Accounting Topics Explained - Free Online Accounting Course to Help You Learn Accounting

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Accounting Topics Explained - Free Online Accounting Course to Help You Learn Accounting

Browse this list of financial accounting, corporate finance & cost accounting topics; more topics are added daily.

Financial Accounting	Corporate Finance	Cost (Managerial Accounting)
Accounting for Merchandise Sales	Annuity Present Value	Applied Predetermined Overhead Rate
Bond Premium Amortization	Basic Present Value Equation
Bond Premium Present Value	Compound Interest & Future Value
Bond Retirement	Convertible Debt
Bonds Conversion to Common Shares	Discounted Cash Flow Valuations
Bonds Payable	Future Tax Liability
Capital Assets	Growing Perpetuity
Disposal of Capital Assets	Interperiod Future Tax Allocations
Double Declining Balance Amortization	Present & Future Value (How to Use a Financial Calculator)
Financial Assets & Liabilities (Debt & Equity POV)	Time Value of Money
Gross Profit Method - Estimate Inventory	Economic Value Added
Inventory Valuation (Lower of Cost or Market)	EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization)
Market Inventory Cost	ROI (Return on Investment)
Net Realizable Value	ROIC (Return on Invested Capital)
Perpetual & Periodic Inventory	Operating Cash Flow
Retirement of Shares Accounting	EPS (Earnings per Share)
Sales Discounts & Allowances	PE Ratio (Price to Earnings Ratio)
Sell Capital Assets	Dividend Growth Model
Shareholder's Equity	Arbitrage
Straight Line Amortization	Financial Forecasting
Subscription Sales of Common Shares	Forward Contracts
Treasury Shares Accounting	Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Types of Bonds	Dollar Cost Averaging
Units of Production Amortization	Convertible Bonds
Amortized Loan	APR (Annual Percentage Rate)
Acid Test Ratio
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
Accounting Materiality
Internal Controls