Basic Double Entry Bookkeeping to Trial Balance (A1)

You have probably bought this course because either you are a self-employed business person who needs to be able to keep a set of financial records in order, or because you are hoping to become a professional bookkeeper and develop your skills, either to be able to work for someone else or to run your own bookkeeping business and offer your services to clients.

This Unit explains the differences between bookkeepers and accountants, and introduces the organisations who might need to see a set of accounts for a business. It also explains the various types of businesses that operate and why it is important to keep accurate records, and introduces the idea of creating a bank account to record money coming in and going out of a business.