Financial Accounting Training

Students looking to complete free online courses and training should note that they won't be able to earn college credit. Students also need to complete their education on their own time. In preparation for these courses and training programs, students may want to install Adobe Acrobat Reader and Microsoft Excel in order to access some materials.

Lessons are presented to students through video lectures. These lectures cover basic accounting concepts, financial statement analysis, financial reports, cash flow statements and accounting laws.

This website's free training materials cover debits and credits, accounting principles, cash flow statements, financial ratios and accounts receivable. Training resources include lessons, quizzes, crosswords, questions and answers, visual tutorials and word scrambles. Some materials won't be available to students unless they pay for a subscription to this website. AccountingCoach also offers managerial and cost accounting lessons.

The lecture notes for this graduate-level course cover financial statements, balance sheets, assets, marketable securities and investments. Students can also access exams with solutions, assignments without solutions and recitations.

This website provides students with reading materials, term definitions and illustrated figures. In order to access some lessons, students need to pay for a website subscription. The free tutorials provide training in accounting for accruals, double-entry accounting systems, accounting in merchandising companies and accounting for inventories.

This 6-hour mini-course examines the impact of financial regulations on the financial accounting process, as well as the variables that affect accounting rules. Tax-related issues and international accounting standards are discussed, as well as the application of accounting rules from different jurisdictions. Course materials include brief lessons and an optional activity.