COURSE · Year-end
Year-End Accounts for Sole Traders and Partnerships
“I can keep the books all year, but I do not know how to turn them into accounts.”
Courses / A/C 4000 · Closing the year
THE PROBLEM, IN YOUR WORDS
“Our company has a filing deadline and the only person who understands it has left.”
Limited Company Year-End: From Trial Balance to Filed Accounts
Year-end adjustments for a small company, corporation tax in outline, directors’ loan accounts and dividends, and the accounts filed at Companies House.
47 lessons11 h 45 min24 months’ access
LEDGER · UNITS
The units, in order
About 15 minutes a lesson. Running totals show where you will be at the end of each unit.
| No. | Unit | Lessons | Running total | Running time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Company accounts in outline | 7 | 7 | 1 h 45 min |
| 02 | Year-end adjustments for companies | 9 | 16 | 4 h |
| 03 | Directors’ loans and dividends | 8 | 24 | 6 h |
| 04 | Corporation tax in outline | 8 | 32 | 8 h |
| 05 | Preparing the accounts | 9 | 41 | 10 h 15 min |
| 06 | Filing and deadlines | 6 | 47 | 11 h 45 min |
| Total | 47 | 47 | 11 h 45 min |
OUTCOMES
You will be able to…
- 01Close a small company’s year and prepare its accounts
- 02Keep a directors’ loan account and record dividends properly
- 03Know which deadlines apply and what goes to whom
INCLUDES
What is in it
- A small company’s year closed and its accounts prepared on screen
- Directors’ loan accounts and dividends, including the mistakes that cost money
- Corporation tax computation in outline
- The filing timetable for Companies House and HMRC on one page
WHO IT SUITS
Bookkeepers working with limited companies, and directors of small companies who want to understand the year-end.
Suggested pace 3 h a week · about 4 weeks · plan it with other courses
CONTRA ENTRIES
Pairs with
ROUTE · Year-end
The Practice Route: Books, Payroll, VAT and Year-End
“I want to look after other people’s books, and I need the whole picture first.”
QUERIES
Questions about this course
Anything else: the chat in the corner is answered by a person, or see how access works.
How long can I watch it, and when does access start?
You can watch Limited Company Year-End: From Trial Balance to Filed Accounts for 24 months from the day access begins. Access details arrive by email within one working day of payment, and you can rewatch any lesson as often as you like during that time.
What exactly is the format?
Streamed video lessons, watched online: 47 lessons across 6 units, 11 h 45 min of video in all. The lessons are recorded, so there is no live tutor and no marking, and nothing is downloadable. Tax content is education, not advice on your own situation; rates and thresholds are taught for a stated tax year.
Is it the right course for me?
It was made for bookkeepers working with limited companies, and directors of small companies who want to understand the year-end. At the suggested pace of 3 hours a week it takes about 4 weeks. If you are unsure where to begin, the rest of this shelf shows the neighbouring courses.