e-Learning: German Accounting Basics

  • Latest Expert Knowledge

Flexible Time Management

  • Learn Wherever You Are

Learning Success Monitoring
Certificate of Completion

  • Mobile Device Compatibility

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From 349,00 € plus VAT
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High-quality e-learning for a well-founded understanding of the concept of the German accounting standards.

Your speaker

Prof. Dr. Bernd Hacker

Prof. Dr. Bernd Hacker

Professor for Accounting,
School of Business Administration
Technical University of Applied
Sciences Rosenheim,
Rosenheim

Prior to his current position, Prof. Hacker held a management position in the…

What to Expect

  • Basic Accounting Principles
  • Accounting for Intangible Assets
  • Basics of Group Accounting
  • Accounting for Provisions and Contingencies
  • Revenue Recognition (HGB and IFRS)
  • Disclosures and Management Report

Who Should Attend

This e-learning course is designed for anyone seeking to learn the fundamentals and core principles of the accounting process. It is also ideal for professionals working in finance or tax who wish to understand the concepts behind German accounting standards relevant to daily business operations.

Basic accounting knowledge is recommended, but not a prerequisite.

Objective of the Event

This introductory e-learning course provides an overview of the key obligations and challenges in German accounting. You will learn about accounting procedures in Germany as well as the data and documentation required for group accounting.

Moreover, you will gain practical insights into revenue recognition for a product and into the structure and submission of an electronic dossier.

Your Benefit

  • Latest Expert Knowledge
  • Flexible Time Management

Learn Wherever You Are
Progress Tracking & Learning Success Checks
Certificate of Completion

  • Fully Mobile Compatible

Programme

Module 1: Basic Accounting Principles
  • Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB) / German Commercial Code - Basics

General Accounting Principles

  • How a Company's Legal Structure Determines Accounting Rules

Module 2: Accounting for Intangible Assets
  • What Is an Intangible Asset?

Types of Intangible Assets

Accounting for Self-Produced Intangible Assets

Accounting for Research & Development

Module 3: Basics of Group Accounting
  • Parent-Subsidiary Relationships

Consolidated Financial Statements

Goodwill and Impairment Testing

Module 4: Accounting for Provisions and Contingencies
  • What Is a Contingency?

Loss Contingencies - Provisions

Measurement of Provisions

International Comparison (HGB vs. IFRS)

Module 5: Revenue Recognition (HGB and IFRS)
  • General Recognition Rules
  • Timing of Revenue Recognition

Long-Term Contracts

Multiple-Element Arrangements

Module 6: Disclosures and Management Report
  • How a Company's Legal Structure Determines the Disclosures

Elements of Financial Reporting in Germany

The Notes to the Financial Statements

The Management Report - Recommendations
More e-Learnings:

  • e-Learning: Management Accounting
  • e-Learning: IT Performance Manage-ment
  • e-Learning: Digital Transformation

For more information visit us on www.forum-institut.com/elearning

Module 1: Basic Accounting Principles

  • Handelsgesetzbuch (HGB) / German Commercial Code - Basics

General Accounting Principles

  • How a Company's Legal Structure Determines Accounting Rules

Module 2: Accounting for Intangible Assets

  • What Is an Intangible Asset?

Types of Intangible Assets

Accounting for Self-Produced Intangible Assets

Accounting for Research & Development

Module 3: Basics of Group Accounting

  • Parent-Subsidiary Relationships

Consolidated Financial Statements

Goodwill and Impairment Testing

Module 4: Accounting for Provisions and Contingencies

  • What Is a Contingency?

Loss Contingencies - Provisions

Measurement of Provisions

International Comparison (HGB vs. IFRS)

Module 5: Revenue Recognition (HGB and IFRS)

  • General Recognition Rules
  • Timing of Revenue Recognition

Long-Term Contracts

Multiple-Element Arrangements

Module 6: Disclosures and Management Report

  • How a Company's Legal Structure Determines the Disclosures

Elements of Financial Reporting in Germany

The Notes to the Financial Statements

The Management Report - Recommendations
More e-Learnings:

  • e-Learning: Management Accounting
  • e-Learning: IT Performance Manage-ment
  • e-Learning: Digital Transformation

For more information visit us on www.forum-institut.com/elearning

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Your benefits

  • Understand the structure and particularities of the general German accounting system.

Learn German key vocabulary without having to speak or understand German.
Understand and apply the appropriate tools when hiring or dismissing employees, or when restructuring your business.
Gain competence in managing daily tasks and issues related to employment and labour law.

  • Stay up to date on the latest court decisions regarding dismissal, employment contracts, the Minimum Wage Act, and other key topics.


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Try this e-Learning programme free of charge and without obligation for 14 days.

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How it works

1. Visit our website to register for an e-Learning programme.
2. You will receive an email with the relevant access details.
3. Just log in and start learning.


Number of learning hours

The videos from the e-learning course "German Accounting Basics" have a total length of 2 hours and 25 minutes.

In addition, there are learning progress checks, the duration of which varies depending on the participant. There are a total of 6 learning progress checks.

In-house Offers - On-site and Online

We also conduct this seminar exclusively for your company - individually tailored to your requirements, flexible scheduling and available as either on-site or online format. Contact us and we will prepare a customized offer for you.

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Our further education offerings are comprehensive. We are happy to personally match your requirements with our offerings. Let our further education experts advise you and contact us today.

Michael Eweleit
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+49 6221 500-830
m.eweleit@forum-institut.de