Understanding Financial Statements & Budgeting

Course Description

Learn to read and interpret financial statements, which are the result of recording transactions for a period of time, using GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles). Understand the various forms of communication an accountant has with the readers of the financial statements and what they mean. Apply ratios and formulas to understand where the enterprise has been, where it is going and how to help steer its direction. Learn what information to gather, who to involve, and how to assemble information into a budget, which contains the financial goals of a business. Learn how new business ventures are evaluated using break-even analysis. This is a concentrated and robust learning experience complete with extensive in-class exercises. See Course Outline. Read Course Reviews.

This Course is Part of the Following Certificate(s) and/or Course Series:

• Bookkeeping Boot Camp

• Bookkeeping Principles & QuickBooks

• Bookkeeping Principles & Sage 50 Accounting

• OACP - Office Administration Certificate Program (5 Levels)

Certificate programs at Chinook are available in a variety of disciplines and formats and can be completed in a short period of time. Certificate courses can be taken individually, and some courses can be applied towards more than one certificate. Participants are required to Register to receive a certificate. Course Series let you bundle, save time and money.