What do I learn in an accounting pre-course?

The preliminary courses in accounting provide an overview of the basic principles of bookkeeping, the importance of balance sheets and income statements, the preparation of charts of accounts and the correct booking of business transactions.

The individual topics:

  • Basics of commercial accounting
  • Introduction to double-entry bookkeeping
  • Business transactions and balance sheet
  • Income statement
  • Annual financial statements
  • Interest calculation and accruals and deferrals
  • Value added tax / losses from receivables
  • Trade accounts, stock corrections
  • Calculation in commodity trading

Benefits and connection options

With a basic or preliminary accounting course, you will acquire the necessary knowledge to work on simple financial and management accounting or to be able to understand and interpret accounting figures in a management position.

This means that you meet the requirements in terms of accounting knowledge in order to be admitted to further commercial training, for example:

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