Introduction to Sage Bookkeeping training course
Introduction to Sage Bookkeeping is a one-day course. Our price is £130.00 (Sage's RRP is £265.00).
» Overview: This one-day course is the ideal way to learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping.
» What do I learn?
Gain a good insight into basic double-entry bookkeeping theory, recording business transactions, VAT, producing basic management reports and how these relate to your Sage software.
» By the end of this course you will:
- Understand the concept of double-entry bookkeeping and the meaning of debits and credits
- Be familiar with the Nominal Ledger and be able to make basic postings
- Know how to create a Trial Balance
- Be able to record VAT transactions
- Understand the purpose of the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger
- Be able to produce a Profit & Loss Statement and Balance Sheet
- Get an overview of how Sage accounts software operates, and its benefits
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| Course | Centre | Start date |
Duration | Total places | Available places | Book |
| Intro to Bookkeeping | N.London | 13/09/2010 | 1 day | 12 | 0 | |
| Intro to Bookkeeping | Birmingham | 21/10/2010 | 1 day | 12 | 8 |
Introduction to Sage Bookkeeping is a one-day course. Our price is £130.00 (Sage's RRP is £265.00).
You can book your course in several ways:
- Online: Just click the "Book now" button (your payment will only be processed after we have booked your course with Sage).
- Phone: Just call 0845 009 3990 to pay by card or arrange BACS or cheque payments.
- Use the contact form: Click here and fill out the contact form.
Important notes about booking your Sage classroom training course
- When booking a course online, if the course is not for the paying cardholder, please enter the name it should be booked for in the notes section when paying.
- If a vegetarian meal is required instead of the standard meal provided, please enter this in the notes section as well.
- If a course is showing no availability it is still worth contacting us as there maybe cancellations or the possibility of switching the course to a bigger room.
- Also note that the number of available places given is updated regularly, but it is not live, so it's always best to ask us for the latest availability if the number of available places is running low.
- *for all courses except Instant Accounts, which is £215 and Payroll Year End, which is £190.
Detailed course content
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Session 1 - Introduction to Categories
- What is Double Entry Bookkeeping?
- The Big Picture
- How Does Double Entry Bookkeeping Work?
- Management Reports
Session 2 - Theory
- Example of the Accounting Equation
- The Bank
- PEARLS
- Recording Debits and Credits in the Nominal Ledger
- Three Steps to Analysing a Transaction (Working Example)
Session 3 - Basic Postings & Trial Balance
- Sales and Expense Transactions
- Producing a Trial Balance
Session 4 - VAT Recording
- VAT on Sales
- VAT on Purchases
- How Many VAT Control Accounts?
Session 5 - The Sales Ledger
- Sales Transactions on Credit
- The Sales Ledger
- Receipts from Trade Debtors
Session 6 - The Purchase Ledger
- Purchases on Credit
- The Purchase Ledger
- Paying Trade Creditors
Session 7 - Management Reports
- Trial Balance
- Profit and Loss
- Balance Sheet
Session 8 - Computerised Bookkeeping
- Why Computerise?
- Sage Accounts
Other relevant links
- Sage 50 Accounts training menu
- Sage Instant Accounts training menu
- Sage 50 Accounts stage 1 (2 days)
