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    Chapter 1
    Debits, Credits, and the Accounting Equation

  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
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    Chapter 2
    The Financial Statements

  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. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44

  16. Retained Earnings vs Shareholder's Equity

    6:41

  17. Ratios: Working Capital

    2:29

  18. Ratios: Current Ratio

    4:00

  19. Gross Profit vs Net Profit

    6:15

  20. Profit Margin

    3:22
    21. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 3
    Journals, Ledgers, T-Accounts, and Normal Balances

  21. T-Accounts

    3:15

  22. Debits and Credits

    6:49

  23. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  24. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  25. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  26. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  27. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00
    28. There are 9 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 4
    Differences in Timing, Adjusting Entries, and the Closing Process

  28. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  29. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  30. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  31. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  32. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  33. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  34. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  35. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  36. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  37. Depreciation

    7:10

  38. The Closing Process

    10:37
    39. There are 18 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 5
    All About Inventory

  39. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  40. Net Sales

    10:03

  41. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  42. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  43. Transportation In

    8:41

  44. COGS

    6:18

  45. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07

  46. Specific Identification

    2:17

  47. Weighted Average

    4:21

  48. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17

  49. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23
    50. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 6
    Cash and Bank Reconciliations

  50. Cash and Cash Equivalents

    7:52

  51. Bank Reconciliations: What and Why

    9:38

  52. Bank Reconciliations: How

    20:57

  53. Debit and Credit Memos

    5:21

  54. Fixing Mistakes in Bank Recs

    8:32
    55. There are 2 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 7
    Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts

  55. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  56. Direct Method

    4:15

  57. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  58. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  59. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  60. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26

  61. Notes Receivable

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

  62. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  63. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  64. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  65. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  66. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  67. Units of Production

    3:43

  68. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  69. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    70. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 9
    Current Liabilities, Contingencies, and the Time Value of Money

  70. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  71. Non-interest Bearing Notes

    6:16

  72. Contingencies

    5:58

  73. What is Present Value

    8:15

  74. Simple vs Compound

    14:41

  75. PV of a Lump Sum

    4:39

  76. PV of a Lump Sum

    6:09

  77. Ordinary Annuity

    7:16

  78. Purchasing with an Annuity

    4:31

  79. Finding the Payment

    6:07
    80. There are 4 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 10
    Bonds, Bonds, and Bonds

  80. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  81. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  82. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  83. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  84. Amortization

    21:42

  85. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  86. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  87. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    88. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 11
    Shareholder's Equity

  88. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  89. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  90. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  91. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  92. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  93. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  94. Stock Dividends

    13:48
    95. There are 6 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 12
    Cash Flows

  95. Cash Flow Overview

    6:02

  96. Operating Cash Flows

    18:41

  97. Indirect Method

    14:26

  98. Investing Cash Flows

    5:14

  99. Financing Cash Flows

    3:17

  100. Depreciation in Cash Flows

    5:50

  101. PPE for Cash Flows

    2:39

  102. Bringing it All Together

    13:57
    103. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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