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Accounting And Payroll Diploma

Gain the skills and confidence you need to manage accounting & bookkeeping fundamentals. This program will provide you with the core foundations for becoming a professional in the world of accounting.

Why Our Diploma

Why You Should Enroll in This Program

QCT College’s Accounting & Payroll program provides you the complete knowledge, skills & strategies required to become a professional accountant.

Tax Accountant

Book keeper

Financial Accountant

Internal Auditor

Managing Accountant

Program Overview

Program Information

The Accounting & Payroll Program offered here at QCT is fairly comprehensive. We cover both theory and practicum in our program.

At the completion of the program, you will have a variety of opportunities to connect with recruiters and potential employers for new job opportunities.

Campus: Calgary, AB

Credential Type: Diploma

Duration: 45 weeks

Practicum Included

Course Outline

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

In this lesson, you will be learning the basics of Microsoft Excel 2016. The lesson includes creating basic tables, charts, pivot charts, formulas etc. In addition to this, you will be learning about the application of excel in the Financial Industry. Additional topics include Creating Pivot Tables, Transactions, and other important aspects such as bookkeeping, accounting and creating invoices.

Duration : 90

An Introduction to Bookkeeping

In this lesson, you will be learning the basics of Bookkeeping. Some of the core important topics that are covered in this lesson are – Bookkeeping on a Personal Level, Bookkeeping for Business, Three forms of Business Organization, Assets vs Expenses, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Duration : 80

Recording the Transaction

Recording the Transaction focuses on different important topics. Some of the topics that are covered are- The Accounting Equation, Balance Sheets, Debits & Credits, Basic Rules for Debit & Credit, Double-Entry System of Bookkeping, Analyzing a Transaction & The General Journal.

Duration : 100

The Ledger

The Ledger is a very important lesson in accounting. Some of the most important topics that are covered are – The Ledger Accounts, Chart of Accounts, Posting, The Trail Balance, Locating errors in the Trial Balance.

Duration : 100

Correcting Entries and Sales Taxes in Canada

In this lesson, we will be discussing on different topics such as Correcting Writing Errors, Recording Correcting Entries, Recording Reversing Entries, Sales Taxes in Canada, GST/HST on Sales, GST/HST on Purchases, Provincial Sales Tax, Recording Sales with PST, Recording Other Expenses with PST, Remitting PST, Calculating the Tax included.

Duration : 100

Freight In, Delivery Expense, and Duty and Brokerage

This chapter covers the following topics- Freight In, Freight on Non-Merchandise Items, Delivery Expense, Duty & Brokerage.

Duration : 120

Using Special Journals

In this lesson, we will be learning about Introducing Special Journals, Cash Receipts Journal, Cash or Plastic Journal, Purchase Journal, and Cash Payments Journal.

Duration : 120

Credit Notes, Refunds, and Discounts

This lesson focuses on Credit Notes and Refunds on Sales, Sales Discounts, Credit Notes and Refunds on Purchases, Cash on Delivery (COD).

Duration : 120

Introduction to Payroll

In this lesson, you will be learning about different aspects of payroll such as how to calculate Salary, how to calculate CPP, how to calculate RI, and how to calculate Tax.