Tabellab
Beginner

Accounting & Bookkeeping Fundamentals

Learn double-entry bookkeeping by doing it: journal entries, ledgers, trial balance and financial statements in a live spreadsheet.

8 lessons 8 labs 1.9 h Certificate

The first lesson is free — no account needed.

About this course

An accounting fundamentals course for beginners that lets you learn bookkeeping online by actually doing it. You post journal entries with debits and credits, balance ledger accounts, prepare a trial balance, turn it into an income statement and balance sheet, and record adjusting entries for depreciation, accruals and prepaids. All eight double-entry practice exercises are graded cell by cell, and the first one is free.

Lessons

  1. The Accounting Equation & the Balance SheetLab12 minFree
  2. The Chart of AccountsLab10 min Pro
  3. Debits, Credits & Journal EntriesLab12 min Pro
  4. Transactions with Revenue & ExpensesLab14 min Pro
  5. Ledger Accounts & BalancesLab15 min Pro
  6. The Trial BalanceLab14 min Pro
  7. Income Statement & Balance Sheet from the Trial BalanceLab16 min Pro
  8. Adjusting Entries: Depreciation, Accruals, Prepaids & Unearned RevenueLab18 min Pro