Accounting

An introduction to the construction and interpretation of financial statements, valuation of assets, financial ratios analysis, and the construction and use of budgets for decision making.

An introduction to the use of accounting for making decisions in organizations, including the history of managerial accounting, concepts and techniques related to internal decision-making, the relations between financial and managerial accounting, and current ethical issues in the field.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of business law and income taxation. Students will gain experience reading case law and statutory law as it applies to common issues encountered by businesses and will learn how to complete a Federal income tax return for a small business owner.