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    Chapter 1
    Introduction to Accounting

  1. The Accounting Equation

    3:02

  2. Assets vs Liabilities

    5:32

  3. Shareholder's Equity

    5:26

  4. The Balance Sheet

    5:52

  5. The Statement of Retained Earnings

    5:51

  6. The Income Statement

    6:19

  7. The Statement of Cash Flows

    6:02

  8. How the Statements Work Together

    9:02
    9. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 2
    Recording Transactions

  9. Current Assets

    9:57

  10. Non-Current Assets

    10:25

  11. Current Liabilities

    6:24

  12. Non-Current Liabilites

    2:00

  13. Contributed Capital

    5:10

  14. The Classified Balance Sheet

    4:48

  15. Retained Earnings vs Shareholder's Equity

    6:41

  16. T-Accounts

    3:15

  17. Debits and Credits

    6:49

  18. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  19. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  20. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  21. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  22. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00
    23. There are 13 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 3
    Adjusting Accounts

  23. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  24. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  25. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  26. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  27. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  28. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  29. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  30. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  31. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  32. Depreciation

    7:10

  33. The Closing Process

    10:37
    34. There are 18 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 4
    Merchandising Firms

  34. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  35. Net Sales

    10:03

  36. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  37. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07

  38. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  39. Transportation In

    8:41

  40. COGS

    6:18

  41. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44

  42. Gross Profit vs Net Profit

    6:15

  43. Profit Margin

    3:22
    44. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 5
    Inventories

  44. Specific Identification

    2:17

  45. Weighted Average

    4:21

  46. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17

  47. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23
    48. There are 2 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 6
    Cash and Bank Reconciliations

  48. Cash and Cash Equivalents

    7:52

  49. Bank Reconciliations: What and Why

    9:38

  50. Bank Reconciliations: How

    20:57

  51. Debit and Credit Memos

    5:21

  52. Fixing Mistakes in Bank Recs

    8:32
    53. There are 2 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Caitlyn, Spring 2018

    Chapter 7
    Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts

  53. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  54. Direct Method

    4:15

  55. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  56. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  57. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  58. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26

  59. Notes Receivable

    11:27
    60. There are 4 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 8
    Long Term Assets

  60. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  61. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  62. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  63. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  64. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  65. Units of Production

    3:43

  66. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  67. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    68. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
    I stopped going to class after the second test and pretty much just watched your chapter videos.
    — Ryan, Spring 2016

    Chapter 9
    Current Liabilities

  68. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  69. Contingencies

    5:58
    70. There are 3 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 10
    Long Term Liabilities

  70. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  71. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  72. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  73. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  74. Amortization

    21:42

  75. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  76. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  77. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    78. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    — Eric, Fall 2017

    Chapter 11
    Capital Stock

  78. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  79. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  80. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  81. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  82. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  83. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  84. Stock Dividends

    13:48
    85. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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