Course topics.

Try this with Accounting

1. Compare the topic list with the current course outline from your school.
2. Pick a topic you can partly explain and identify the exact part you want to work through.
3. Bring one example of the kind of question or task your school uses.

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Topics in the resource inventory

• Source Documents, GST and the Cash Receipts/Payments Journals
• Credit Sales, Credit Purchases and Returns Journals
• General Journal Entries Including Opening Entries and Error Corrections
• General Ledger Posting, Balancing Accounts and the Trial Balance
• Perpetual Inventory System Using the FIFO Cost Assignment Method
• Preparing the Income Statement (Service and Trading Business Format)
• Preparing the Classified Balance Sheet and Applying the Accounting Equation
• Preparing the Cash Flow Statement — Direct Method
• Adjusting Entries for Prepaid Revenue and Accrued Revenue
• Adjusting Entries for Prepaid Expenses and Accrued Expenses
• Calculating and Recording Depreciation — Straight-Line and Reducing-Balance Methods
• Recording the Disposal of a Depreciable Non-Current Asset
• Accounting for Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts
• Preparing Budgeted Financial Reports and Their Role in Planning
• Preparing a Cash Budget Including Debtors and Creditors Collections
• Calculating, Classifying and Explaining Budget Variances
• Calculating and Interpreting Liquidity and Efficiency Indicators
• Calculating and Interpreting Profitability and Financial Stability Indicators
• Integrating Non-Financial Information with Financial Indicators
• Ethical Responsibilities of the Accountant and Accounting Principles