The services of a competent accountant have always been and will be in price. If you are starting your own small business, you may also need accounting knowledge, even if you plan on hiring a specialist. In addition, these kinds of skills can come in handy for doing your own home bookkeeping.
Instructions
Step 1
The very first thing to start with if you decide to master accounting on your own is to study the taxation system in Russia. If you already have a higher education in economics, you will most likely be able to skip this stage of study. You only need to brush up on the chapters of the Tax Code and familiarize yourself with the ones that have appeared recently.
Step 2
Decide which taxation system you will be working with. If we are talking about a simplified system, then it is necessary to study the provisions of the law concerning it. So, in the Tax Code of the USN (simplified taxation system), the simplified system is stated in the article 26.2 of the same name. To understand all the subtleties, of course, reading the Code is not enough, so buy, for example, the book by S. V. Smyshlyaeva "Rules and nuances of applying the simplified taxation system."
Step 3
After that, go either to special courses, or continue to master the subject on your own. As for the courses, they are of different types: on the basis of secondary education (usually last up to a year) and on the basis of higher education (the term of study is about 5-6 months). The diploma is issued in both cases.
Step 4
You can learn the basics of accounting on your own using remote courses or books. The important thing here is to select a good guide that contains information that keeps up with the latest version of the Tax Code. Buy, for example, Tamara Belikova's book "Accounting from zero to balance sheet". She has good reviews among those who themselves mastered the skills of accounting. The tutorials provide the simplest tasks for drawing up transactions and calculating the balance. Try to solve them, as well as compose your own based on them. If you can handle this, consider that you own accounting.
Step 5
Please note that now all accounting is carried out in special computer programs based on databases. The courses will teach you how to use them. But if you decide to do without the help of teachers, you will have to additionally purchase a manual for using the program you choose. The most common of them is 1C.
