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Blair Cook, Director of Clarke Inc
Many time CFO of both public and private companies, three current corporate director roles, CPA and Chartered Accountant. Provides professional development services to "big 4" public accounting firms.
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This course is for aspiring accountants or non-CPA finance professionals who want to improve their understanding of how accounting works. This course packs the best of what you need to know to understand core accounting concepts and perform common accounting transactions in one hour.
Along the way, I show you tips and techniques to make sure you stay on track and your books balance. I teach you how to prepare financial statements using a simple conceptual model that can apply to any organization small or large.
Course Series
This course is included in the following series:
3 CoursesFundamental Skills for Finance Professionals
- Accounting 101: How To Do Basic Accounting In One Hour
- Learn Finance Principles in 1 Hour
- Financial Modeling Using Excel
10 CoursesFinance for Entrepreneurs
- Start-up Equity and Cap Table Basics
- Understanding Performance-Based Equity Awards
- Accounting 101: How To Do Basic Accounting In One Hour
- Learn Finance Principles in 1 Hour
- Financial Modeling Using Excel
- The Evolution of a Great Spreadsheet Report - How to Effectively Present Numbers in the Business World
- Creating a Winning Pitch for Venture Capital Investors
- Venture Capital Valuation Analysis Method
- Enterprise Risk Management 101
- The IPO Preparation Process - Preparing a Company to Access the Public Markets
7 CoursesFinance for Non-Finance Professionals
- Accounting 101: How To Do Basic Accounting In One Hour
- Accounting Review: The Basics of Debits and Credits
- Accounting Review: Overview of Financial Statements; P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow
- Learn Finance Principles in 1 Hour
- Enterprise Risk Management 101
- Module Three in Financial Intelligence: The 4 Financial Ratio Classifications – Back to Basics Series
- Module Four in Financial Intelligence: Cash vs. Profit and Working Capital Strategies – Back to Basics Series
Learning Objectives
- Describe and recognize the accounting underlying financial statements.
- Analyze business transactions to determine which are reportable, and of those, which are on account of income and which are on account of capital.
- Prepare journal entries for common business transactions.
- Post entries to create a general ledger and a trial balance using a spreadsheet.
- Prepare the income statement, the statement of changes in equity, and the balance sheet.
Last updated/reviewed: May 17, 2022
323 Reviews (979 ratings)Reviews
Anonymous
(CPA)
Content is adequate, although as a University Accounting Professor, I disagree with some of the information shared. There was a statement that Assets - are always "debit" accounts - I would clarify this to indicate a debit normal balance - it makes it sound as you can only debit this account. There was a slide 7 minutes in providing a visual of the accounting equation. It would be helpful to have a total for the assets - there is a total on the other side.
As a Professor, I find great issue with resources not being cited. Images were shared with no source, Home Depot f/s were shared with no source. This is really not acceptable. Instructor was "against" t-accounts - I would be for them as a great learning resource and also for later application. I could not listen to much of the training due to these issues. The last question on the quiz needs to identify whether the payment is being now or in the future in order to select the correct credit account. There is a typo on question 8. I did not find many phrases appropriate for a training session - maybe fine for a weekend with the guys - or away from a learning environment "Holy Crap", "Bunch of Bull", "Crap load", For these reasons, I could not rate the course higher. I also felt I was being yelled at and had to turn the volume down quite a bit from the previous training sessions from the same site. I would not review other trainings from this same provider.
Chris Alario
( at Liberty Utilities)
The best course ever. Very si ole and straightforward. The instructor organized the material very well and present in a way that was easy to grasp. I would reccome d this course to my friends, family and colleagues. Looking forward to taking another course. *********************************************************************************************(*********************************************666666363636363636363636363636#6#6$6$6$6#6$(#6$6$6$6$6$6363($($(&(&(&(&(&(&(&*&*&(&(4(4738$8$)$($(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&(&
Lorri Jongeneel
(CPA at n/a)
Pretty good presentation. I understood that we were able to review our final exam results; including which questions, if any, were wrong.
Further, while I thought the course was good, it could be improved by reviewing language, spelling and degrading commentary which detracts from a fluid learning process. Perhaps consider opining on the specific GAAP (US or Canadian) or IFRS that you refer to as well as stating it is your opinion on how to view debits and credits vs T-accounts or terminology to process financial statements rather than an absolute.
Judith Poli
(Payroll Manager at Odyssey Systems Consulting)
The name of the course is Basic Accounting in One hour, yet the subjects presented, specifically: Contra Accounts, Depreciation, Dividends, Bad debt expense and residual accounts are not basic at all and the amount of subject matter covered in the one hour, could have easily taken an entire semester to cover properly. I feel that the data was handled so quickly and glossed over that I don't know how much someone who did not have a background in accounting would get out of this course. I did like the Excel schedule and some of the slides.
Amy Witte
( at Tawani Enterprises)
I truly question whether anyone can learn these accounting principles in one hour. I suppose you could memorize and regurgitate the information, but don't see how one newly exposed to accounting could truly apply it. I have been an accountant for 20 years and question some of the instructor's statements. You can certainly credit an asset if you want to. It's not the accounts "normal" balance, but it can be done. I find T-accounts super helpful in my day to day work, but we all do things differently.
Jasmin Herrera
(Accounts Receivable Analyst at Yelp Inc.)
Effective course that teaches the basics of accounting. I like the step by step explanation of how the different types of accounting statements tie together. It helps me understand the concepts better and apply them to the different scenarios.
One thing I disliked is how it doesn't show the questions we got wrong. It would be better if the website shows incorrect answers after the final exam is complete so I can review them.
Anonymous
(Senior Accounts Receivables Analyst)
If we've failed the final exam, I wish the the program would show us which questions we answered correctly, and which were incorrect so we can go about correcting the incorrect ones. Having to restart to a blank test leads me to second guess answers I might have gotten right initially. I don't learn from my mistakes if I never knew which had been answered incorrectly in the first place.
Anonymous
(Staff Acct/Analyst)
Overall it was a very good course. The instructor went over from the very basic journal entries to constructing the financial statements. I really liked the journal entry practices.
However I do think that was a lot of information to cover in just about an hour. Many of the contents can be a little confusing to understand for someone who is new to accounting.
Anonymous
(Associate Financial Analyst)
This is a great quick refresher on super-basic accounting concepts. Would be helpful for anyone not in the field, or looking for a refresher on concepts they haven't considered since Accounting 101.
Anyone looking for a more in depth review of these concepts should check out Back to the Basics: Accounting Fundamentals Course Series by Erik Slayter.
Anonymous
(Senior Internal Auditor)
Like the way you put everything transaction represented in debit/(credit) this makes life so easy. Furthermore, I like the fact that you used working trial balance as a base to complete the income statement, statements of equity changes and balance sheets because it really draw out the real flow of how financial statements to be put up.
Anonymous
(Accounting Supervisor)
This course is great for anyone needing a basic understanding of accounting. Since accounting is the language of business, it's imperative that all those in business have this fundamental understanding. Although this course is geared towards beginners, it can also be helpful for those looking to brush up on their accounting.
Vickie Jackson
(Accounting Manager at NewStar Sourcing and Service)
This is an excellent overview of accounting. True beginners might be a little overwhelmed by the amount of information provided but the instructor does an excellent job breaking things down and explaining each step. It is also a great refresher for those of us who've been away from basic accounting for awhile.
Anonymous
(Accounting Clerk)
Very basic. If you are truly new to accounting the details about when to debit or credit various types of accounts will need some supplementary knowledge not found in this course. Without the extra help you will not be prepared to consistently make correct journal entries.
Decent beginners course.
Kent Smith
( at Synapse Product Development)
Stated learning objectives were met
Stated prerequisite requirements were appropriate and sufficient
Program materials were relevant and contributed to the achievement of the learning objectives
Time allotted to the learning activity was appropriate
Instructor(s) was effective
Anonymous
(Treasury Analyst)
The course was pretty straight forward and to the point,
Surprised that this course condenses chunks of books in a short period of time, making this effective in terms of time.
I think newbies in accounting as well as those who need to refresh their knowledge would gain from this.
Anonymous
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Instructor crystalized organized basics of accounting in a very understandable format in only an hour. I have a BS in Acctg. and an MBA, but took this as a refresher course since I don't deal with accounting much anymore. Detangles confusing debits and credits so it all makes sense.
Olive Celestin
(Administrative Assistant at Maersk Line, Limited)
This course really assist in understanding the basic of accounting. The instructor was clear and concise in his explanation of how the structure of accounting is applied. I look forward in seeking additional information that will enable to further understand accounting. Thank You!
Brittany Marcotte
(Receptionist/Administrative Assistant at Opus Capital)
I understand that this is supposed to be a fast course, but had trouble following along so quickly. This was especially true when trying to follow along on excel. I did like that the course was shown with an example, and that the example was consistent throughout the entire course.
Anonymous
(disabled)
This is probably the best course in covering fundamental accounting from beginning to end. The instructor did a great job in explaining financial statements, journal entries, analysis and trial balance. The financial events and how they were presented in excel was well done.
Micheal Gregor
( at Tervita)
The samples provided is very useful. I am posting journal entries into P/S for a large corporation after not doing any journal entries for 6 years and needed the crash course. Now, in looking at this example I believe I can set up a great trial balance to review my entries.
Jeremy Ratto
(Senior Accounts Receivable Representativ.. at Yelp)
The course was really illuminating explaining the debit and credit process. I liked thinking of them as negative and positive balances rather than left and right. I really liked the examples but wished we spent more time on the building financial statements portion.
Anonymous
(Sr Director, Workforce Management &a..)
This course provided an excellent refresher of accounting basics, including many relevant case studies to further illustrate key principles. The instructor presented materials in an easy-to-understand manner, and the supporting materials were helpful as well.
Cammy Dollins
(Payroll Coordinator at Laclede Electric Cooperative)
This was a very good summary of how to do accounting. I enjoyed the instructor, as he was enjoyable to listen to. Although this course was kind of difficult for someone with no prior accounting education, I will utilize this course again in the future.
Keith Perry
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Very good, very basic overview. Blair provides an excellent introduction to the topic that helps make the "accounting-speak" jargon more transparent, so that newbies can understand better what they are looking at, and can be more productive.
Sabir Khan
(Admin at IT)
Blair is a gifted teacher as well as presentor.i`m a novice in accounting but wanted to learn as part of ongoing leadership training .very well-formatted course that starts slowly by building concepts and keeps upgrading levels until ends.
Karen Johnson
(Jr Account at American Foundation for Suicide Preventi..)
Course was informative.
Liked that the professor used layman terms for beginners to understand the accounting language.
The glossary, slides and excel schedule was very helpful in understanding how to create the financial statements.
Anonymous
(CFO)
I was looking for other courses by Blair and found this one. I watched thinking it might be helpful to our interns and new accounting staff...it is the best intro course I have seen and I plan to use some of this for our staff orientation.
Anonymous
(Senior Finance Manager)
Thought it was very helpful; he did speak a bit fast so it was difficult to take notes, but I could always pause the video or refer to the PDFs at the end, (so it wasn't much of an issue).
He explained things very well most of the time.
Vanessa McLaughlin
(Staff Accountant at American Cancer Society)
I thought this was a good course. You would need to know just a little bit about accounting to not be confused since it's such a quick overview, but is a great refresher for someone that may not have seen the information in a while.
Margaret Winn
(Accounting Professional at .)
Good thorough review of the basics of accounting. And I liked his graphic of Assets = Liabilities +Equity, that the boxes on either side of the = have to be exactly the same size. That is a good concept to share with non-accountants.
Hannah Quick
(Accounts Payable Specialist at Charter Communications)
Very informative course, however it contains loads of information to retain in one hour. I suggest you block off 2 hours to take notes and to fully comprehend what is being taught in this course. Knowledgeable instructor!
Tiffany Miller
( at ADP)
This is an excellent refresher course that I would recommend. It is a good suggestion to keep the slide materials for future reference and is also great for recertification of the CPP. I highly recommend this course.
Ara Toroyan
(Director - Financial Planning & Proc.. at NCCI Holdings, Inc.)
quick paced and a high overview that anyone with some basic financial background can appreciate as a first step into some of the formal aspects of financial reporting. Good/challenging content for the basic level.
Very clear powerpoint and video. A solid review and foundation for basic accounting which is necessary for any financial/accounting position as well as others in all backgrounds should have a basic understanding.
Anonymous
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This is my first ever accounting course. I own a few businesses and am preparing to be a CFO. I believe your app is helpful and the supplements to the video are very informative and important to the course.
Anonymous
(VP Finance)
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CHRISTINA LIENG
( at SINAMBAL &amp; REYES CPAS INC)
This course is suitable for beginners, and also for those who already have an accounting background as it helps build the fundamentals of accounting. The professor teaches clearly with specific examples.
Anonymous
(Junior Accounts Receivable Clerk)
I've never taken an accounting course. I wish it was way more visual than just text on a slide. When he was talking through the financial statements, we should have seen his process, not just heard it.
Anonymous
(Collector)
This course could use interactions throughout the course to allow more review of the material to make sure what is being learned is retained as knowledge and not just the quiz and exam at the end.
Melissa Armstrong
(Consulting Senior at EKS&H)
Very efficient and effective. It covered all the basics in an easy to follow format. Great for people who have never looked at accounting concepts before, or those looking for a refresher course.
Anonymous
(Payroll Analyst)
This is a very basic yet very informative class on the basics of accounting, this is useful for someone interested in accounting or a person that performs tasks that impact accounting.
Christina Woodward
( at ZoroHR, LLC)
Thank you, this course was great. I felt like it covered everything necessary and provided me with the tools to pass the exam at the end. Overall I would recommend this to a colleague.
Roxanne Whittum
(unemployed at unemployed)
I have done accounting before, and it has been awhile. The course covered a lot of ground and was simple for anyone. The examples were great and assisted in understanding the material.
Anonymous
(Sr. Treasury Analyst)
This was a really good course. I took accounting courses a long time ago and felt this course was detailed and excellent for those that have had accounting and needed a refresher..
Roza Seyfulina
(Senior Accountant at Intuit)
The course is very understandable and useful. I've learned new things about accounting, and understood more clear some core concepts. Excellent explanation, thank you very much!
Anonymous
(Payroll Supervisor)
I feel like I have a much better understanding of general accounting practices now. Different from the typical t chart debits on the left credits on the right which was great!
Norman West
(Financial Manager at Lockheed Martin)
This was a very good introduction to basic accounting without getting bogged down in the details that often confuse brand new students. I really like Mr. Cook's enthusiasm.
Andrew Lundgren
(Collections Specialist at Yelp)
I learn better kinesthetically, so an option to actually do tasks like journal entries, etc would have been far more helpful.
Class was still outstanding despite that.
Anonymous
(Accounting Assistant)
I like the course, simple and easy to understand.
It's nice that I can go back and take it again.
I also like that graphics was incorporated in explaining the course.
Anonymous
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I loved this super quick overview of accounting. I don't know how useful it would be in the real world, but to get a quick grasp of concepts, it's a good place to start.
Lilian Dendrinos
(consultant at DLC Group)
Although a bit basic for a CPA CPE, I would recommend this class to non accountants. I think everyone in business should take a class like this annually as a refresher.
Anonymous
(Accounting Technician)
A useful refresher course for anyone with an accounting or finance background. It helped to pin down some of the basic points in preperation for more involved concepts.
Anonymous
(Director)
Excellent content, well explained and demonstrated. Appreciate the excel sheet provided for practice. Slides were meaningful and sample transaction entries were useful!
Anonymous
(Accountant)
This was a good quick overview of basic accounting. The instructor provided good examples of real life situations. He covered a lot of material in an effective manner.
Lawrence Hirsch
(Controller at Builders design)
Great basic course for overview of accounting. I will use to mentor non-financial types that want to expand their business acumen. Thank you, Blair, your the Best.
Anonymous
(Jr Collector)
It was a lot more educational than i expected. Super useful given the roll i'm in. Thank you for the course! Wish the actual program was slightly shorter in time.
Anonymous
(Vice President of Finance )
A little too basic for CPA's but a great tool for a CFO to use as a guide when training managers and owners basic accounting and financial stmt understanding.
John Grande
(Collections Specialist at Yelp)
Audio quality wasn't great. The complexity of instruction went from easy to hard very quickly — but I guess that's what happens when it's just one hour.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
very informational in a short amount of time. if you pause and work the examples with Blair, i think you can really learn a lot in a short amount of time.
Anonymous
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hard stuff to learn. I don't know if I'll ever get it down. This is my third class and I'm still unsure of some of it. Of course, I don't use it everyday.
Anonymous
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The course is as described. An introduction to general accounting and its concepts. The lecturer was clear in presentation and concepts clearly explained.
Anonymous
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I liked the supporting materials for this course. I often had to pause and take my own notes. I would have liked a better understand of journal entries
Kelly Buchanan
(Accounting Specialist at DuPont Community Credit Union)
I really enjoyed this course. You make it fun and there was a couple of times I even laughed out loud. You kept my attention the entire time. Thank you
Anonymous
(Manufacturing Product Manager)
The pace of this course was perfect and the energy level of the instructor kept me engaged. This course covered a lot of ground in a very short time.
Great overview of Accounting that clearly explains everything from creating a Chart of Accounts to completing Income Statements and a Balance Sheet.
Anonymous
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The course is clear and concise. The presenter's level of enthusiasm for the subject matter makes the topic interesting and holds one's attention.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Great review of accounting basics. If you are just in the beginning of learning accounting or just need a quick refresher course, this will do it.
Anonymous
(Controller)
More bookkeeping than into level folks are going to understand. Need more concepts like balance sheet as a snapshot, and i/s as cumulative amounts
Anonymous
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MR.Blair taugh me the steps to prepare the financial statement, which I did not practice much during my work. The course was very helpful. Thanks.
Anonymous
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Good basic accounting course--liked the lesson. The instructor made understanding debits and credits and the financial statements easy to follow.
Nancy Hernandez
(Collector at Yelp)
Slides and commentary were very helpful. I think many that are going into Accounting will definitely get a great glimpse of what it consists of.
Very simple and informative explanation and demonstration with a set of transactions for a new company - pretty good for an introductory class.
Anonymous
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This was a great course to brush on the basics. So easy to understand. The slides are very easy to follow and I like there are examples.
Holly Fuller
( at N/A)
I thought it was a great overview in a simple format, easy to understand. Not to complicated for someone who doesn't understand accounting.
Anonymous
(Manager, Accounts Receivable)
I liked that it was pretty straight forward. Easy to follow and understand.
Do not like that I do not know which answer I got wrong.
Mark Quinn
(CFO at Advertising Specialty Institute)
Great presenting a confusing subject covering a lot of material. Will be helpful to use when explaining accounting to non financial people
Anonymous
(Accounting Specialist)
Course was a great refresher and would be good for a beginner. Just make sure you turn your volume down because the speaker is exuberant.
Jean Hector
(Treasury Analyst at NCCI Holdings, Inc)
I was planning on reviewing my introductory book (which contains 23 chapters), but this lesson covered everything in less than an hour.
Kevin Moschella
(Sr. Director, FP&A at Evidera)
Course is what it says it is: for beginners but also a nice refresher for those of us who don't do actual accounting on a regular basis.
Anonymous
(Controller)
Very straightforward material. A good refresher for those who have been out of classes for a while, and a good starter for beginners.
Anonymous
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Very straight forward and helpful. I enjoyed the instructors examples and it was a great refresher as someone who works in banking now.
Gerry Gaffney
(Risk Management Consulting at GJ Gaffney LLC)
Great presentation. Very clear way to better explain debits and credits. This spreadsheet tool was the highlight of the course for me.
Kyle Degruttola
(Accounting Manager at Park Avenue Securities)
I worked as an accounting professor for a few years and had a similar style to teaching. It is extremely effective. Nice review sir.
Anonymous
(GL Manager)
Good course on the " how to do basic accounting in one hour". I probably wouldn't say its a beginners level but still a good overview.
Kim Hughes
(Accounting Manager at Lagoon Water Midstream)
For a beginner, I was surprised by how much great, knowledgeable information you learn about Accounting in such a short time frame.
Eric Robison
(Senior Credit and Collections Analyst at Intuit)
Great course - finally feel like I have a firm grasp on basic accounting principals and a "talking knowledge" of basic accounting.
Susy Fernandez
(Staff Business Analyst at Intuit)
This course helped solidify my understanding of debits and credits and the difference between an Income Statement and Balance Sheet!
William Seubert
(Internal Audit Manager at Angi, Inc.)
Concise and well-organized. Very good introduction for those new to accounting or professionals who need a refresher in the basics.
Tai Whaley
( at Infrastructure Engineers)
This course did what it said it would do, but it was too fast to retain some of the information. However, it was a good overview.
Anonymous
(Financial Services Professional)
A good revision course with practice questions. Well presented and well explained. Improved my knowledge of accounting standard.
Anonymous
(Consultant)
Great introduction to accounting journal entries specifically. I especially liked the supporting materials for reference tools.
Steve Fernandes
( at Fernandes)
Accounting 101: How To Do Basic Accounting In One Hour
was fast and easy course on the absolute basics in chronological order
Julie Zidek-Carter
(Director; Credit & Collections at Yelp)
I think this course should have been broken up into 2 course- needed a little more instruction and explanation for beginners.
Anonymous
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This was a very good refresher coarse. I encourage everyone to take this class especially if you will be taking the CPP exam.
Anonymous
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Good course. The instructor gave a good overall detail of basic accounting and in the process familiarized myself with it.
Anonymous
(Consultant - Process Specialist)
This is a great course for those new to accounting concepts, or for those who have forgotten what they learned in college.
Sean Flynn
(Accounting Manager at Rosemawr Management)
Good course for a non-accountant who is attempting to understand the accounting process in as little time as possible.
Anonymous
(Associate Accountant)
I liked this instructor's teaching style, the intro to accounting was helpful for someone with no accounting background
Anonymous
(Analyst)
clear to understand for an old brain like mine.the exam was very helpful to ensure a full understanding of the concepts
John Filbert
(Consultant at DLC Group)
Great quick refresh on accounting basics. I would recommend to entry level staff or those looking for CPE credits.
Very succinct and provided great information for someone like me who has a good foundation of accounting basics.
Anonymous
(Accounts Payable Specialist)
In a short deal of time I learned a great deal of the basics of Accounting. This course was very informative.
Anonymous
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Very helpful examples including sample Excel document which includes transactions posted during this webinar.
Anonymous
(UP Specialist)
This was a great course! Instructor was very easy to follow. Great way to present this type of information.
Anonymous
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Good course for non-accounting professionals. Instructor made accounting fun and easy to understand, awesome!
Anonymous
(AP Mgr)
Quick and concise. There's a lot of information delivered in a short amount of time. Great refresher course
Anonymous
(Controller)
Great course to lay the foundation for understanding accounting and the generation of financial statements.
Anonymous
(Manager Internal Audit)
I thought the course was informative and taught in a simple way making it easy for beginners to understand.
Pierre Cloud
(Collection Associate at Yelp)
Test was a little hard at first but the course was overall helpful, for learning basic info on accounting.
Anonymous
(Director of Cloud Solutions)
This lesson did a great job in getting the basic fundamentals of accounting across in a short time frame.
Anonymous
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Excellent, quick reminder of the basics! Covers everything you need to begin accounting for your business.
Anonymous
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fabulous course with phenomenal content - very easy to understand - very practical for the non-accountant
Natalia Lippold
(Certified Payroll Professional at Trivantus, Inc.)
Blair makes the subject matter exciting and easy to understand. What a great refresher course! Thank you!
Anonymous
(Tax Accountant)
Great intro course to accounting. Good starting point to get a high level understanding of accounting.
Miriam Barrera
(None at County of San Dieego)
Good for people who are just learning Accounting and it was very helpful as a refresher course as well.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
More time needs to be spent on preparing journal entries. Exam not a great representation of the course.
Susan Cypert
(Accounting Position at Currently Seeking)
This was an enjoyable course. The Instructor was easy to follow and kept me interested in the material.
Landon McDonald
( at ADP)
This course provided great information that any payroll practitioner will find helpful and informative.
Anonymous
(Director)
Short and concise course with simple to follow explanation to understand the foundation of accounting.
Josh Davis
(Risk Management Specialist at Gap Inc. )
I found the debits and credits section somewhat confusing( the t-table part) everything else was good.
Anonymous
(Director)
The information is well presented but is very basic for CPAs. However, this is still a good refresher.
Alex Bonn
(Student at Fairfield University)
A little long and hard to follow but I would suggest this course to someone trying to learn accounting
Anonymous
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Great review course good examples loved the Home Depot example and the air conditioning business model
Shana Minish
( at HarvestSherwood Food)
Great refresher as its been a few years since I took a structured accounting course. Well presented.
Kevin Murray
(Controller at DA Collins)
A good introduction to the basics of accounting. This course will help anyone just getting started.
Sealtiel Alvarez Sanchez
(Shared Service Center Manager at Aliaxis)
Good summary of basis accounting. You can refresh just in 1,5 hours all the accounting principles.
Cindy McClarty
(Human Resource Manager at Integrity Staffing Solutions)
Mr. Cook's classes are fantastic! So much information packed into an hour, but I UNDERSTAND it!!
Samuel Naccarato
(Associate Manager at Yelp Inc)
Took accounting courses over 3 years ago. It was a great recap of the basics and helpful reminder.
Halina Kovel
(Sr Revenue Accountant at Yelp)
great overview of basic accounting principles that are useful for any professional in finance role
Great course, thoroughly enjoyed learning the material and it was taught in a constructive manner.
Anonymous
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Solid information on basic accounting principles. Instructor was informative and knowledgeable.
Craig Scanlon
(Owner at BST)
Good inyto for someone who is not an accountant or has not had an accounting course in many years
Thomas Hayes
(Clinical Associate Professor at University of Arkansas)
Well organized. Good refresher for teaching intro. Good course for anyone teaching principles.
Godfrey Christie
(Accounts Payable at Artsy, Inc.)
Thank for this class...somewhat learned a few things. But the time to learn it in was too short.
Mandy Haley
(Business Analyst at Up Communications)
very helpful it was easy to follow andkfnaweoirja;dknv;aknf;akewfokian;faq;ewtjhq;poeijf'lasdef
Timothy Halliday
(Consulting Senior at EKS&H)
Very good basic accounting course. It was helpful to go over the various financial statements.
Lisa Buchanan
(Business Analyst at iSolved)
The material was presented in a simple enough format to get an overall summary of the subject.
Suzanne Foster
(Payroll Administrator at Martin Marietta)
A great hour of review. This brought back my college days in the 80's learning this same thing.
Anonymous
(Associate Manager)
This course was not very informative. I wish there were more examples and more ways to engage.
Janine Korovesis
(Controller at Google)
Good introductory course, some overlap with other similar intro accounting courses on Illumeo.
Anonymous
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Very interesting. i'm glad I took this course. it's a different way of looking at accounting.
Anonymous
(Jr Staff Accountant)
The way the teacher explains things makes it easier to comprehend and retain the information.
Anonymous
(Junior Collector)
I liked how details the videos were and that we had access to the slides for the final exam.
Anonymous
(Implementation consultant)
Some of the info was a little dense for me.I replayed the posting entries a couple of times.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
I enjoyed this course. The basics of accounting are well broken down and easy to understand.
Anonymous
(Global Logistics Retail Order Management..)
since I'm don't have an accounting background I was challenged with some of the nomenclature
Warren Corprew
(Business Planning Analyst at SOME)
This was a very good course I continue to be impressed by his knowledge and teaching ability
SUZANNE FOSTER
(Payroll Administrator at S&amp;ME Inc.)
Excellent speaker, very excitable and a great topic. As for the lesson it was also great.
Anonymous
(Unclaimed Property Administrator)
Emphasized what was needed and most important. Gave suggestions for additional practice
Anonymous
(Consultant)
I like this course, it was really informative and effective for learners of all levels.
Tahj Bomar
(Purchasing Manager at Harley Marine Services (HMS))
Great course for a detailed but high level introduction to basic accounting principles.
Jeff Klein
(Director of budgeting and financial plan.. at Vss-southern theatres)
great for someone who is new to accounting or has not had any other accounting classes
Anonymous
(Sr AP Specialist)
Great review of the basics of accounting. Great reminder as to why I love what I do.
Anonymous
(Director)
Good high level and basic. Recommend to all as a refresher or basic level accounting.
Katie Broderick
(Payroll Manager at O.C. Tanner)
Blair kept his tone upbeat in an attempt to make normally dry material more engaging.
Anonymous
(Accounts Manager)
I liked the Excel Spreadsheet however it did seem to be too quick for that section.
Tracy Meehan
(- at Mercedes)
The instructor is amazing. The course was very informative and fun at the same time.
Anonymous
(Payroll Manager)
This has been a great review for me as I graduated from college almost 30 years ago!
Darin Sobool
(Zero at None)
Sometimes, even the simplest things need a thorough review and this course does it!
Anonymous
()
The music is what I disliked. :) I thought it was detailed and well put together.
Anonymous
(Payroll and Benefits Manager)
Very good course that teaches accounting in a simple way. Recommend it. Thank you
Anonymous
(Corporate Controller)
Very well prepared and presented course on the basics of accounting. Worth taking.
Anonymous
(Senior Payroll Specialist)
Good course, even better instructor. This instructor explains things very clearly.
Anonymous
(Farm and Nursery Manager)
Well laid out. A good review if you haven't looked at the concepts in some time.
Anonymous
(-)
Nice refresher...back to the basics! recommend to anyone that wants to brush up.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
Great course for beginners. The professor is upbeat and explains the processes.
Anonymous
(Auditor)
Quick and to the point. Covered in one lesson what colleges take months to do.
Anonymous
(Controller)
This was a great course for beginners! The speaker made it easy to understand.
Charles Elwis
(Insurance Broker at Health Guys)
This course served as a clear and quick review of basic accounting principles.
Anonymous
(AP Specialist)
The presenter is fun to listen to & made things a little easier to understand.
I was surprised how much information could be taught in one hour. Impressive
Dawn Foster
(Payroll Manager at MRC ENERGY CO)
Much easier to understand than most textbooks or professors on this subject.
Anonymous
(MANAGER, ENERGY COST MGMT)
I liked how fast he could go through the material and I could still learn it
Jaimi Adams
(Collector at Yelp)
Very informative, a lot of information. Would have liked more time/examples.
Angela Hager
( at MG2 Corporation)
Very easy to follow and understand! The examples were simple and relatable.
Stacy Lett
(System Director Payroll Services at Avanti Hospitals LLC)
Excellent refresher course. Highly recommended for business professionals.
Juha Bruun
(Senior Manager, Business Account and Sup.. at Intuit)
Great introduction to accounting. Works as first time or refresh exercise.
Anonymous
(AR Analyst)
I didn't thought I would learn and understand basic accounting in an hour.
Anonymous
(Chargeback Representative)
Easy to understand with lots of examples. Anyone with interest in finance.
Stephen Leitz
( at Netchex)
Always good to get a refresher on accounting. Good course and well taught!
Anonymous
(CPA/Investment Advisor)
Very basic, but good overview for people with little accounting knowledge
S Marie Vernon
(- at --)
Very easy to follow and excellent examples of what accounting looks like.
Anonymous
(Revenue Accountant)
Very clear. Appreciate the working trial balance, never saw that before.
Corey Masters
(Accountant, Internal Auditor, Risk Speci.. at Self)
A good refesher course for my new job position. I enjoyed it very much.
Mahira Sheikh
(Accounting Manager at DLC Group)
This course is very straightforward - basics of accounting for review.
Jeffrey Hales
(Director of Accounting at Suez - Utility Service Co.)
Terrific introduction to accounting. Blair is an excellent instructor.
Anonymous
(Accountant II)
Complete basic review of accounting and the flow of the Journal Entries
Anonymous
()
Well taught overview of the subject. Mr. Cook is an excellent teacher.
Diana Shipe
( at Acuity healthcare)
I liked how the instructor combined areas into more simple terminology.
Anonymous
()
Great review course encompassing all topics. Would recommend to others.
Niketa Patel
(Oracle Financial Analyst at N/A)
good review of debits/credits and simple journal entries and examples.
Anonymous
(Incentives Analyst)
Great, love the teaching, lot of marterial is covered in short time.
Murch Ewings
(- at -)
Super basic, but maybe what we're looking for if taking this course.
Forrest Savage
( at Fairfield University)
Good amount of material covered within the course and many examples.
MELANIE CARLSON
(Consulting Staff at EKS&H)
Liked the visuals and examples presented. Good overview of process.
Bob Phipps
( at R.W. Phipps, PA)
i appreciated the excel training forms, great to use to train people
Anonymous
(Tax Staff)
this was a very good well taught class on the basics of accounting.
Jeff Nelson
( at A.O. Smith Corp.)
Short sweet and right to the point. Liked the design of the slides.
Quinn Bonta
(Associate Consultant at RSM)
This course covers a good base for general accounting knowledge.
Michael Maffucci
(student at Fairfield University)
Due to my accounting background, this course was easy to follow.
Alyssa Borenstein
( at Casper)
Great course - good knowledge on basic accounting 101 knowledge
Kendall Houk
(Chief Financial Officer at Famous Smoke Shop)
Good primer, probably not suited for a professional accountant.
Syed Kazmi
(Controller at Encompass Capital Advisors LLC)
Basic material to learn but important to understand accounting.
Anonymous
(VP Technical Accounting)
go basic into for accounting. Thought it was the right length
Anonymous
()
Good course, met objectives and was a very good review for me.
Allison Justice
( at ADP)
informative information for those non accounting professionals
Anonymous
(Retired)
High level introduction that was clear and easy to understand.
DAN ZOU
(Payroll manager at Sinopro International Resources Inc.)
Good wording, easy to understand, nice example of HOME DEPOT.
Mary Brown
(Risk Management Program Administrator at Leon County Sheriff's Office)
Instructor takes a complex topic and makes it easy to follow.
Anonymous
(-)
a good presentation of the core concepts for the uninitiated
KIM MILLER
( at Miller's Mowing &amp; More)
Very educational. Thank you for the opportunity to view it.
Craig Dowdney
(Senior Project Manager at Intuit)
Very upbeat instructor. Kept the topic somewhat interesting
Anonymous
(Payroll Coordinator)
Great Class. The instructor made this very easy to follow.
Brittany Beem
(Staff Accountant at Ever Fresh Fruit)
Easy to follow along. Good information -- all was relevant
Simon Adell
(Chief Financial Officer at Undisclosed)
Nice basic overview, good for beginners or as a refresher.
Hicham Jawhar
(Financial controller at Basement Systems Quebec)
It is a 101 accounting course deliverd in a very nice way
Saehee Kim
(consultant at dlc)
Great and simple way to understand fundamental accounting
Mohammed Jalloh
(- at RefundMax LLC)
Great refresher course without too much unnecessary info.
Anonymous
(Not Provided)
This course covers a lot of essential basics in 1+ hour!
Anonymous
(AR)
Liked everything! Easy to understand speaker and slides.
Anonymous
(Assistant Controller)
Great overview of accounting basics. Good for beginners.
Anonymous
(Apprentice)
I liked the way that debits and credits were explained.
Vanessa Almeida
( at Cisneros Group)
Nice quick overview of the fundamentals of accounting.
Anonymous
()
Great high level overview of core accounting principals
Monica Burgos
(- at Monica Burgos)
Great way of describing the necessary steps and forms.
Leonard Kogan
(CEO at Kogan Co.)
A lot learned in a short period of time. Very useful.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Great basic course for someone new to the accounting.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
This was a rather simple introduction to Accounting.
Jason Desrosiers
(Payroll at Pawtucket School Department)
Very helpful to understand core accounting concepts.
Anonymous
()
I love the workbook approach over "t" tables. Yes!
Anonymous
(Accounts Payable Lead)
Great job explaining the various chart of accounts.
Alexandra Coleman
(Administrative Assistant at EYC Companies)
Very good overview of basic accounting principles.
Fides Bernales
(Collector at Yelp)
I liked how upbeat he was about teaching accounting
Great refresher course on accounting fundamentals!
Anonymous
(Assistant Controller)
I think its a simple general understanding course
Anonymous
(Manufacturing Product Manager)
It sounds an effective way to manage accounting.
Anonymous
(Collections Specialist)
Overall a thorough overview of basic accounting.
Anonymous
(Associate with Two Degrees)
Thorough and clear presentation of the concepts!
Fred Neftin
(student at Fairfield University)
Very good refresher of basic accounting concepts
Jeff Wilhelm
(Director - Transaction Services at Yahoo!)
Hits on all the basics! Good refresher course.
Carrie Mangas
(AP at NetSuite)
It was very well explained and easy to follow.
Anonymous
(-)
Good refresher for internal training programs.
Jeanne Jaques
(Director, Financial Planning and Strateg.. at Emcee Squared)
Good overview of basic accounting principles
Keron Heath
(Staff Accountant at Artsy)
This was a great course I'd love to take more
Found this useful to refresh core principals
Ingo de Pina
(Sr. AR Analyst at Yelp, Inc.)
I appreciate the supporting documentation.
Anonymous
(Not Provided)
very nicely put together, very informative
Anonymous
(Cash Management Supervisor)
Very good refresher for basic accounting.
Anonymous
(Assistant Accounting Manager)
It is a good starter for new accountants.
Jonathan Tran
(Revenue Analyst at Yelp)
Gets to the point and easy to understand.
Aaron Reinero
(Group Manager, Billing Systems & Fin.. at Intuit)
Clear, concise presentation of materials
Alle Phillips
(Staff Accountant at Bonten Media Group - KTXS)
basic but informative, very to the point
Benjamen Adams
(Not Provided at Adams Group)
Very helpful and goes into great depth.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
Great introduction to basic accounting!
Anonymous
(Order Process Rep)
Good information about accounting 101.
Anonymous
(Accountant II)
Basic and to the point, great starter.
Anonymous
(Accounting Clerk)
Made accounting simple to understand!
Anonymous
(n/a)
Very detailed and easy to understand.
Rebecca Hellman
(Sr. Accountant at Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties)
Very good; however spoke too quickly
Anonymous
()
Great quick summation of Accounting.
Parker Asche
(Collections Analyst at Yelp)
It was okay, a little long though.
Anonymous
(-)
A good crash course in accounting.
Patrick Fenoughty
(Senior Business Analyst at Intuit)
covered all the topics in an hour
Aaron Matvya
(Accounts Receivable Representative at Yelp)
Introductory accounting students.
Lynne Bromley Holloman
(Accounting Manager at Woodside Equine Clinic)
Efficient accounting principles.
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Great review of basic accounting
Anonymous
(Fraud Agent)
a great way to learn the basics
Eric Cox
(Senior Accountant at Mondo)
Great intro to basic accounting
Anonymous
()
Like the graphic explanations.
Catherine \"Kit\" ..
(Executive Director at Hospice of McDowell County)
Very effective teaching style.
Anonymous
()
very basic, but comphrehensive
Nader Mikhael
( at .)
Simple and easy to understand
valerie mclaughlin
(Not Provided at n/a)
excel visual aids are helpful
Anonymous
(Sales Audit Supervisor)
Overall, very informative.
Anonymous
(Finance Controller)
Does what it claims to do.
Maeflor Defensor
(AR Specialist at NetSuite)
It was easy to understand
Anonymous
(Cash Audit Supervisor)
Anyone working in finance
Anonymous
(Vice President Finance EMEA & ASIA P..)
Good simple explanations
Anonymous
(Accountant)
Good intro to accounting.
Thank you. Most helpful
Siva Vinay
(Interim Controller at Navona)
Excellent, great summary
Vincent Rella
( at Fairfield University)
Very informative course!
Mistie (Mendoza) Aker
(Budget & Accounting Manager at DES/Division of Child Support Services)
discussion of dividends
Patrenia McAbee
(Owner at McAbee Consulting)
A few trick questions.
Anonymous
(Controller)
This was very helpful
Hale Summers
( at Fairfield)
Very straight forward
Anonymous
(Finance)
nice basic refresher.
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
Very well layed out.
Stephen Hall
( at Systems Alliance)
Enthusiast presenter
Anonymous
(Research Intern)
Very helpful review
Angelia Ingram
(Business Architect at Govplace)
Easy to understand
Kenneth Hopkins
(Senior Financial Analyst at The University of Texas Health Science C..)
Easily understood.
Anonymous
(Treasury and Fixed Asset Accountant/Reco..)
Very interactive!
Dee Madhavpeddi
(Certified Public Accountant at Dee & Associates)
Very informative
Anonymous
(Vice President of Finance)
Excellent review
ALICIA BROOKS
(- at ALICIA B BROOKS)
Very informative
Julie Berkhouse
(Accounting Operations Sr. Manager at PepsiCo)
Very informative
Anonymous
(CFO)
Well presented.
Lisa Lavery
(Close & Consolidations Senior Manage.. at Cisco Systems)
easy learning
Scott Berlinguet
(student at Fairfield U)
Very Helpful!
Great course!
Henry Guo
(Analyst at Fairfield University)
Great Lesson!
Gianni Sbarro
( at Fairfield University)
Great review.
William Woods
( at Fairfield University)
Great course!
Melvin Balberan
(Senior GL Accountant at Netsuite Philippines Inc.)
Very helpful
Anonymous
(Associate Financial Analyst)
great course
Anonymous
()
Great course
Anonymous
()
Great Course
Anonymous
(Financial Analyst)
Informative.
Anonymous
(Accounting Manager)
Good review
Anonymous
()
Nice review
Richard Dandan
(Senior Accounting Specialist at National Food Authority)
Excellent!
Baris Arslan
(Internal Audit Manager at Freelance)
Thank you!
Anonymous
(Manager- Accounting & Finance)
Excellent
Anonymous
(President & CEO)
Beginners
Anonymous
(Certified Management Accountant; CMA)
good one
Vahé Hovakimian
(Financial Analyst at Great Place to Work Institute)
Great!
Anonymous
(Not Provided)
good.
Anonymous
()
quick
Anonymous
(Senior Accountant)
Good
Sweta Patel
(Transactional Payment Representative, Ac.. at Yelp)
Nice
Max Davis
(Project Manager at Barclays)
Good
Njei Kingsly Achiri
(Accountant at Pro-Active Mega Services)
ok
Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Foundational
No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.
Education Provider Information
Company:
Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact:
For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Excellent course developed and the way presented by Mr. Blair Cook. I have never leant accounting in such a nice way.
The instructor makes it easy to understand the basic accounting structure. This was very informative and clear to know. I look forward in grasping much more in the account field... Thank You