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Principles of Financial Accounting I: Course Syllabus and Core Concepts

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Types of Accounting

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    Types of Accounting: Financial and Managerial
    04:10

Business Organization

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    Business Organization
    06:59

Fundamental Accounting Equation

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    Fundamental Accounting Equation
    02:47
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    Fundamental Accounting Equation
    08:45

The Financial Statements

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    Account Title Classification
    09:57

Journal Entries: Debits and Credits

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    Journal Entries: Debits and Credits
    02:35
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    Journal Entry
    04:24

Trial Balance

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    Constructing a Trial Balance
    06:06
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    Using T-Accounts
    06:43

Accrual Accounting vs. Cash Basis Accounting

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    Cash Basis Accounting
    04:05
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    Accrual Accounting
    06:49

Revenue Recognition and Expense Recognition

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    Revenue Recognition Principle
    03:24
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    Expense Recognition - The Matching Principle
    04:18

Introduction to Adjusting Journal Entries and Prepaid Expenses

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    Step-by-Step Process for Prepaid Expenses
    04:19
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    Introduction to Adjusting Journal Entries
    02:56
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    Adjusting Journal Entries:Prepaid Expenses (Accrual Accounting Method)
    08:12

Closing Entries

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    Introduction to Closing Entries:Temporary and Permanent Accounts
    02:37
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    Closing Journal Entries
    08:02

Post-Closing Trial Balance

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    Post-Closing Trial Balance
    02:33

Service Company vs. Merchandising Company

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    Merchandising Company
    07:01
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    Service Company
    03:43

Net Sales

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    Net Sales:Sales Allowances
    06:39
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    Net Sales:Sales Returns
    05:04
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    Net Sales:Sales Discounts (Net Method)
    02:43

Cost of Goods Sold - Perpetual Inventory vs. Periodic Inventory

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    Cost of Goods Sold:Perpetual Inventory
    03:41
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    Cost of Goods Sold:Periodic Inventory
    05:53

Perpetual Inventory - Purchasing Summary

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    Perpetual Inventory:Purchasing Summary
    06:37

Periodic Inventory - Purchasing Summary

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    Periodic Inventory:Purchasing Summary
    06:59

Single-step Income Statement

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    Single-step Income Statement
    04:56

Multi-step Income Statement

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    Multi-step Income Statement
    07:15

Physical Inventory Count, Ownership of Goods, and Consigned Goods

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    Ownership of Goods
    03:56
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    Consignment
    04:42

Specific Identification

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    Specific Identification of Inventory
    04:47

Periodic Inventory - FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost

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    Periodic Inventory FIFO Method
    06:32
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    Periodic Inventory LIFO Method
    04:30
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    Periodic Inventory Average Cost Method
    06:23

Perpetual Inventory - FIFO, LIFO, and Average Cost

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    Perpetual Inventory Average Cost
    10:12
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    Perpetual Inventory FIFO
    09:44
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    Perpetual Inventory LIFO
    07:15

Financial Statement Effects of Inventory Costing Methods

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    Financial Statement Effects of Inventory Costing Methods:Rising Prices
    07:32
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    Financial Statement Effects of Inventory Costing Methods:Falling Prices
    03:00

Lower of Cost or Market

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    Lower of Cost or Market
    07:09

Fraud and the Fraud Triangle

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    Fraud and the Fraud Triangle
    04:54

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
    06:35

Five Components of Internal Controls

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    Five Components of Internal Controls
    08:05

Principles of Control Activities

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    Principles of Control Activities
    08:13

Limitations of Internal Controls

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    Limitations of Internal Controls
    03:59

Petty Cash

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    Petty Cash:Establishing the Fund and Using the Fund
    03:28
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    Petty Cash:Cash Over and Short
    04:45
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    Petty Cash:Replenishing the Fund
    04:05

Bank Reconciliation

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    Bank Reconciliation:Bank Column
    04:57
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    Bank Reconciliation:Book Column
    05:15

Journal Entries for Bank Reconciliation

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    Bank Reconciliation Journal Entries
    05:12

Types of Receivables

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    Types of Receivables
    08:00

Net Accounts Receivable: Direct Write-off Method

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    Net Accounts Receivable: Direct Write-off Method
    05:59

Net Accounts Receivable: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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    Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
    05:50
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    Net Accounts Receivable: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
    08:06

Net Accounts Receivable: Percentage of Sales Method

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    Net Accounts Receivable: Percentage of Sales Method
    05:33

Net Accounts Receivable: Aging of Receivables Method

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    Net Accounts Receivable: Aging of Receivables Method
    07:36

Notes Receivable

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    Notes Receivable:Interest Receivable Adjusting Entry
    06:44
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    Notes Receivable:Calculating the Maturity Date
    02:32
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    Notes Receivable:Acquiring and Disposing
    07:12

Initial Cost of Long Lived Assets

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    Introduction to Plant Assets (Fixed Assets, PPE)
    11:36
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    Initial Cost of Buildings
    02:00
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    Initial Cost of Land
    09:26

Ordinary Repairs vs. Capital Improvements

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    Ordinary Repairs vs. Capital Improvements
    05:28

Depreciation: Straight Line

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    Straight Line Method Through Life of Asset
    05:42
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    Introduction to Depreciation
    11:55
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    Straight Line Depreciation
    06:30

Depreciation: Declining Balance

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    Double Declining Balance (DDB) Depreciation
    12:39
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    Double Declining Balance (DDB) Depreciation
    07:25

Depreciation: Units-of-Activity

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    Units-of-Activity Depreciation
    04:54
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    Units-of-Activity Depreciation
    07:44
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    Units-of-Activity Depreciation
    03:17

Depreciation for Partial Years

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    Depreciation for Partial Years
    04:51

Retirement of Plant Assets (No Proceeds)

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    Retirement of Fixed Assets (with Salvage Value)
    05:50
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    Retirement of Fixed Assets (No Salvage Value)
    05:34

Sale of Plant Assets

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    Sale of Fixed Assets
    04:50
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    Sale of Fixed Assets
    07:37
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    Sale of Fixed Assets
    05:42

Change in Estimate: Depreciation

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    Change in Depreciation Estimate for Useful Life and Salvage Value
    12:23

Natural Resources and Depletion

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    Natural Resources and Depletion
    11:37

Asset Impairments

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    Asset Impairment
    10:02

Types of Liabilities

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    Types of Liabilities
    08:17

Notes Payable

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    Long-term Note Payable:Maturity
    04:36
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    Long-term Note Payable:Interest Expense
    07:35
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    Acquiring Notes Payable
    04:40

Payroll and Payroll Taxes

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    Payroll Liabilities
    07:09
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    Payroll Liabilities
    08:42

Sales Tax Payable

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    Sales Tax Payable
    06:22
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    Sales Tax Payable:Total Cash Receipts
    04:10

Current Portion of Long Term Debt

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    Current Portion of Long Term Debt
    07:38
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    Current Portion of Long Term Debt (Year 2)
    05:26

Contingent Liabilities

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    Contingent Liabilities and Gains
    07:27

Estimated Liabilities: Warranties

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    Warranty Payable Journal Entries
    05:27

Introduction to Bonds and Bond Characteristics

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    Bond Payable Definitions
    06:26
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    Bonds Payable:Bond Prices as a Percentage of Face Value
    09:08

Face Value Bonds

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    Issuing Face Value Bonds
    07:36
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    Face Value Bonds:Interest Expense and Cash
    03:29
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    Face Value Bonds:Repaying Principal at Maturity
    02:20

Discount on Bonds

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    Discount Bonds:Interest Expense, Amortization, and Interest Payable
    04:28
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    Discount Bonds:Repaying Principal at Maturity
    02:52
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    Discount Bonds:Interest Expense, Amortization, and Cash
    09:10

Premium on Bonds

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    Premium Bonds:Repaying Principal at Maturity
    03:02
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    Issuing Bonds at a Premium
    07:12
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    Premium Bonds:Interest Expense, Amortization, and Interest Payable
    04:38

Zero Coupon Bonds

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    Issuing Zero Coupon Bonds
    05:52
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    Zero Coupon Bonds:Repaying Principal at Maturity
    01:56

Straight Line Amortization of Bond Premium or Discount

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    Straight Line Amortization:Bond Premium
    04:07
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    Straight Line Amortization:Bond Discount
    02:34
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    Straight Line Amortization:Bond Discount
    03:27

Effective Interest Amortization of Bond Premium or Discount

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    Important Equations for the Effective Interest Method of Bond Amortization
    04:24
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    Effective Interest Method:Amortization Table
    14:58
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    Effective Interest Method:Interest Expense Journal Entries
    02:43

Redeeming Bonds before Maturity

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    Redeeming Bonds Before Maturity
    09:36
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    Redeeming Bonds Before Maturity
    04:20

Characteristics of a Corporation

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    Corporations:Advantages and Disadvantages
    04:40
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    Corporations:Stockholders' Rights
    05:20

Shares Authorized, Issued, and Outstanding

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    Shares Authorized, Issued, and Outstanding
    05:38

Issuing Par Value Stock

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    Issuing Par Value Stock above Par Value
    05:26
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    Issuing Par Value Stock Definitions
    03:10
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    Issuing Par Value Stock at Par Value
    04:03

Issuing No Par Value Stock

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    Issuing No Par Value Stock
    05:01

Issuing Common Stock for Assets or Services

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    Exchanging Common Stock for Assets Other than Cash
    05:37
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    Exchanging Common Stock for Services
    03:09

Retained Earnings

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    Retained Earnings and the BASE Formula
    04:45
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    Retained Earnings and the BASE Formula
    05:57

Retained Earnings: Prior Period Adjustments

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    Prior Period Adjustment: Change in Accounting Principle
    04:17
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    Prior Period Adjustment: Errors
    05:24

Preferred Stock

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    Preferred Dividends
    04:44
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    Issuing Preferred Stock
    06:28

Treasury Stock

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    Treasury Stock
    02:53
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    Selling Treasury Stock from the Treasury
    04:43
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    Repurchasing Stock into Treasury
    02:04

Dividends and Dividend Preferences

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    Dividend Payment Preferences
    05:30
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    Dividend Payment Date
    02:13
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    Dividend Record Date
    01:38

Stock Dividends

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    Stock Dividends
    06:39

Stock Splits

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    Stock Splits
    06:25
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    Stock Splits
    02:50