COURSE · From zero
Bank Reconciliation and the Month-End Close
“The bank says one number, the books say another, and I fix it by typing in a difference.”
Courses / A/C 1000 · Starting from a blank ledger
THE PROBLEM, IN YOUR WORDS
“Every tutorial assumes I already know which side the debit goes on.”
Double Entry from a Blank Page
Debits, credits and the accounting equation, worked through one transaction at a time until a trial balance comes out level in your own hands.
45 lessons9 h24 months’ access
LEDGER · UNITS
The units, in order
About 12 minutes a lesson. Running totals show where you will be at the end of each unit.
| No. | Unit | Lessons | Running total | Running time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The accounting equation in plain words | 6 | 6 | 1 h 12 min |
| 02 | Debits, credits and T-accounts | 9 | 15 | 3 h |
| 03 | Day books and the ledgers | 8 | 23 | 4 h 36 min |
| 04 | Sales, purchases and returns | 8 | 31 | 6 h 12 min |
| 05 | Cash, bank and petty cash | 7 | 38 | 7 h 36 min |
| 06 | The trial balance and finding errors | 7 | 45 | 9 h |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 9 h |
OUTCOMES
You will be able to…
- 01Post sales, purchases, receipts and payments to the right accounts
- 02Extract a trial balance and find out why it does not balance
- 03Read a simple profit and loss account and balance sheet without guessing
INCLUDES
What is in it
- Forty worked transactions, each posted on screen and explained line by line
- A blank ledger workbook you fill in as you watch, checked against the answer at the end of every unit
- A one-page chart of which accounts increase on which side
- End-of-unit questions with worked answers
WHO IT SUITS
Complete beginners: career changers, new office administrators and business owners who want to understand what their software is doing.
Suggested pace 3 h a week · about 3 weeks · plan it with other courses
CONTRA ENTRIES
Pairs with
ROUTE · From zero
The Bookkeeper Route: Blank Ledger to VAT Return
“I want to learn bookkeeping properly, in order, and stop collecting random videos.”
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 Double Entry from a Blank Page 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: 45 lessons across 6 units, 9 h 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 complete beginners: career changers, new office administrators and business owners who want to understand what their software is doing. At the suggested pace of 3 hours a week it takes about 3 weeks. If you are unsure where to begin, the rest of this shelf shows the neighbouring courses.