How to enrol:
Enrolment for 2012 Short Courses is now available. Where enrolment is available online via the web, simply press the ‘Enrol’ button below. If enrolment is not available online, or, if you would prefer to enrol via phone, fax or in person, simply telephone us with your credit card details, or download and fax or mail your completed application form.
Enrol offline: download application form
Target Audience
Following on from 'Basic Bookkeeping', this course is for anyone wishing to prepare account books in their own small business, wanting an understanding of bookkeeping principles, or those returning the workforce.
Course Content
Workshop style delivery with practical exercices.
Basic Accounting Concepts & Theory
- Flow of information
- Types of business ownership
- Sole Trader
- Partnership
- Companies
- Accounting conventions
- Advanced accounting terms
The Accounting Equation
- GST
- Exercises
- The effect of revenue and expense transactions
Transactions to General Ledger
- Introduction
- GST Journals to Ledgers
- Introduction
- GST
- Posting of journal to ledger-trading business
The General Ledger
- Introduction
- Exercises Balance Day Adjustments
- Introduction
- Exercises
Closing Entries
- Introduction
- Procedure for closing books using a physical inventory system
Final Reports
On completion of this course you should be able to complete a set of accounts up to trial balance stage and attempt the preparation of final reports.
Refund Policy (short courses)
Course Withdrawal & Refunds:
Fee refunds will only be issued if a course withdrawal request
is received at least five (5) working days prior to the date of
course commencement. A 25% administration fee will be charged.
No refunds will be issued for withdrawal requests received after
this time.
Course Transfers:
Students wishing to transfer to a future start date of the same
course will be accepted if a request is received at least five
(5) working days prior to the date of course commencement, and
providing a suitable future course offering is available. For
all transfer requests, a $35 transfer fee will apply.
Course Cancellation by the
Institute: Where a course is cancelled due to
unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be issued.
Processing of refunds takes a minimum
of twelve (12) working days. All refunds will be made directly
to the payee, and will be mailed to the payee’s address as shown
on the application form. For online/web-based fee payments made via credit card, refunds will only be made to the payee’s credit card as was used for the original fee payment.