Programme Details
Companies and Financial Accounting
By The Open University
About the programme
This free course, Companies and financial accounting, introduces you to the legal characteristics of limited companies and how limited companies raise finance through ordinary shares and loan capital. It also introduces the interests of company stakeholders, and looks at three different perspectives on companies and their role in society. Finally, it introduces the formats of company financial statements in comparison with those of sole traders.
Duration
6 hours
Level
Introductory level
Format
Online asynchronous
Certificate type
Short Course
Subjects
Finance
Available languages of instruction
English