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Learning Bookkeeping

A free, complete bookkeeping course for small business owners — from your first receipt to a finished set of financial statements. 08 modules, 108 lessons, written for owners and staff who have to run this side of the business themselves.

08 modules
108 lessons
661 min of reading
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Each module stands on its own, but they run in order, building from fundamentals to the practical routines you'll use every week.

Module 01

Bookkeeping Basics

The foundations: what bookkeeping is, the accounting equation, single vs double entry, cash vs accrual, and who is legally required to keep books.

14 lessons · about 85 min
Module 02

Basic Bookkeeping Skills

The hands-on skills: keeping valid source documents, building a chart of accounts, applying debits and credits, writing journal entries and posting to ledgers.

14 lessons · about 87 min
Module 03

Bookkeeping Terms & Exercises

Terms owners confuse most — revenue vs profit, cost vs expense vs asset, receivables vs payables, prepaid vs accrued — plus two full practice exercises with answer keys.

12 lessons · about 78 min
Module 04

Profit & Profitability

The four layers of profit, cost of goods sold, why profit on paper isn't cash in the bank, margin vs markup, and break-even analysis.

14 lessons · about 85 min
Module 05

Bookkeeping Software

When manual bookkeeping stops working, how accounting software is built underneath, how to migrate without corrupting your numbers, and what stays a human job.

13 lessons · about 78 min
Module 06

Everyday Bookkeeping Examples

Forty everyday cases — deposits, marketplace payouts, petty cash, owner's draws, loans, payroll — each with the source document and the correct journal entry.

13 lessons · about 78 min
Module 07

The Full Accounting Cycle

The month-end and year-end work: the nine-step accounting cycle, six adjusting entries, the three core statements, bank reconciliation, closing the books and reporting standards.

14 lessons · about 80 min
Module 08

Tax & Audit-Ready Bookkeeping

Where bookkeeping meets tax: bookkeeping vs simplified recording, small-business income tax schemes, VAT/GST registration thresholds, withholding tax, e-filing systems and audit-readiness.

14 lessons · about 90 min

Learn it here, do it in Reyuko

Every technique in this course maps to something you can do in Reyuko — free double-entry accounting software with inventory, sales, purchasing and reporting built in. No transaction limits.

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