Companies and financial accounting

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Location
Online(Course Link)
Dates
On Demand
Course Categories
Business and Management
Certficate
Yes()
Language
English
Course Fees
FreeNo. of Attendant
Unlimited
Acquired Skills/Covered Subjects
- understand the legal characteristics of limited companies and how these characteristics are different from those of sole traders and partnerships
- understand company financing through share capital and loan capital
- understand the interests and information needs of different company stakeholders
- explain three different perspectives on the role of companies in society
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This free course, Companies and financial accounting, introduces you to the legal characteristics of limited companies and how limited companies raise finance through ordinary shares and loan capital. It also introduces the interests of company stakeholders, and looks at three different perspectives on companies and their role in society. Finally, it introduces the formats of company financial statements in comparison with those of sole traders.