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About the Course

This course, developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and taught by top-ranked faculty, will teach you the tools you'll need to understand the fundamentals of financial accounting. Concise videos, the financial records of a small business, and "your turn" activities guide you through the three most commonly used financial statements: the Balance Sheet, the Income Statement, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Beyond recording transactions, you'll learn how to prepare these financial statements, and read and analyze them to draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Use journal entries to record transactions - Prepare and use t-accounts to summarize transactions recorded during an accounting period - Describe the three most commonly used financial statements and how they fit together - Prepare these financial statements based on transactions recorded during an accounting period - Draw basic conclusions about a company's financial health...

Top reviews

JT

Jun 23, 2020

Some transactions need more clarifications. Such as cash flow statement transaction was a little bit complicated to understand. But generally, this course is pretty good for beginners

PB

Jan 7, 2020

This course is really helpful especially for those who are in the Accounting field. This will give more practical view on what we already know. Thank you for the Coursera Team.

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May 2, 2020

very well done

By Mohamed A A

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Apr 24, 2020

Amazing Course

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Apr 3, 2020

it was great .

By Sourav G

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Sep 3, 2017

amazing course

By Vishnu a V R N

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Aug 30, 2017

really helpful

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Aug 30, 2024

Great course!

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Jan 11, 2024

It was great.

By Ahmed a

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Nov 17, 2022

useful course

By Banka B 2

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Nov 10, 2022

superb course

By Anna W

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Nov 10, 2017

Great course!

By Tushar P

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Jul 25, 2025

very helpful

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Feb 29, 2024

great course

By Mrs. S N

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Jun 1, 2023

good teacher

By Ahmed N

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May 20, 2023

Great course

By Mohammed A

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Aug 29, 2022

Fantastic!!

By Abdullah A

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Jun 14, 2022

Great Course

By Ahmed M H G

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Jun 12, 2022

Great course

By Lama K

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Mar 26, 2022

easy and fun

By Kheder T M

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Oct 9, 2020

great course

By Katherine W

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Jun 27, 2020

Great COurse

By Nicki E

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Jun 7, 2020

Great course

By Tarun B A

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Nov 25, 2019

Great Course

By Yao A

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Oct 1, 2019

great course

By Diane C

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Aug 31, 2018

Great class!

By Abdelhady H M A

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Nov 13, 2025

very useful