Conejo Valley Adult School - General Classes

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Bookkeeping Certificate Program

All four courses must be completed in order to receive a Bookkeeping Certificate.
Individual courses may be taken only with Instructor approval.
*The same book is used for all four courses and may be purchased in the main office.

Bookkeeping I
Apply accounting principles, theory, and practice to the recording and summarizing of financial information. Through exercises simulating company records, you will learn essential terminology, functions, and procedures involved in the accounting cycle, including:

• Debit/credit principles and double entry accounting
• Assets, liabilities, equities and the balance sheet
• Revenue expense and the income statement
• Opening, closing and adjusting entries

4 Tuesdays and Thursdays
Feb 7 - March 1, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost: $175 *Book: $135
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4 Wednesdays
Feb 8 - Feb 29, 2012
9:00am – 1:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost $175 *Book $135
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Bookkeeping II
Expand your knowledge of accounting principles to include practices related to a merchandising company. Procedures specific to the recording of sales and purchases and accounting for cash will be covered as you focus on the following topics:

• Sales and purchases journals
• Purchase Discounts, Returns, Allowances
• Internal Controls for cash and bank reconciliations
• A/R and A/P subsidiary ledgers
• Cost of goods sold
• Cash journals
• Inventory and depreciation methods

Course also includes purchase and discounts, returns, allowances, internal controls for cash, and bank reconciliation.

4 Tuesdays and Thursdays
March 6 - April 5, 2012
(no class March 20 & 22)
6:00-8:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost: $175 *Book: $135
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OR

4 Wednesdays
March 7 - April 4, 2012
9:00am – 1:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost $175 *Book $135
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Payroll & Reporting Procedures
Because of the constant fluctuation in government rules and regulations, it is important to keep in compliance and to stay current in this ever changing environment. Increase your payroll knowledge or refresh your current skills by employing practical application and procedures involved in generating payroll and preparing tax reports essential to business operations. Course work and in-class exercises will focus on:

• Computing wages and salaries
• Calculating payroll taxes: FICA, income tax, unemployment tax and deposits
• Journalizing payroll transactions
• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual federal/state payroll and returns

4 Tuesdays and Thursdays
April 10 - May 3, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost: $175 *Book: $135
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4 Wednesdays
April 11 - May 2, 2012
9:00am – 1:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost $175 *Book $135
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Registration Info

Applied Bookkeeping
Put your knowledge of bookkeeping to practical use to prepare for an assignment as a full-charge bookkeeper for a small to medium sized company. Through class and home assignments, you will create company books, including chart of accounts, general ledger, accounts receivable ledger, accounts payable ledger, basic management reports, and make all entries and postings to those accounts for one entire accounting cycle. This course integrates all skills learned in the Bookkeeping Certificate Program, simulating an actual business to prepare you for your new bookkeeping career.

4 Tuesdays and Thursdays
May 8 - May 31, 2012
6:00-8:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost: $175 *Book: $135
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4 Wednesdays`
May 9 - May 30, 2012
9:00am – 1:00pm
Conejo Valley Adult School
Room 7
Cost $175 *Book $135
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Registration Info

Your Instructor...

Instructor: The evening programs will be taught by Diane Folsom, who holds a BS degree in Accounting. She is a business owner providing Bookkeeping and QuickBooks consulting; she teaches QuickBooks as well as Bookkeeping.

Instructor: The daytime programs will be taught by Kathy Andera, who holds a BS in Accounting. She has worked in various financial positions in the corporate world and currently runs a bookkeeping service.

*The same book is used for all four courses and may be purchased in the main office.