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Accounting and Finance

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Increase your financial awareness and accountability while gaining marketable new skills in accounting and finance fields!
Accounting and Finanace

Certifications

Bookkeeping Administration
Price: $2,862.00
The Bookkeeping Administration course is a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of accounting and Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus. The course covers topics such as setting up a chart of accounts, entering transactions, generating reports, and reconciling accounts. It also covers topics related to payroll, taxes, and budgeting.. Click here for the full description of Bookkeeping Administration


Bookkeeping Administration Expert
Price: $3,999.00
The Bookkeeping Administration Expert course is a comprehensive program that covers the fundamentals of accounting, Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus, and Microsoft Office Suite. Students will learn how to track financial transactions, prepare financial statements, and use QuickBooks Online Plus to manage their businesses. They will also learn how to use Microsoft Office Suite to create and manage documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn the skills necessary to become a bookkeeper or accounting assistant.. Click here for the full description of Bookkeeping Administration Expert


Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus
Price: $1,049.00
In this course you will learn the essentials of QuickBooks online, a powerful cloud-based accounting program. You will also touch base on the basics of financial accounting and reporting, to learn all that QuickBooks can offer. Using a sample company, you will experiment with the features of QuickBooks online and a real-world scenario to practice the various tasks available through QuickBooks.. Click here for the full description of Intuit QuickBooks Online Plus


Professional Tax Preparer Certification (DL)
Price: $2,309.00
The Professional Tax Preparer Certification (DL) course teaches you how to become a tax preparation specialist equipped to prepare federal income tax filings for individuals and businesses. It also teaches you the current tax guidelines needed to prepare tax filings, plus it provides an overview of the documents, statements and other necessary filing materials.. Click here for the full description of Professional Tax Preparer Certification (DL)


Start Your Own Business in Bookkeeping Administration Professional
Price: $2,862.00
The purpose of this course is to give the student tools, information, and strategies to equip them in a way that will give them the best chance of success when starting a business. We will discuss topics such as risk, economics, the global market, ethics, legal considerations, organization, human resources, and marketing. As a student reads, completes practices and assignments, discusses with others, and takes assessments, he or she will gain a practical understanding of the components of a small business and the steps that one takes to create and establish that business, from the idea, to the business plan, to the strategies for helping that business to succeed and grow.. Click here for the full description of Start Your Own Business in Bookkeeping Administration Professional



Certificates

Chartered Tax Professional Business Package
Price: $3,149.00
A Chartered Tax Professional (CTP) is someone who has completed a series of 5 federal tax courses in individual and small business income tax preparation. This nationally recognized certificate program enables students to start working and earning money as a tax preparer while completing coursework toward the CTP credential! With the talk of more requirements for tax preparers, many preparers have decided to work towards becoming an IRS Enrolled Agent (EA), the most distinguished credential in the tax industry. The CTP is the perfect career path for the EA!. Full description of Chartered Tax Professional Business Package


Chartered Tax Professional Career Package
Price: $3,149.00
The Chartered Tax Professional (CTP) designation is the undisputed professional credential for persons who typically advise clients on income tax situations. After completing this comprehensive program, candidates will be prepared to handle almost any individual and small business income tax situation encountered. Candidates must successfully complete a series of five, computer-administered courses in income tax preparation. All courses are offered via the Internet and can be completed anywhere, anytime-24/7 – instructor support is included with each module. Each module consists of ten 3-hour lessons and can be completed in 5-10 weeks (one or two lessons per week).. Full description of Chartered Tax Professional Career Package


Comprehensive Tax Course
Price: $961.00
Learn to prepare tax returns for most Form 1040 individual, non-business taxpayers and small business taxpayers (self-employed/Schedule C). Learn how to research tax issues.. Full description of Comprehensive Tax Course


Comprehensive Tax Course - California Edition
Price: $1,014.00
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to prepare most individual tax returns including Schedules C, D, and E. The California edition allows the student to register with CTEC as a tax preparer (additional requirements apply).. Full description of Comprehensive Tax Course - California Edition


Comprehensive Tax Course with Business Guide
Price: $1,014.00
Learn to prepare tax returns for most Form 1040 individual, non-business taxpayers and small business taxpayers (self-employed/Schedule C). Learn how to research tax issues.. Full description of Comprehensive Tax Course with Business Guide


Financial Mathematics
Price: $263.00
Financial Mathematics is a building block to learners in the field of finance. The topics expose the user to fundamental concepts such as cash flows, present value, future value, yield and probability that form the basis for further advanced learning.. Full description of Financial Mathematics


Financial Planning and Wealth Management
Price: $604.00
Financial Planning and Wealth Management are key skills needed for today’s leaders. In this course you will be presented with the key information needed to help you understand the basic aspects of estate planning and various methods of property transfers, gifts and gift tax. In addition Information is presented regarding The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which requires institutions to disclose privacy policies, and limits instances in which consumer information can be shared. Also covered is Insurance Concepts, Mutual Funds & Retirement Planning.. Full description of Financial Planning and Wealth Management


Fundamentals of Accounting
Price: $1,574.00
This course will provide an introduction to the concepts and uses of accounting in a business environment. The primary areas of study in this course include analysis of business transactions, recording procedures and the use of ledgers and journals, accounting for sales and purchases, managing cash, payroll, accruals and deferrals, and preparation and analysis of basic financial statements. After completing this course, students will have solid understanding of business and financial accounting and its role in bookkeeping administration.. Full description of Fundamentals of Accounting


Investing in Stocks and Bonds
Price: $147.00
This course will provide the beginning investor with the skills and knowledge necessary to begin investing in stocks and bonds. As a new investor, it is important to understand how the stock market works, types of investments and where and how to begin. The strategy and approach you employ, after market research and due diligence covered in-depth throughout this course, will help you successfully and easily make your first trade. This comprehensive course will use learning activities, practice exams, and assignments to help students learn the foundational components to becoming a successful investor. . Full description of Investing in Stocks and Bonds


Market Risk - Basic, Intermediate, Advanced
Price: $630.00
Every professional involved in the Global Financial Services industry would benefit from this training! This comprehensive course covers several important topics in the industry such as: Statistical concepts, Risk measurement, Back Testing, Stress Testing, and Value of Risk methodologies, used by leading financial institutions worldwide.. Full description of Market Risk - Basic, Intermediate, Advanced


Operational Risk Management
Price: $473.00
Changes in markets, techniques, technologies, and products have altered the landscape of Operations and fueled the explosive development of Operational Risk management. The regulators of financial and public companies are demanding a far greater level of disclosure and awareness by directors about the risks they manage and the effectiveness of the controls they have in place to reduce or mitigate these risks. There is also a greater realization that a major source of earnings volatility can be attributed to the way a firm operates and not “financial risk”. All these changes have triggered the need for an efficient Operational Risk Management system in banking/finance organizations.. Full description of Operational Risk Management


Personal Financial Literacy
Price: $209.00
In this course we will learn the basics of personal finance. We will explore how to make a budget and finance college and learn how the economy and taxes will affect you. We will also learn about various forms of insurance, saving and spending, and how to save for retirement. . Full description of Personal Financial Literacy


Right On the Money - Personal and Practical Personal Finance
Price: $258.00
Today’s ever changing financial situations necessitate that each person with an income and responsibilities have a solid and practical personal financial plan, firmly in place. This class is designed to provide that basic personal financial planning. The class provides a curriculum with the plans and procedures that will help anyone identify, understand, and accomplish their financial goals. This course covers personal financial planning, asset and credit management, savings/investment and retirement planning.. Full description of Right On the Money - Personal and Practical Personal Finance