Bookeeping Courses
Bookkeeping is a good career to launch into as bookkeepers are always in demand. Bookkeeping courses come in many forms, from distance learning to online and college versions. Once you have earned your diploma, you may set your own hours and work from home.
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Benefits
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Stay-at-home moms will benefit from online or distance-learning bookkeeping courses, which fit into their busy lifestyle. Online courses like the one offered by Gatlin Education Services teach the student QuickBooks and introduce accounting methods using the double-entry system.
Time Frame
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Most online and distance-learning bookkeeping courses are from 120 to 180 days in duration, although the courses are self-paced and you may take less time to complete the course material. Extensions are available if you need more than six months to complete the bookkeeping course.
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Features
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As part of the bookkeeping course you will learn bookkeeping concepts such as accounts, journaling, debits and credits and posting. You will learn the single- and double-entry system, assets and liabilities, operating statements and balance sheets. The course will teach you how to prepare financial statements, make adjustments and close the books.
Function
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The course materials will teach you accounts receivable and controlling accounts, accounts payable and how the 1099 tax form works. Record keeping will also be taught. Reading net-income statements will be part of the course, as well as information on capital statements.
Types
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Partnerships, corporations and nonprofit organizations will be explained thoroughly, and you will learn how to differentiate between these business entities. Cash accounts, cash receipts, petty cash, collections, funds, vouchers and petty-cash journaling will be covered, as well as corporate stock options and dividends. Well rounded in educational value to new bookkeepers, these courses provide the beginner with the means to start a small home business or set up a bookkeeping business.
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