136 pages [55 self-teaching + 81 self-quizzes with detailed answers]
Section 1: Why we use accruals, deferrals and other adjustments. The difference between cash basis and accrual basis accounting.
Section 2: Accrued revenue. How to record accrued revenue. Examples of different kinds of accrued revenue. Computing and accruing interest receivable. How failure to accrue revenue affects the financial statements.
Section 3: Accrued expenses. How to record accrued expenses. Examples of different kinds of accrued expenses. Computing and recording interest payable. How failure to accrue expenses affects the financial statements.
Section 4: Revenue collected in advance (unearned revenue). How to record unearned revenue. How to accrue revenue earned when the revenue collected was originally recorded in a revenue account v. an unearned revenue account.
Section 5: Prepaid (deferred) expenses. Recording prepayments and adjustments. How to accrue expenses when prepayments were recorded in an expense account v. a prepaid (asset) account.
Section 6: Other adjusting entries. How to compute and record the adjusting entry for bad debt expense for tax purposes v. book purposes. Adjusting entries for depreciation and various cash accounts.
Section 7: From unadjusted to adjusted trial balance. The chart of accounts. Preparing the unadjusted trial balance, entering the adjustments and preparing the adjusted trial balance. A summary of how the adjusted trial balance is used to prepare the income statement, balance sheet and statement of retained earnings. Basics of the post-closing trial balance.
Publisher: AIPB
I think the books are excellent teaching tools. I information is presented in a easy to understand manner and the quizzes are great measures of your knowledge. I wish that there could be two exams so that you would get an idea of what you missed on the exam. By not getting the answers, you have no idea what you missed or didn’t miss. When on is using these books, they are intended to help you study for the certification exams not necessarily to get CEU’s. It would have been more advantagous to know what I needed to work on from the exam than it was to get the CEU’s. Overall I really like the books, quizzes and exams. I just wish there was another way to know how you did on the exams.
This was the most challenging and most interesting course in the series. I learned more about journal entries, bank reconciliation (especially finding errors), and the trial balance than any accounting course that I took while attending college. Maybe major university colleges should see your certification examination and accounting related courses as Industry standards. Hands down!
It was okay. Could have covered some other adjusting entries
excellent, brought back to memory a lot of information i had not used in years. great refresher
it was clear.. good examples
Great Course.
This course was exceptionally helpful in my current bookkeeping position. The only issue I had is the way the years are described using 20X0 or 20X2. When reading the questions, it’s very confusing. I had to write in 2010 or 2011 in order to better understand the question, especially the prior year questions.
I think the books would be especially helpful for someone who has very little experience, and no formal education in bookkeeping.
The staff at AIPB has been excellent. Few times, I requested their assistance in getting their tutorials and securing the test reg. number faster due to my varying circumstances. Each time, their response had been timely and organized. Overall, the tutorials for the AIPB exams are very useful. I recommend them to everyone who is seeking to build a career as a good bookkeeper.
clear and very easy to comprehend.
It is one of the best Accounting book I have ever seen.
Overall the course is beneficial.
I learned alot from this course. I especially like the section explaining which accounts were debit or credt balances.
I was very pleased with this course. Thank you.
The wording to some questions were a little confussing.
Easy to follow and understand. I have not taken my certification test yet so I cannot rate the content as it regards to that.
The book was great. However, the questions on the exam (at Prometric center) about bank reconciliation were misleading. On the exam, the questions were phrased a little differently than those in the workbook, making it unclear what was raelly being asked.
I LIKE THE EXAMPLES
Book is really nice, easy to understand and I can say I am able to handle the adjusting entries.
I learned a lot altough I have been doing accounting for many years.
An awesome refresher course for anyone
Excellent!
It need more examples.
I enjoyed the course and felt the material was well written.
I felt it was very good study material….
I found the course satisfactory and informative.
Informative course and a great tool for review before the exam.
It is excellent, It helps me a lot. thank you
I thought it was a very useful and user friendly book. I plan to turn in the test soon.
Question and answer are really good help.