ACCOUNTING BASICS: a Guide to (Almost) Everything

📚 New! Get my 2nd Edition Accounting Cheat Sheet Bundle → https://accountingstuff.com/shop Would you like to know what Accounting REALLY MEANS? In this short tutorial we'll take 1 simple example and follow it through all 8 Steps of the Accounting Cycle - from start to finish - you'll build a solid understanding of all the Accounting Basics we encounter along the way. Stuff like the Accounting Equation, Debits & Credits, Double-Entry Accounting, T-Accounts, the Trial Balance etc. If you're an Accounting Beginner, then I recommend watching this all the way through to the end - at least once - to get a complete picture of how Accounting works. Afterwards, you can jump into my Accounting Basics Playlist (see below) and explore every topic in more detail. 🎬LEARN ACCOUNTING BASICS FOR FREE ▪ The Full Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5zKSeS09l339nB6ujJPQ9Rsv99_b-aTb ▪ Equity Video → https://youtu.be/Fr5oHEYrT2A 🔴Subscribe for more Accounting Tutorials → https://geni.us/subtothechannel ⏱️TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:16 - What is Financial Accounting? 01:11 - STEP 1: IDENTIFY TRANSACTIONS 01:29 - STEP 2: PREPARE JOURNAL ENTRIES 01:32 - What is a Journal Entry? 01:36 - What does a Journal Entry look like? 02:05 - What is Double Entry Accounting? 02:58 - What is the Accounting Equation? 04:17 - STEP 3: POST TO GENERAL LEDGER 04:22 - What is the General Ledger? 04:43 - Posting to Accounts 04:49 - What is an Account? 04:58 - The 6 Types of Account - Assets, Liabilities, Equity, Revenue, Expenses & Dividends 05:21 - What are T-Accounts? 06:00 - What does the General Ledger look like? 06:18 - STEP 4: UNADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE 06:22 - What is a Trial Balance? 06:43 - How to build a Trial Balance 07:10 - Why is it called Trial Balance? 07:28 - STEP 5: POST ADJUSTING ENTRIES 07:32 - What are Adjusting Entries? 07:40 - IFRS vs GAAP 08:21 - What is the Accrual Method of Accounting? 08:41 - Adjusting Entries Example 10:14 - STEP 6: ADJUSTED TRIAL BALANCE 10:41 - STEP 7: CREATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 10:44 - What are Financial Statements? 10:59 - What are the three types of Financial Statements? 11:10 - What is the Balance Sheet? 11:28 - What is the Income Statement? 11:43 - Profit vs Cash Flow 11:54 - What is the Cash Flow Statement? 12:04 - Who would use Financial Statements? 12:34 - STEP 8: POST CLOSING ENTRIES 12:41 - What are Closing Entries? 12:51 - Closing Entries Example 13:10 - Post Closing Trial Balance 13:20 - THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE 🔎FAQ ▪ My Favourite Accounting Book for Beginners → http://geni.us/5mKR7m 🔝 CLOUD ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE ▪ XERO (Free Trial / Discount) → https://xero5440.partnerlinks.io/08mfchsgfw8z ▪ QuickBooks Online USA (Free Trial / Discount) → https://geni.us/quickbooksonlineusa ▪ QuickBooks Online Canada (Free Trial / Discount) → https://geni.us/quickbooksonlinecanada 🚶FOLLOW ME ON ▪ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/accountingstuff ▪ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@accounting_stuff ▪ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/thisisaccountingstuff/ ________________________ DISCLAIMER Some of the links above are affiliate links, where I earn a small commission if you click on the link and purchase an item. You are not obligated to do so, but it does help fund these videos in hopes of bringing value to you! ________________________ #accounting #accountingbasics #accountingstuff