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Financial Accounting

FA - Applied Knowledge Level

A. The context and purpose of financial reporting

1 module • Understand why financial reporting exists and how different users rely on it. This section introduces the objectives of financial statements, the key principles of transparency and accountability, and the role of ethics in financial reporting.

B. The qualitative characteristics of financial information

1 module • Has lessons • Explore what makes financial information useful. This section covers relevance, faithful representation, comparability, verifiability, timeliness, and understandability—explaining how these attributes enhance decision-making and credibility.

C. The use of double-entry and accounting systems

2 modules • Has lessons • Learn the fundamentals of accounting. You’ll gain confidence in the double-entry system, ledger structures, accounting equations, and how transactions affect accounts—laying the foundation for preparing reliable financial statements.

D. Recording transactions and events

8 modules • Has lessons • Master the core process of capturing business activities. This section focuses on how to record sales, purchases, payroll, depreciation, accruals, and other financial transactions using journals and ledgers.

E. Reconciliations

2 modules • Has lessons • This section focuses on bank reconciliations, control accounts, and correcting errors. These tools ensure that internal records match external statements, which is essential for financial accuracy and fraud detection.

F. Preparing a trial balance

1 module • Has lessons • Learn how to extract and balance ledger account totals into a trial balance. You'll also identify errors that trial balances can detect—and those they can't—helping you spot potential inaccuracies early.

G. Preparing financial statements

6 modules • Has lessons • This section walks you through constructing basic income statements and balance sheets for sole traders and limited companies. You'll apply prior knowledge of ledgers and adjustments to prepare complete and coherent reports.

H. Preparing basic consolidated financial statements

3 modules • Has lessons • Explore how to create group financial statements for parent and subsidiary companies. You’ll learn about intra-group balances, non-controlling interest, and basic consolidation adjustments.

I. Interpretation of financial statements

1 module • Has lessons • Learn how to analyse and explain what the numbers mean. This section covers key ratio analysis, trend evaluation, and the use of financial data to assess profitability, liquidity, and business performance.