MGMT X 423.430 - Bookkeeping and Accounting Essentials I
Course Description
This introductory course is the first course in the Bookkeeping Essentials sequence and provides an overview of the essential skills needed to be a successful bookkeeper. The course is ideal for bookkeepers and accountants who are early in their career or individuals considering a career transition. Students learn the principles of double-entry bookkeeping, the basics of preparing financial statements and how to analyze business transactions from an accounting standpoint. Topics include recording entries in a general ledger, preparing end-of-period worksheets and financial statements, and adjusting and closing entries accounting. Additional topics include accounting for cash; preparing a bank reconciliation; a general overview of payroll accounting; employee earnings and deductions; employer taxes and reporting; using the payroll register and journal entries; accounting for sales, cash receipts, purchases and cash payments; and accounting for merchandise inventory using weighted average, FIFO and LIFO methods.Course Outline
This introductory course is the first course in the Bookkeeping Essentials sequence and provides an overview of the essential skills needed to be a successful bookkeeper.Notes
This course is part of the Bookkeeping Specialization. Click here for more information.
Contact:
John Caruso
jcaruso@unex.ucla.edu
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Bookkeeping : Required Courses
- General Business Studies : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Accounting : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Entrepreneurship : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Finance : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in International Trade and Commerce : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Leadership : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Marketing : Electives - Business Management
- General Business Studies with Concentration in Real Estate : Electives - Business Management
- Study Abroad at UCLA Program : Required