Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Accounting Stuff)

About this course

Learn the foundations of accounting in short, clear lessons from Accounting Stuff, most explained in about two minutes, with a 20-question quiz video after each topic to test yourself. Who it's for: Class 11 and 12 commerce students, B.Com and CA, CMA or CS foundation beginners, small business owners, and anyone new to accounting. These are the free, official videos of the "Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Start Here)" playlist from the Accounting Stuff YouTube channel (youtube.com/@AccountingStuff). All videos belong to Accounting Stuff; Sikhami is not affiliated with Accounting Stuff and simply arranges the public playlist into a course, so you can learn one lesson at a time and keep track of your progress.

What you will learn

• The accounting equation: assets, liabilities and equity • Double-entry accounting, debits and credits • T-accounts and journal entries (simple and compound) • Cash vs accrual accounting • The general ledger, subledgers, the trial balance and the chart of accounts • Invoices and the income statement

Course content

1 section · 26 lectures · 3h 37m

1. 1. Accounting Basics: Full Beginner Course (Start Here)

   • ACCOUNTING EQUATION: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
   • DOUBLE-ENTRY ACCOUNTING: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
   • ASSETS, LIABILITIES & EQUITY: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!5m
   • DEBITS & CREDITS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
   • EXPANDED ACCOUNTING EQUATION: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
   • T-ACCOUNTS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!5m
   • JOURNAL ENTRIES: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
   • CASH VS ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!9m
   • GENERAL LEDGER: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!6m
   • TRIAL BALANCE: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
   • SIMPLE vs COMPOUND Journal Entries: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!3m
   • CHART OF ACCOUNTS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!4m
   • Invoices Explained (Everything You Need to Know)8m
   • Accounting Equation Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners13m
   • Double-Entry Accounting Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
   • Debit and Credit Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
   • T-Account Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
   • Assets, Liabilities & Equity Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners10m
   • Journal Entries Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners13m
   • Chart of Accounts Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners10m
   • SUBLEDGERS: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!6m
   • Trial Balance Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners11m
   • General Ledger & Subledger Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m
   • Cash vs Accrual Methods Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners14m
   • INCOME STATEMENT: Explained in (Almost) 2 Minutes!7m
   • Income Statement Quiz: 20 Questions for Beginners12m