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Would you like to know what Accounting REALLY MEANS? In this short tutorial we’ll take 1 simple example and follow it through all 8 Steps of the Accounting Cycle – from start to finish – you’ll build a solid understanding of all the Accounting Basics we encounter along the way. Stuff like the Accounting Equation, Debits & Credits, Double-Entry Accounting, T-Accounts, the Trial Balance etc.
If you’re an Accounting Beginner, then I recommend watching this all the way through to the end – at least once – to get a complete picture of how Accounting works. Afterwards, you can jump into my Accounting Basics Playlist (see below) and explore every topic in more detail.
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00:00 – Intro
00:16 – What is Financial Accounting?
01:11 – STEP 1: IDENTIFY TRANSACTIONS
01:29 – STEP 2: PREPARE JOURNAL ENTRIES
01:32 – What is a Journal Entry?
01:36 – What does a Journal Entry look like?
02:05 – What is Double Entry Accounting?
02:58 – What is the Accounting Equation?
04:17 – STEP 3: POST TO GENERAL LEDGER
04:22 – What is the General Ledger?
04:43 – Posting to Accounts
04:49 – What is an Account?
04:58 – The 6 Types of Account – Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses & Dividends
05:21 – What are T-Accounts?
06:00 – What does the General Ledger look like?
06:18 – STEP 4: UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
06:22 – What is a Trial Balance?
06:43 – How to build a Trial Balance
07:10 – Why is it called Trial Balance?
07:28 – STEP 5: POST ADJUSTING ENTRIES
07:32 – What are Adjusting Entries?
07:40 – IFRS vs GAAP
08:21 – What is the Accrual Method of Accounting?
08:41 – Adjusting Entries Example
10:14 – STEP 6: ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
10:41 – STEP 7: CREATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10:44 – What are Financial Statements?
10:59 – What are the three types of Financial Statements?
11:10 – What is the Balance Sheet?
11:28 – What is the Income Statement?
11:43 – Profit vs Cash Flow
11:54 – What is the Cash Flow Statement?
12:04 – Who would use Financial Statements?
12:34 – STEP 8: POST CLOSING ENTRIES
12:41 – What are Closing Entries?
12:51 – Closing Entries Example
13:10 – Post Closing Trial Balance
13:20 – THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE
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I packed a lot into this one! Here are the timestamps if you'd like to skip to a section…
⏱️TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Intro
00:16 – What is Financial Accounting?
01:11 – STEP 1: IDENTIFY TRANSACTIONS
01:29 – STEP 2: PREPARE JOURNAL ENTRIES
01:32 – What is a Journal Entry?
01:36 – What does a Journal Entry look like?
02:05 – What is Double Entry Accounting?
02:58 – What is the Accounting Equation?
04:17 – STEP 3: POST TO GENERAL LEDGER
04:22 – What is the General Ledger?
04:43 – Posting to Accounts
04:49 – What is an Account?
04:58 – The 6 Types of Account – Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses & Dividends
05:21 – What are T-Accounts?
06:00 – What does the General Ledger look like?
06:18 – STEP 4: UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
06:22 – What is a Trial Balance?
06:43 – How to build a Trial Balance
07:10 – Why is it called Trial Balance?
07:28 – STEP 5: POST ADJUSTING ENTRIES
07:32 – What are Adjusting Entries?
07:40 – IFRS vs GAAP
08:21 – What is the Accrual Method of Accounting?
08:41 – Adjusting Entries Example
10:14 – STEP 6: ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
10:41 – STEP 7: CREATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10:44 – What are Financial Statements?
10:59 – What are the three types of Financial Statements?
11:10 – What is the Balance Sheet?
11:28 – What is the Income Statement?
11:43 – Profit vs Cash Flow
11:54 – What is the Cash Flow Statement?
12:04 – Who would use Financial Statements?
12:34 – STEP 8: POST CLOSING ENTRIES
12:41 – What are Closing Entries?
12:51 – Closing Entries Example
13:10 – Post Closing Trial Balance
13:20 – THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE
no idea wtf he is talking about
Watching this before an interview – trying to break into the accounting world from the finance world for job security and better pay now rather than waiting 10 years
Thank for the wonderful video sir, Have my final exam of accounts in 12 days don't know anything but I guess ur videos are gonna help me a lot
Halfway through & you've already lost me. You're saying you receive cash in March, but also that you don't receive that money until the following months. Which is it?
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I am taking my first accounting class… when I asked for help, the instructor’s response was “Hope it ‘clicks’ soon” 😳
Great
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Would've been better without disgusting dogs on the screen every 8 seconds
Greatly explained ..as i am studing commerce i can relate and underastand fully u explained it greately..good job
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Wow i learnt so much just half way through the vid….Too good keep up the good work👌
Loud ass background music
Why am I here..My teacher isn't teaching me anything in zoom..literally
Your explanation was awesome bro tq
Same for india right ?
A brilliant overview of financial accounting. Gives me awareness of the stages I know and the stages I need to explore. Either way, it’s positive to know that that the brief summary of each stage was understood, and this gives me confidence to push on! 👍
Great content! As a college student taking accounting, your content really helps out! Thank you so much!
Hello james,thanj you very much for the lesson but y z music is to loud and noisy
I cant watch the video comfortably because the music in the background is very loud