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    Topic 1
    Introduction to Financial Accounting

  1. The Accounting Equation

    3:02

  2. Assets vs Liabilities

    5:32

  3. Shareholder's Equity

    5:26

  4. The Balance Sheet

    5:52

  5. The Statement of Retained Earnings

    5:51

  6. The Income Statement

    6:19

  7. The Statement of Cash Flows

    6:02

  8. How the Statements Work Together

    9:02
    9. There are 5 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 2
    The Financial Statements

  9. Current Assets

    9:57

  10. Non-Current Assets

    10:25

  11. Current Liabilities

    6:24

  12. Non-Current Liabilites

    2:00

  13. Contributed Capital

    5:10

  14. The Classified Balance Sheet

    4:48

  15. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44

  16. Retained Earnings vs Shareholder's Equity

    6:41

  17. Ratios: Working Capital

    2:29

  18. Ratios: Current Ratio

    4:00

  19. Gross Profit vs Net Profit

    6:15

  20. Profit Margin

    3:22
    21. There are 6 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 3
    Journals, Ledgers, T-Accounts, and Normal Balances

  21. T-Accounts

    3:15

  22. Debits and Credits

    6:49

  23. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  24. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  25. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  26. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  27. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00
    28. There are 9 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 4
    Accrual Accounting and Adjusting Entries

  28. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  29. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  30. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  31. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  32. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  33. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  34. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  35. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  36. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  37. Depreciation

    7:10

  38. The Closing Process

    10:37
    39. There are 18 practice problems in this topic.
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    — Nathan, Spring 2016

    Topic 5
    Inventory

  39. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  40. Net Sales

    10:03

  41. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  42. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  43. Transportation In

    8:41

  44. COGS

    6:18

  45. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07

  46. Specific Identification

    2:17

  47. Weighted Average

    4:21

  48. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17

  49. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23
    50. There are 8 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 6
    Cash and Bank Reconciliations

  50. Cash and Cash Equivalents

    7:52

  51. Bank Reconciliations: What and Why

    9:38

  52. Bank Reconciliations: How

    20:57

  53. Debit and Credit Memos

    5:21

  54. Fixing Mistakes in Bank Recs

    8:32
    55. There are 2 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 7
    Accounts Receivable

  55. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  56. Direct Method

    4:15

  57. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  58. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  59. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  60. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26
    61. There are 4 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 8
    Fixed Assets and Depreciation

  61. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  62. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  63. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  64. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  65. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  66. Units of Production

    3:43

  67. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  68. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    69. There are 5 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 9
    Liabilities

  69. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  70. Non-interest Bearing Notes

    6:16

  71. Contingencies

    5:58
    72. There are 3 practice problems in this topic.
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    — Kyle F., Fall 2019

    Topic 10
    The Time Value of Money

  72. What is Present Value

    8:15

  73. Simple vs Compound

    14:41

  74. PV of a Lump Sum

    4:39

  75. PV of a Lump Sum

    6:09

  76. Ordinary Annuity

    7:16

  77. Purchasing with an Annuity

    4:31

  78. Finding the Payment

    6:07
    79. There are 1 practice problems in this topic.
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    Topic 11
    Bonds

  79. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  80. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  81. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  82. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  83. Amortization

    21:42

  84. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  85. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  86. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    87. There are 5 practice problems in this topic.
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    — Eric, Fall 2017

    Topic 12
    Shareholder's Equity

  87. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  88. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  89. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  90. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  91. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  92. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  93. Stock Dividends

    13:48
    94. There are 6 practice problems in this topic.
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    — Natalia, Spring 2016

    Topic 13
    Cash Flows

  94. Cash Flow Overview

    6:02

  95. Operating Cash Flows

    18:41

  96. Indirect Method

    14:26

  97. Investing Cash Flows

    5:14

  98. Financing Cash Flows

    3:17

  99. Depreciation in Cash Flows

    5:50

  100. PPE for Cash Flows

    2:39

  101. Bringing it All Together

    13:57
    102. There are 7 practice problems in this topic.
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    — Nicole, Spring 2018

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