Would you like to know what Accounting really means?
In this short tutorial we'll take one simple example and follow it through all 8 Steps of the Accounting Cycle - from start to finish - you'll build a solid understanding of all the Accounting Basics we encounter along the way. Stuff like the Accounting Equation, Debits & Credits, Double-Entry Accounting, T-Accounts, the Trial Balance etc.
If you're an Accounting Beginner, then I recommend watching this all the way through to the end - at least once - to get a complete picture of how Accounting works. Afterwards, you can jump into my Accounting Basics Playlist (see below) and explore every topic in more detail.
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - What is Financial Accounting?
01:11 - STEP 1: IDENTIFY TRANSACTIONS
01:29 - STEP 2: PREPARE JOURNAL ENTRIES
01:32 - What is a Journal Entry?
01:36 - What does a Journal Entry look like?
02:05 - What is Double Entry Accounting?
02:58 - What is the Accounting Equation?
04:17 - STEP 3: POST TO GENERAL LEDGER
04:22 - What is the General Ledger?
04:43 - Posting to Accounts
04:49 - What is an Account?
04:58 - The 6 Types of Account - Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses & Dividends
05:21 - What are T-Accounts?
06:00 - What does the General Ledger look like?
06:18 - STEP 4: UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
06:22 - What is a Trial Balance?
06:43 - How to build a Trial Balance
07:10 - Why is it called Trial Balance?
07:28 - STEP 5: POST ADJUSTING ENTRIES
07:32 - What are Adjusting Entries?
07:40 - IFRS vs GAAP
08:21 - What is the Accrual Method of Accounting?
08:41 - Adjusting Entries Example
10:14 - STEP 6: ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE
10:41 - STEP 7: CREATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10:44 - What are Financial Statements?
10:59 - What are the three types of Financial Statements?
11:10 - What is the Balance Sheet?
11:28 - What is the Income Statement?
11:43 - Profit vs Cash Flow
11:54 - What is the Cash Flow Statement?
12:04 - Who would use Financial Statements?
12:34 - STEP 8: POST CLOSING ENTRIES
12:41 - What are Closing Entries?
12:51 - Closing Entries Example
13:10 - Post Closing Trial Balance
13:20 - THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE
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