Accounting 101: Learn Basic Accounting Concepts With Ease (Udemy.com)
Learn Basic Accounting 101 Concepts, How To Account for Debits and Credits, Financial Reporting, Revenue & Expenses
Created by: Chris Benjamin
Last updated October 2022
What you will learn
- Learn From A Top Rated Instructor Who Has Been Teaching On Udemy Since 2013 and Taught Over 100,000 Students!
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Debits and Credits
- The Accounting Cycle
- Speak Intelligently About Accounting
- Accounting Career Paths
- Financial Statements
- Accounting Terminology
- Concepts of Accounting
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Decision Making
- Accounting Principles
- And Much More!
How it compares
Against the other 200 rated Udemy courses in Accounting on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 31% of them
- Reviews183#147 of 201 by number of reviews
- Length1.8 hoursshorter than 86% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2022earlier than 55% of them
Course Description
Are You A Business Owner or Entrepreneur?
Are You A Business or Accounting Student?
Do You Want To Learn The Fundamentals Of Accounting With Ease?
Have You Ever Wondered What Is Involved In Accounting?
If You Answered "Yes" To Any Of The Above, Look No Further. This Is The Course For You!
*** Updated with new content! ***
Enroll today and join the 100,000+ successful students I have taught as a Top Rated Udemy instructor!
Three reasons to TAKE THIS COURSE right now:
You get lifetime access to lectures, including all new lectures, assignments, quizzes and downloads
You can ask me questions and see me respond to every single one of them thoroughly!
You will are being taught by a professional with a proven track record of success!
Bonus reason: I am an accountant by trade! My BA & MBA are in accounting, and I currently work as an outsourced Chief Financial Officer.
Bonus Reason: Udemy has a 100% refund policy - no questions asked and no risk for you!
Recent Review:
Draymond P says "Great course, exactly what I needed. Instructor is easy to follow, I was a little scared to take an accounting course but this course made me realize accounting isn't as hard as expected. A great introduction to accounting, looking forward to moving on to additional courses with Chris to really get into learning accounting."
Why You Should Take My Course And Let Me Teach You Basic Fundamentals Of Accounting
Accounting concepts can be difficult to understand until you have a fundamental background in accounting. Learn the basics of accounting with 20+ year accountant Chris Benjamin in this course, and be well on your way to an accounting career and/or understand your business much better.
Start becoming an accounting pro today with this course!
In this course we go step by step, starting with terminology, the accounting cycle, several accounting concepts, and reading financial statements. From there we look at specific areas of accounting that deserve more attention. As well we will go through a few situations and how to best apply accounting knowledge. By the end of this course you will be comfortable talking about accounting and understanding what others are talking about themselves.
What We Do In The Course:
Learn Accounting Terminology
Learn the accounting cycle
Learn about the major financial reports and how to read them
Learn debits and credits
Learn about cash vs. accrual accounting
Review 3 case studies and how accounting applies
And Much More!!!
At any point if you have a question, please feel free to ask through the course forum, I'd be happy to answer any and all questions.
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About The Instructor
Chris Benjamin, MBA & CFO is a seasoned professional with over 25 years experience in accounting, finance, Microsoft Excel and budgets. Having spent the first 10 years of my career in corporate settings with both large and small companies, I learned a lot about the accounting process, managing accounting departments, financial reporting, external reporting to board of directors and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and working with external auditors.
The following 10+ years I decided to go into CFO Consulting, working with growing companies and bringing CFO level experience to companies. I help implement proper best business practices in accounting and finance, consult on implementation of accounting systems, implementing accounting procedures, while also still fulfilling the CFO roll for many of my clients which includes financial reporting, auditing, working with investors, financial analysis and much more.
Thank you for signing up for this course on Udemy. I look forward to being your instructor for this course and many more!
Chris Benjamin, Instructor, CFO & MBA
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
183 Reviews
Chris Benjamin
Welcome Students,
I have been teaching on Udemy since 2011 (over 15 years) and have created 88 courses on Udemy with 100,000+ students! I love teaching on online, and empowering students with knowledge in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, Excel and other business topics.
In my day to day life, I work as a consulting CFO, Chief Financial Officer. Mainly I work with growth stage companies, helping them put in place all the best accounting practices, financial modelling, working with investors, and financial reporting and analysis.
I have worked as a CFO exclusively to growing companies for 10+ years, bringing my past corporate experience, my passion for the entrepreneur community, and experience helping over 100+ startups succeed.
Now let me take my knowledge and experience and teach you!
All courses come with lifetime access, friendly support if you get stuck and a 30 day money-back guarantee so there's no risk to get started.
See you in class.
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Specialties: MBA, Startup & growth-stage experience, raising capital, financial forecasts, business plans, virtual CFO, cash management, growth strategy, policy & procedure implementation, financial modelling, SEC reporting, accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, Excel, and much more.
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Reviews
By Taryn von Wilmsdorff on 4/11/2025
I really enjoyed this course. It was not too long which can sometimes be overwhelming, there was no overload of information. Generally, when a person is bombarded with information it's hard to take it all in. This course was just right, and the examples of the financial documents for Apple were so interesting! Thank you, Chris!!
By Johny on 2/13/2022
This is a great course if you want to a general idea of account and concepts of how things are handled. I really enjoyed it and I know if I need to review some key points I can always go back. Thank you!
By Koji Iwata on 1/20/2022
The instructor outlined the basic concepts of accounting concisely. For the purpose of the course, the material was appropriate. I especially appreciated that the instructor tried to connect the accounting concepts to real life situations. It might have been better if there were more comprehensive assessments, as compared to a three-question quiz section. One negative comment I have is that the last section regarding Entrepreneurship was not related to the topic of this course and significant amount of time was dedicated to this topic, which was somewhat misleading to the title of the course. It may be appropriate if the instructor made connections to the basic accounting concepts learned in earlier in the course to the entrepreneurial trend discussion. Overall, I liked to course.
By Jennie Gallagher on 8/8/2021
I am working towards opening a retail business but have minimal accounting skills but Chris B's explanations are perfect and I got so much out of it. I intend to hire a professional bookkeeper but as the business owner I still need to understand my business and the numbers. This course was great and will be taking more of Chris's courses! :)
By Robyn Smith on 3/16/2021
This course is very informative and I have learnt alot. I am a beginner and only starting out in accounting now, and this course has made the intro a bit easier. Thank you
By Mrunal Patil on 7/6/2020
I am an architecture student . I absolutely and no idea about anything about accounting. maybe one day if I start my own practice and need to look after my accounts I'll have a base to begin with. Thanks a lot .
By Karen Anderson on 5/18/2020
I can only speak of my own interest of course. I took this course from the title Accounting 101 which I interpreted to be a fundamental accounting class. I was expecting detailed instruction on debits and credits, transactions, general ledger and financial statements. To me, this course was more a very broad overview of accounting. Thankfully I signed up for courses from other instructors who had the content I was seeking. So this course might have been great for others not looking for real detail on accounting but an overview of the subject. I do think however the course name should be changed so people like me do not have the wrong impression.
By Michelle Schutte on 3/17/2020
Please slow down a bit. The presenter talks quite fast and works through the modules very quickly. Certain aspects need more or better explanations e.g. debits and credits. Examples will go a long way.
By Ronald Redd on 1/5/2020
I've taken several courses with Chris. His teaching style is easy to follow and he provides detailed examples to help with understanding. Highly recommend.
By Sarah Page on 9/7/2019
I have no knowledge in this field and was a bit confused with several items discussed. Hopefully as I continue to review accounting training videos I will understand better what was discussed.
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