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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
    9. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 2
    The Balance Sheet

  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. Ratios: Current Ratio

    4:00

  17. T-Accounts

    3:15

  18. Debits and Credits

    6:49
    19. There are 7 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 3
    The Income Statement and Normal Balances

  19. Determining Normal Balances For Assets & Liabilities

    10:04

  20. Determining Normal Balance for Shareholder's Equity

    11:53

  21. Normal Balance Shortcut: Double Entry

    11:51

  22. Normal Balance Shortcut: DEAD Mnemonic

    2:36

  23. The Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance

    14:00

  24. The Multistep Income Statement

    12:44

  25. Gross Profit vs Net Profit

    6:15

  26. Profit Margin

    3:22
    27. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 4
    Differences in Timing, Adjusting Entries, and the Closing Process

  27. Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

    7:21

  28. Expense Recognition

    8:07

  29. Accruals and Deferrals

    15:07

  30. What is an Adjusting Entry?

    4:11

  31. Adjusting Entry: Supplies

    1:54

  32. Adjusting Entry: Wages

    4:52

  33. Adjusting Entry: Unearned Revenue

    2:11

  34. Adjusting Entry: Interest

    2:03

  35. Contra-accounts

    4:40

  36. Depreciation

    7:10

  37. The Closing Process

    10:37
    38. There are 18 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 6
    Bank Reconciliations and Inventory

  38. Cash and Cash Equivalents

    7:52

  39. Bank Reconciliations: What and Why

    9:38

  40. Bank Reconciliations: How

    20:57

  41. Debit and Credit Memos

    5:21

  42. Fixing Mistakes in Bank Recs

    8:32

  43. COGS and Inventory

    2:57

  44. Net Sales

    10:03

  45. Perpetual vs Periodic

    7:10

  46. FOB Shipping?

    8:51

  47. Transportation In

    8:41

  48. COGS

    6:18

  49. Drawbacks to Periodic

    6:07
    50. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 7
    Inventory Costing Methods

  50. Specific Identification

    2:17

  51. Weighted Average

    4:21

  52. FIFO and LIFO

    20:17

  53. Estimating with Gross Profit

    7:23
    54. There are 2 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 8
    Accounts Receivable and Bad Debts

  54. A/R and Bad Debts Introduction

    7:09

  55. Direct Method

    4:15

  56. The Allowance Method

    8:56

  57. Income Statement vs Balance Sheet Methods

    13:14

  58. Net Credit Sales

    5:20

  59. Write Offs and Reinstatements

    8:26

  60. Notes Receivable

    11:27
    61. There are 4 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 9
    Long Term Assets and Depreciation

  61. Acquisition Cost of Assets

    13:23

  62. Lump Sum Purchases

    6:01

  63. What is Depreciation?

    11:23

  64. Straight Line Depreciation

    4:33

  65. Double Declining Balance

    13:58

  66. Units of Production

    3:43

  67. Partial Year Depreciation

    5:50

  68. Capital vs. Revenue Expenditures

    10:42
    69. There are 5 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 10
    LIabilities and Bonds

  69. Interest Bearing Notes

    8:26

  70. Non-interest Bearing Notes

    6:16

  71. Contingencies

    5:58

  72. Intro to Bonds

    10:04

  73. Discounts and Premiums

    7:34

  74. Selling at a Discount

    7:15

  75. Selling for a Premium

    8:11

  76. Amortization

    21:42

  77. Borrowing Cost

    6:33

  78. Interacting with Market Rates

    5:30

  79. Retiring Bonds

    9:54
    80. There are 8 practice problems in this chapter.
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    Chapter 11
    Shareholder's Equity

  80. Shareholder's Equity

    5:12

  81. Stock Classifications

    4:19

  82. Issuance of Stock

    6:37

  83. Treasury Stock

    11:11

  84. Cash Dividends

    9:58

  85. The Effect of Cash Dividends

    6:08

  86. Stock Dividends

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

  87. Cash Flow Overview

    6:02

  88. Operating Cash Flows

    18:41

  89. Indirect Method

    14:26

  90. Investing Cash Flows

    5:14

  91. Financing Cash Flows

    3:17

  92. Depreciation in Cash Flows

    5:50

  93. PPE for Cash Flows

    2:39

  94. Bringing it All Together

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