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About the Course

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of financial statements with an emphasis on the income statement. Building on the foundation formed in the first course, you will learn about the third of our three measurement questions and how the income statement helps to answer this final measurement question. Returning to the real business people introduced in the first course, this second course describes the basic content of income statement in a simple yet relevant context. The course ends by summarizing many of the lessons learned in both courses to leave you with a lasting impression about what financial statements are and how accounting can work for you. We all know that accounting is “the language of business”; let’s make learning this language engaging, and perhaps even fun! Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: • Describe the purpose of an income statement. • Define the basic components of an income statement. • Recognize and understand the meaning of several items typically presented on an income statement. • Explain the broader purpose of financial statements and the role of accounting in producing the financial statements. • Read and, to some extent, interpret real-world income statements. If you enjoy this business course and are interested in an MBA, consider applying to the iMBA, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price offered by the University of Illinois. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu....

Top reviews

TB

Feb 26, 2017

Great set of courses for a beginner in the accounting field. Informative and well taught. Thanks to Kevin Jackson for making potentially complicated subject matter simple and easy to relate to.

SZ

Apr 28, 2020

Subject and content was good and very easy to understand. Videos given was a brilliant ideas to explain more about the topic. I also love how Coursera give me the certificate of completion.

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By BIKRAMJIT S

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Mar 20, 2020

Easily understood and content is real. Thanks a lot.

By Bishoy R M

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Aug 8, 2020

It is a great course i learned alot

Thanks very much

By TAN S P

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Apr 19, 2020

Good learning, to know more detail in simple way..

By WILLY O K A

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Apr 18, 2020

Great! More understanding on financial statement.

By Peter C

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May 17, 2019

Loved the course! Nice refresher of the basics!

By Juan C

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Jun 4, 2020

Great first step towards becoming an accountant

By Victor B

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Dec 16, 2020

Great course with a lot of fantastic content!

By Puneet G

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Mar 1, 2021

Course is very well explained and presented.

By LEE S L

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Apr 29, 2020

It is a great course and I was enjoying it.

By PHUA J J

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Apr 21, 2020

The course has been really helpful. Thanks.

By KT P

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Sep 9, 2017

Really enjoyed the format of this course...

By Fomenkova I

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Aug 26, 2019

great professor, explanations and examples

By Carlo J

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Nov 13, 2018

learned a lot from this! thank you.

By Dr. S S

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Mar 28, 2020

It amazing experience while learning

By LEE T Q

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May 8, 2020

Nice course..improve personal skill

By POONG S C

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May 13, 2020

Good learning on income statement

By Mohammad B

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Aug 16, 2020

the course was really beneficial

By QuickedWicked

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Jul 22, 2020

Very informative and accessible.

By Kuldeep S

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Aug 7, 2020

analysing financial performance

By TAN Y W

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Apr 17, 2020

Good and helpful explanation.

By Karthikeyan S

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May 16, 2020

Kevin's teaching is awesome!

By Mohamed A

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Feb 4, 2017

thanks a lot for everything

By HONG S L

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Apr 17, 2020

A very useful course 👍🏻

By JIGAR A

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Apr 2, 2020

I enjoyed it very much !

By RUTH M

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Aug 19, 2022

Excellent presentations