Course: Basic Accounting

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Course title Basic Accounting
Course code KFC/ZU
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Michalec Aleš, Ing.
  • Berka Karel, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Nevěčná Taťjana, doc. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Records of business activities - basic characteristics of accounting and tax records. 2. Accounting documents - significance, types, requirements, preparation, and circulation of documents. 3. Business assets - fixed and current. Sources of financing - own and external. Inventory of assets. 4. Tax records - keeping by natural persons, tax assessment of income and expenses. Cash journal, accounts receivable and accounts payable ledger. 5. Value added tax, principle and VAT payers, VAT records, VAT entry in the cash journal. 6. Closing tax records, deductible items, application of lump-sum expenses, lump-sum tax. Calculation of personal income tax. 7. Basics of accounting, balance sheet, changes in balance sheet items, accounting in balance sheet accounts. 8. Accounting in income statement accounts. Double-entry bookkeeping, account turnovers and balances. Synthetic and analytical records. 9. Chart of accounts, account schedule, accounting entries, journal, ledger, and analytical records. 10. Accounting for short-term financial assets. Short-term loans. The essence of VAT accounting. 11. Accounting for inventories - materials, goods, and own-produced inventories. Acquisition, consumption, and sale. 12. Accounting for fixed assets, acquisition, depreciation, disposal. Accounting for wages. 13. Accounting for costs and revenues. Tax deductibility of costs and revenues. 14. Financial statements and closing accounts. Accounting profit or loss. Calculation of corporate income tax.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to gain basic understanding of financial accounting. The lessons start with learning about accounting parts, ways of accounting evidence, tax evidence, depreciation an accounting of assets and lead to interpretation of the accounting sheets. Due to the interactive form of teaching process that combines both classical and e-learning approach therefor enables to react to the development of the education system as well as the requirements of the participating students.Theoretical knowledge gained in the lecture enable the students to participate in the e-learning form of study following the lessons therefor with its outcomes ensure classical face-to-face communication in the required area with the leader of the practical lessons. At the same time the e-learning text automatically leads the participant to carry out the tasks and the coresponging excercises. In case of an absence of the students it is possible to participate straight in the lessons due to the e-learning portal.
Explain accouning procedures and interpret accouning sheets.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

1. 80% participation in practical lessons. 2. Correct draught of all required practical cases. 3. Passing check up written exam.
Recommended literature
  • (2008). Zákon o účetnictví - Účetnictví podnikatelů. Audit. ÚZ č.647. Sagit.
  • Pelák, J. (2010). Účetnictví v příkladech. Praha.
  • Štohl, P. (2024). Základy účetnictví a daňová evidence. Znojmo.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Applied Chemistry (2025) Category: Chemistry courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer