Book-keeping & Accounts

Overview

Study Accounting from home and you will have a key skill that every business needs!

This course will help you to

• Understand ledger accounts
• Have a clear view of where your money is going
• Learn how to plan a business
• Gain employment
• Make a business more cost effective
• Sort out the accounts of a club/society

This course is written with the beginner in mind and it will take the basic stages step by step. We think it is very important that our structured learning material is written in plain English and we have developed the lessons so that all explanations are crystal clear.

You can study this course entirely from home with the support of an experienced tutor who will help you to complete the study units with confidence. You will have gained extensive knowledge of all key areas of modern accounting when you have completed all 10 study units.

Course Contents

Remember, You can complete this Book-keeping & Accounts course within 6 to 9 months of enrolling. So take your first step by contacting us today !

Detailed Content

Unit 1: General Introduction

• Welcome to Book-keeping
• Learning objectives
• Introduction to Book-keeping

Unit 2: The Ledger

• Identifying the two accounts
• Classifying the accounts: Real, Personal and Nominal
• Applying the rules for each class of account
• Balancing the accounts
• An alternative layout for accounts

Unit 3: The 4 day books

• Sales Day Book
• Purchases Day Book
• Returns in or Sales Returns Book Note
• Returns out or Purchases Returns Day book
• Analysed(columnar) Day Books
• Documents: Invoice, Credit Note, Debit

Unit 4: The Cash Book

• Bank account and cash account in the ledger book
• Two Column Cash Book
• Three Column Cash Book
• Analysed Cash Book(including VAT)
• Bank Reconciliation Statements
• Cheques: crossed, dishonoured, parties

Unit 5: The journal

• Opening entries
• Purchase, Sale or Return of Fixed Assets on credit
• Dishonoured cheque, bank loan, bank interest
• Bad debts, Bad debts recovered, Interest charged to debtors
• Depreciation of fixed assets
• Drawings by owner(other than money)
• Credit control

Unit 6: Petty cash book

• Cash flow statements
• Loan Application
• Business plan
• Sources of Finance

Unit 7: The trail balance

• Corrections of errors in the trail balance
• Control accounts
• Stock control

Unit 8: Final Accounts and Balance sheet

• The trading a/c and The profit and loss a/c
• The Balance sheet and The capital a/c
• Adjustments prior to final a/cs - accruals, prepayments, depreciation
• The stock account

Unit 9: Interpretation of Final Accounts

• Profitability Ratios
• Possible reasons for a falling gross profit percentage
• Liquidity, Activity, Gearing & Investment Ratios
• Report writing
• Wages book

Unit 10: Final Accounts and Balance sheets of clubs

• Capital and revenue expenditure and receipts
• Club a/cs and a/cs of non-trading organisations
• Partnerships
• Company accounts
• Interpretation of accounts of a limited company

How distance learning works

Your Own Book-keeping & Accounts tutor

As a Kilroy's College student, you will be assigned a personal tutor, who works with you throughout your course, providing expert guidance and tuition. With your experienced and qualified Book-keeping & Accounts specialist as your tutor, you will be in "a class of one" but you will never be on your own.

Continuous Assessment

An assignment is completed at the end of each study unit and sent to your tutor at the college. Helpful comments accompany each corrected assignment as they are promptly returned to you with your next study unit. You will receive regular feedback and encouragement from your tutor throughout your course, which helps to ensure the successful completion of your studies.

Private and Confidential

Any correspondence with the college and all your course work will be treated as strictly private and confidential.

Your Course Textbook

An excellent textbook, carefully chosen by our course writers to complement this study programme, will be sent to you with your first study units, which is yours to keep for future reference.

College Diploma

A Kilroy's College Diploma is awarded to students based on their work throughout their course. You will receive your Kilroy's College Diploma in Book-keeping & Accounts on the successful completion of all your assignments.

About the Future

Many of our students currently employed have received a promotion or an increase in salary, as a direct result of completing a Kilroy's College course. Many students tell us that our courses have given them the confidence to go on to further study, to begin work or to change careers. So if you don't have time for evening classes or you would prefer to study at home at your own pace, this Book-keeping & Accounts course could be perfect for you.

Distance Learning Advantages

• You don't need to take time off from work or other personal commitments as this Book-keeping & Accounts course allows you the flexibility and confidentiality of studying at home.
• You can start studying at any time as the college is open all year round.
• Because you study from home it offers you valuable savings in time and transportation.
• There is no pressure on time, no age limits and no previous experience is required.
• You will be in "a class of one" with your own tutor, an experienced and qualified specialist in Book-keeping & Accounts, and your tuition is private and confidential.
• You will receive everything you need to get started in your student study pack.
• You will be awarded the Kilroy's College Diploma in Book-keeping & Accounts in recognition of your educational achievement, on the successful completion of your course.

Delivery Method:
1. Correspondence
2. Online

Private Tutor: Yes

Duration: 6 to 9 months