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Companies and financial accounting

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This free course, Companies and financialaccounting, 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.This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B293 Financial accounting in context.Transcript

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Companies and financial accounting

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    Online Courses
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    OpenLearn
  • Pricing
    Free
  • Duration
    6 hours
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    Free Certificate

This free course, Companies and financialaccounting, 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.This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B293 Financial accounting in context.Transcript