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Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn accounting. Get an introduction to the four basic types: financial accounting, managerial accounting, income tax accounting, and bookkeeping.
Accounting uses financial information from the past to make decisions in the present to change the future. This course provides an introduction to the four basic types of accounting?bookkeeping and financial, managerial, and tax accounting?and explains the links between accounting, decision-making, business...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Take a deeper dive into the world of financial accounting. Learn about financial ratio analysis, forecasting financial statements, cash flow analysis, and more.
While their products and services may differ wildly, successful companies have at least one thing in common: they're savvy with a financial report. Financial statements and reports allow accounting and finance professionals to peer into the inner workings of their organization, pinpointing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Find out how to use financial data to drive strategic decision-making. Learn the basics of financial accounting, including analyzing and preparing financial statements.
Anyone who needs to interpret financial statements or communicate financial results needs a solid understanding of financial accounting. This comprehensive, self-contained training course is designed to give business professionals?including managers, analysts, and entrepreneurs?the...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to calculate accurate costs and price products to maximize profitability.
Accurate pricing protects your profits and keeps your products competitive. In this course, instructors Jim and Kay Stice explore cost-based pricing strategies that account for the costs associated with creating products, from materials to man hours, as well as overhead and R&D. Discover how the cost-plus model used in government contracts can provide a baseline for...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to leverage the power of numbers to make everyday decisions and better understand the world around you.
If you lack a zest for numbers, you may have been tempted to disregard math after wrapping up your formal education. But while you may struggle to find practical applications for vector calculus, numbers are everywhere, and grasping certain fundamental mathematical concepts can help you better understand the world around you. In this...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to construct a budget to help your small business make decisions and evaluate future performance.
Running an organization without a proper budget (or serving as a manager without insight into your organization's budgeting framework) is an exciting and overwhelming existence. Harnessing the power of a budget gives you the ability to identify challenges and develop strategies on paper to avoid or adapt to those surprises in advance. This...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create internal controls to keep accounting in check in your organization.
Knowingly?or unknowingly?reporting fraudulent information in your financial statements can lead to catastrophic consequences for your business. To prevent fraud, you need a series of internal controls, including a top-down control environment, physical controls, and ongoing monitoring. This course teaches you how to use these internal controls to increase the...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn how revenue recognition?a seemingly innocent accounting topic?can turn a reported profit into a reported loss, sometimes with multibillion-dollar implications.
Revenue recognition determines when a sale should be recorded: This month or next month? This year or next year? This seems like an easy question until you consider situations in which a company sells a package of goods and services for one joint price, aka multi-element transactions....
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to file your US income taxes. Discover everything you need to know before filing your personal or professional tax return and get tips to help with tax planning.
Filing your personal or professional income taxes in the US can be an overwhelming task. Accounting and finance professors Jim and Kay Stice can make filing this year's taxes a bit easier for you by explaining basic taxation concepts and terminology?and providing valuable tips...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn the ins and outs of financial statement analysis?the examination of relationships among financial statement numbers?to gain insights into your company's past and future.
Financial reports contain a trove of information about your company's past, present, and future. With the basic tenants of financial analysis in your tool kit, you can use these reports to gain valuable insights into your organization's strengths and shortcomings. In this course,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Get a basic understanding of financial management, sufficient to interpret reports, draft budgets, cost products, and make informed financial decisions.
If you're looking to grow your career and take on greater responsibility within your organization, you'll need to demonstrate a basic understanding of financial management?even if you're not in a financial role. You don't have to be a numbers person! You just have to appreciate their role in business....
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Get a basic introduction to the world of finance, from analyzing risk and return and obtaining financing to understanding how markets and banks operate.
Finance exists in the real world. It impacts everyone: individuals, families, companies, and governments. While it may sound complicated, at its core finance is about deciding what to buy, getting the money you need to buy it, and efficiently managing the resources you already own. In this course,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Manage your small business successfully with these finance essentials from accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice.
Manage your small business successfully with these finance essentials from accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice. They explain the five reasons so many small businesses fail and outline strategies?such as tracking your accounting, managing your operating cycle, and forecasting cash flow?that will help you manage your small business...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to value a business using different valuation methods, such as multiples, earnings ratios, and discounted cash-flow analysis.
Do you know the value of your business? Business valuation is critical when selling a small business, bringing on a partner, seeking additional debt or equity financing, establishing the share valuation in an initial public offering (IPO), or buying another company. In this course, accounting professors Jim and Kay...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to make long-term business decisions using net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR), including how to apply the foundations of the time value of money.
Business leaders eying risky investments have no more ability to peer into the future than the average family deciding on a home. They do, however, have time-tested strategies?including the calculation and consideration of net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Learn the basics of financial accounting. Discover how to prepare, read, and analyze financial statements.
Businesses can?t operate unless they know if they?re in the red or black. Without an accurate financial picture, you can?t make purchasing, hiring, or any other important decisions. Financial accounting is the set of tools and techniques used to accurately gauge and report on the financial health of a company. In this course, finance professors...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In this series, accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice break down essential accounting and finance concepts into bite-sized chunks that are easy to understand.
Are you curious about the financial details of big companies like Walmart and Boeing, but shy away from further investigation because you don't consider yourself a numbers person? In this series, accounting professors Jim and Kay Stice?who have been exploring financial information for a combined...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Great businesses can fail because of improperly managed cash flows. Learn the difference between net income and operating cash flow and how to manage your cash flow for growth.
The cash flow statement is one of the three primary financial statements, but because it has only been around since 1988, many traditional business analysis models don't include it. And improper cash flow can mean the death of a business. This course reviews all the important...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Get a better handle on your money with these five tips on spending, managing fixed costs, budgeting, investing, and saving.
Struggling with your personal finances? Professors Jim and Kay Stice outline five basic tips to help you get a better handle on your money. This short course provides time-tested tips on managing your spending, managing your fixed costs (regular monthly expenses), creating a budget, investing, and saving money.
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
How do you know when you'll make a profit? Jim and Kay Stice explain the ins and outs of breakeven analysis and cost-volume-profit analysis, and what it means for your business.
Starting a business can be pricey. Breakeven analysis and cost-volume-profit analysis will help you understand when?and if?your business will start to recover those costs and begin making a profit. Understanding your breakeven point will help you to determine how much you...
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