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Accounting - A Brief Introduction - in 60 Minutes (Udemy.com)

Learn the basics of financial accounting in one hour!

Created by: BrainyMoney and Son Han, CFA, CPA

Last updated October 2018

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What you will learn

  • Hold their own when talking with Accountants at their job
  • Understand the basics of accounting
  • Create a simplified Balance Sheet
  • Create a simplified Income Statement
  • Know the difference between a debit and a credit
  • Understand why Cash is King
  • Create Journal Entries
  • Calculate the Net Income of a Business
  • Make T-Accounts

How it compares

Against the other 200 rated Udemy courses in Accounting on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 90% of them
  • Reviews2,700#24 of 201 by number of reviews
  • Length1 hourshorter than 97% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2018earlier than 89% of them

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Course Description

Do you want to learn the basics of accounting incredibly quickly? Like in an hour.

Do you want a professor that works the problems with you? Rather than just talks at you.

Do you want an interactive and fun course?

This course is for you!

I’ve taught thousands of students over the past 8 years and sent students to compete with the best of the best at Big 4 Accounting Firms.


With this class you will learn the basics of accounting and you can complete it in only one hour! You will work with me on the handouts like you are sitting in the classroom. This is a proven technique that I’ve used over the past 8 years.

You will learn:

  • The Accounting Equation
  • What T-Accounts are
  • How T-Accounts and Journal Entries are related
  • How to create a simple Balance Sheet
  • How to create a simple Income Statement
  • Debits and Credits
  • How Cash is King

You will learn accounting in 60 minutes. This is a brief introduction to accounting.

No prerequisite knowledge is required!

I've taught this course hundreds of times to thousands of students. I know what you need to know and I'm incredibly confident you'll enjoy this course!

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Instructor Details

BrainyMoney and Son Han, CFA, CPA

Personal Finance is easy. It takes 2 hours to learn. The hard part is staying motivated. We build the best personal finance courses,cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to improve financial lives of our peers. Follow us on Instagram to find daily motivational videos. Instagram: @Brainy.Money

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Reviews

4.7

2,700 ratings on Udemy

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By Mellissa Jane Pietersen on 6/12/2026

everything explain in plain english :)

By Eduardo Garcia on 10/12/2020

Lecturer is very clear and concise, easy to understand and listen to.

By Nermina on 10/7/2020

very simple and understandable. I was wondering where to start and books didn`t help.
I would like to learn fundamental and technical analysis of businesses and this is a phenomenal start.
Thank you for everything!

By Bharat Rahane on 10/3/2020

Very good basic information this course is giving

By Brian Woeppel on 10/3/2020

Nerd-approved! Son is great at using the same example to solidify accounting principles throughout the course so that we know the answers before the questions are finished being asked!

By Programming Dept. on 9/12/2020

This was such an amazing course, the presenter really allows you to learn the basics in the most effective way!

By Johnny Yun on 9/5/2020

I enjoyed the class, it was brief and easy to follow along. The class would be great for those that are taking their first accounting class.

By Corey on 8/25/2020

It was Great and Informative And very Quick

By Robin Bucciarelli on 8/15/2020

Short and to the point. Ideal for a thorough overview. Can reccomend.

By Katie Knowles on 8/11/2020

The trainer is personable, knowledgeable, and makes the information extremely accessible.

By Morgan Wilson on 8/7/2020

This class made my other finance classes more understandable. Thank you.

By Alicia Miranda on 8/4/2020

Explained very well!

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Overall Score : 94 / 100