Accounting covers accounting principles and practices, the complete accounting cycle and creation of financial reports. Use of the general journal and special journals, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and proper financial reporting.This course provides instruction in the basic accounting procedures used to operate a business including sole proprietorship, partnerships, and corporations. The accounting procedures presented will also serve as a sound background for employment in office jobs and preparation for further education and training. The complete accounting cycle is covered, students learn how to us generally accepted accounting principles to prepare, analyze, verify financial transactions, reports and economic information to make decisions for organizations.The course trains students in the basics of manual and computerized accounting. Students learn accounting topics including ethics, accounting principles, computing accounting, accounting terminology, job specific accounting, and clerical duties related to accounting. Students also gain real-world applications in income tax, personal finance, and stock market.

This assignment gives students an opportunity to research current credit card offers online, specifically ones that are geared towards those with little or no credit.

This assignment gives students an opportunity to research current credit card offers online, specifically ones that are geared towards those with little or no credit.

This activity allows for students to Identify the quantitative and qualitative benefits of going to collegeUnderstand common costs associated with collegeExplain the difference between sticker price and net price

This assignment has the students research what scams are currently being monitored by the Federal Trade Commission, bringing more awareness to scams and identity theft.

I only have them look up to as this is a quick assignment within my larger unit, but one could easily adjust that number to more.

The attached activity is something I created when I first started teaching Economics and Personal Finance. It lets the students assess each situation and find out how much net pay each person will receive that pay period. There are four different scenarios and four different pay methods. It is geared towards Virginia but can be adjusted for other states. It is updated to 2019 calculations.

A worksheet activity companion to themint.org's virtual spending challenge and what kind of spender are you quiz.

This is a quick assignment that reinforces the different state and local tax obligations, including sales tax, excise tax, tourism tax, etc.

It would need to be modified to reflect current tax rates in certain states in order to remain true to life.