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Accounting Economist.

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Accounting Economist is Distanslära's vocational distance training for you who want to work with accounting and finance. You learn day-to-day bookkeeping, VAT, year-end accounts, annual reports and payroll administration both in theory and in practice. The training ends with a digital work placement in Fortnox where you keep the books for an entire financial year. Everything takes place fully remotely at your own pace.

Duration: 20 weeks
Format: Online
Language: Swedish
Level: Beginner

Time commitment: 2 to 4 hours per week (100, 50 or 25 % study pace; access to the material for up to two years)

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About the course.

The training has focused on giving the participant theoretical knowledge for understanding day-to-day bookkeeping, year-end closing work, annual reports and payroll administration. The student has also completed a work placement covering an entire financial year with about 300 business transactions, including salaries. The placement ends with year-end accounts and a tax calculation in the Fortnox financial system.

- Business economics - VAT - Price calculations - EU VAT - Regulations - Payroll accounting - Day-to-day bookkeeping - Year-end accounts - Taxes & deduction rights - Budget

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can handle day-to-day bookkeeping and common business transactions.
  • You understand VAT, EU VAT, taxes and deduction rights.
  • You can prepare year-end accounts and annual reports.
  • You master the basics of payroll accounting and payroll administration.
  • You can work with price calculations, budgets and business economics relationships.
  • You have practical experience of keeping the books for an entire financial year in Fortnox.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Business economics

    The basics of business economics and financial relationships.

  2. Price calculations and regulations

    Price calculation as well as regulations and company forms.

  3. Day-to-day bookkeeping

    Double-entry bookkeeping and handling business transactions.

  4. VAT and EU VAT

    VAT reporting including trade within the EU.

  5. Taxes and deduction rights

    Tax rules and deduction rights for companies.

  6. Payroll accounting

    The basics of payroll administration and payroll accounting.

  7. Year-end accounts and budget

    Preparing year-end accounts, annual reports and budgets.

  8. Digital work placement in Fortnox

    Bookkeeping for an entire financial year with about 300 business transactions in Fortnox.

Target audience

Who is this for?

For you who want to work as an accounting economist or economist and develop your skills remotely. No prior knowledge of finance required.

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