Taxes versus Avoiding Taxes
- Owner / Manager Remuneration
Professional Bookkeeping Module 4
Starting a Bookkeeping Business
- Starting a Bookkeeping Business
- Being Self-Employed
- Balancing Work and Family
- Financial Considerations
- Start Up Considerations
- Writing a Business Plan
- Management and Organization
- Doing your Accounting
- Establish a Business Identity
- Business Checking Account
- Business Credit Cards
- Setting Up Your Home Office
Professional Bookkeeping Module 5
Marketing & Clients
- Bookkeeping or Accounting
- Bookkeeping Certification
- Getting Experience
- Marketing Your Business
- Your Ideal Client
- Targeting a Niche
- Cultivating Referrals
- Online Marketing and Social Media
- Understanding Websites
- Writing Blogs or Articles
- Financial Considerations
- Client Management, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Materials Included:
- Bookkeepers' Boot Camp: Get a Grip on Accounting Basics by Angie Mohr, CA, CMA
- How to Start a Home-Based Bookkeeping Business by Michelle Long
- Bookkeeping 101 & Beyond with Peachtree Accounting (DVDs) by Robert Henry
Certification:
- This course helps prepare you to take the NACPB Bookkeeping Certification exam. NACPB Bookkeeper Certification assures the public that you have full-charge bookkeeping knowledge and skills. You obtain the Certification by passing the Uniform Certified Public Bookkeeper Examination.
System Requirements:
Internet Access
- Broadband or high-speed internet access is required. Broadband includes DSL, cable, and wireless connections.
- Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Moodle pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.
Hardware
- Windows hardware configurations and processors are acceptable.
- Mac computers MUST have Microsoft Window Operating Systems over Bootcamp (Bootcamp is a free download from Apple's website).
- 1 GB RAM recommended
- Software
- Operating Systems
- Windows XP or Vista and Mac OS X 10 and higher with Windows
- Web Browsers
- Google Chrome
- Safari, Internet Explorer & FireFox are not currently recommended as they cannot display certain Moodle editing menus for both students and instructors
- Adobe PDF Reader
- Media Plug-ins (These may be required depending on your course media-click on the links below to download the latest versions)
- Adobe Flash Player
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Apple Quicktime
- Windows Media Player
- Real Player
- PowerPoint Viewer (use this if you don't have PowerPoint)
**Outlines are subject to change, as courses are always under improvement for your benefit.**
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