Peter Baskerville

Passionate about the 21st century's paradigm shift in education that will deliver eminently affordable education to all via the tools & distribution of the Internet. Currently working on these startups: Industry Professor Association and SkillMaker. Authored this book: FAQ Basic Accounting Concepts. I am a teacher and educational resource developer at Southbank Business School TAFE, QLD Brisbane. Started, managed & sold over 30 'bricks & mortar outlets' in retail and hospitality.

Homepage: http://www.skillmaker.edu.au/

Financial Accounting Topics by Steven Bragg CPA

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 16th 2014     

Steven Bragg, CPA, is one of the most prolific accounting authors in the world. He holds an MBA from Babson College, a Master of Finance degree from Bentley College, and a BA from the University of Maine. He also manages the Accounting Best Practices podcast. Source: www.accountingtools.com He has written articles on basic accounting concepts:> […]

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What is the difference between accounting and accountancy?

Posted by  on Friday, December 5th 2014     

Accounting Vs Accountancy Accounting is the action or process of keeping financial accounts. Accountancy describes the duties of an accountant, the person whose job is to keep, inspect and interpret financial accounts. In relation to business, accountancy is, in effect, the total of all actions taken by a business to: to record financial transactions to […]

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Learn Accounting & Bookkeeping For Free

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 2nd 2014     

Free Bookkeeping and Accounting Courses and Tutorials. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to learn bookkeeping! Source: www.dwmbeancounter.com This Introduction discusses the types of business organizations, types of business activities, users of financial information, bookkeeping systems, accounting rules, and the cash and accrual basis of accounting. Lesson 1 The Bookkeeping Language introduces you […]

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Free Accounting Lessons through Video.

Posted by  on Tuesday, December 2nd 2014     

In these Accounting Tutorials, Daniel Dickson teaches the basics of accounting and how to make money by learning accounting. The Accounting Video Lessons are Free. Source: www.freeaccountingschool.com On this website, certified public accountant (CPA) Daniel C. Dickson will teach you the basics of accounting through (8) free online videos – no strings attached. Whether you […]

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What is the meaning of “balance sheet”?

Posted by  on Saturday, November 29th 2014     

It is known as the ‘balance sheet’ because it is a fundamental accounting truth that the total value of the assets of the business is equal to the total value of the claims that others have over those assets. i.e. the business itself owns nothing and it only has control of assets that are actually […]

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What is accounting?

Posted by  on Friday, November 28th 2014     

What is accounting? Accounting is a financial recording and reporting system (see Figure 1). Accounting identifies and classifies financial transactions; it then summarises these financial transactions into financial reports. Financial reports communicate relevant financial information to interested persons called stakeholders. This information allows stakeholders to decide how to best use the economic resources of the […]

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When people do “accounting by hand”, what do they include on the paper?

Posted by  on Friday, November 28th 2014     

My read of the expression ‘accounting by hand’ is that it is the description of the way an enterprise’s financial transactions were recorded before the arrival of computerised accounting some 30+ years ago. What people recorded on paper when doing ‘accounting by hand’ was all the financial transactions of the enterprise. Now the initial information […]

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Debits and Credits – Founding principles

Posted by  on Sunday, October 26th 2014     

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Free accounting courses

Posted by  on Monday, October 20th 2014     

Click the following link to access free accounting and bookkeeping courses http://www.scoop.it/t/basic-accounting-concepts/?tag=Courses

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In accounting, why do we debit expenses and credit revenues?

Posted by  on Wednesday, October 1st 2014     

I wish there was a simple answer to this question … but there isn’t. The rules of debit & credit in accounting are simple enough to learn and apply, but understanding the ‘why’ is far more complex, particularly when you are trying to understand the ‘first principles’ of a system that was created over 500 […]

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Nowmaster helps RTOs and qualified training and assessors to develop teaching, learning and assessing resources that align with ASQA's requirements. Drawing on their extensive resource development experience Nowmaster engages directly with members of the Industry Professors Association to ensure current 'best practice' content is reflected in all their resources.