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Accounting correspondence course

Secure account assignment according to SKR 03 and SKR 04

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This distance learning course is held in German.

The distance learning course teaches you the expert use of the accounting system, from the correct application of posting techniques to the complete annual financial statements. Step by step, you will be introduced to all postings using account assignment in accordance with DATEV SKR 03 and SKR 04 in a practice-oriented manner. This will give you a solid and secure basis for your bookkeeping and valuable tips for your day-to-day work. You learn flexibly, regardless of location and adapt the learning pace to your individual needs. The learning units contain extensive specialist knowledge, exercises, learning checks as well as reflection and transfer tasks. After successfully completing the course, you will receive a certificate of attendance and have the opportunity to take an additional e-exam with a graded certificate. You will also receive 6 months free access to Haufe Finance Office Professional. In optional online seminars, you can meet our experts, deepen your knowledge of the subject matter and exchange ideas with other attendees .

The course was designed by the Haufe Akademie and is certified with the seal of approval of the Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, University of Applied Sciences.

As part of the certification process, the quality and topicality of the content, the structure of the course and the conformity of the advertising claims with the actual training product were intensively examined. The course received a grade of 1.4.

The correspondence course "Accounting" is examined and approved by the State Central Agency for Distance Learning (ZFU) in Cologne under the number 7374020.

Technical management

Danuta Ratasiewicz has designed this distance learning course. The distance learning course teaches you everything you need to know for professional bookkeeping in a compact and practical format.

Learning unit

Legal basis of accounting

Author: Danuta Ratasiewicz

Bookkeeping as the basis of business accounting.
Subject of accounting and document organization.
Accounting tasks.
Legal basis of accounting.
Types of profit determination and their significance for the accounting routine.
Obligation to keep double-entry accounts.
Principles of proper accounting (GoB).
Inventory and stocktaking.

Learning unit

Accounting technology with chart of accounts and VAT

Author: Danuta Ratasiewicz

Balance sheet: timing, structure and inventory changes.
Income statement and classification variants.
The account principle.
Creating and posting accounts.
Personal accounts.
Closing of accounts.
Simple and compound accounting record.
DATEV chart of accounts SKR 03 and SKR 04.
Value added tax: tax rates, posting, advance VAT return.

Learning unit

Practical financial accounting compact

Author: Danuta Ratasiewicz

Valuation rules: Acquisition and production costs.
Postings in the area of fixed and current assets.
Maintaining equity, provision and liability accounts.
Typical business transactions in the income and expense area.
Reports in the accounting department.

Learning unit

Payroll accounting

Author: Danuta Ratasiewicz

Basics and methods of wage/salary postings.
Forms of remuneration and statutory deductions.
Non-wage labor costs.
Personnel expenses for special groups of people.
Important notifications and forms.

Learning unit

Tax types

Author: Michaela Spaggiari

Taxes and ancillary tax benefits: Reading and understanding laws correctly, late payment surcharges according to § 240 AO, late payment surcharge § 152 AO, penalty payment, interest.
Corporate income tax: determination of taxable income, application of income tax regulations, corporate income tax rate.
Value-added tax: check scheme, delivery or other service, types of deliveries, determination of the tax base and application of the tax rate.
Trade tax: profit from business operations and trade income, calculation scheme for determining trade tax, trade tax multiplier.
Deferred taxes: Distinguishing the type of difference, recognizing, forming and reversing deferred taxes.

Learning unit

Bookkeeping and accounting of fixed assets

Author: Prof. Dr. Dejan Engel-Ciric

Intangible assets.
Property, plant and equipment.
Selected practical problems in accounting for property, plant and equipment.
Accounting for financial assets.
Presentation of the statement of changes in fixed assets.
Differences between tax and commercial balance sheets.

Learning unit

Bookkeeping and accounting of current assets

Author: Prof. Dr. Dejan Engel-Ciric

Accrual of fixed and current assets to other items.
Supplies.
Valuation of receivables and other assets.
Valuation of marketable securities.
Cash on hand and bank balances.

Learning unit

Borrowed capital - provisions and liabilities

Author: Danuta Ratasiewicz

Forms and characteristics of liabilities.
Liability valuation in commercial and tax law.
Types and characteristics of provisions.
Creation and reversal of liabilities and provisions.
Liabilities.

Learning unit

Annual financial statements with year-end postings

Authors: Michéle Schwirkslies , Jean Bramburger-Schwirkslies

Intensive repetition of the balance sheet and income statement.
Successfully managing the annual financial statements.
Recognition and reconciliation of fixed assets, including depreciation and amortization.
Recognition and measurement of individual current asset items.
The presentation of equity.
The treatment of provisions and liabilities.
Accounting options, requirements and prohibitions.
Preparations for the end of the year.
Notes and management report.

Learning unit

Analysis of annual financial statements and valuation differences

Author: Prof. Dr. Jörg Wöltje

How do I carry out an annual financial statement analysis?
Which balance sheet items will change when converting accounting from HGB to IFRS?
What is the scope for accounting policy under IFRS?
Preparation of the balance sheet and income statement for the annual financial statement analysis.
Vertical and horizontal balance sheet analysis.
Determination and calculation of performance and financial ratios.

Online seminars

Deepen your knowledge with our experts.

training training: Income tax
training training: International trade transactions - third country
training training: Posting with documents

Additional content

Benefit from additional content

Legal text HGB.
Specialist database: Haufe Finance Office Professional (free for 6 months).
Book "Correct account assignment from A-Z".
Insight into cost and activity accounting

E-exam certified financial accountant

The distance learning course can be completed with an e-exam. The prerequisite for this is completion of the "Distance learning accounting" course and additional participation in the "Practical financial accounting compact" training . A discount of 15 % is granted if the distance learning course, the seminar and the exam are booked at the same time. Further information can be found at "Distance learning course certified financial accountant" (30348).

Learning environment

In your personal online learning environment , all learning content will be available to you online from the start of the distance learning course. You will also find interactive learning assessments and other additional content for your course, as well as the opportunity to exchange ideas with other course participants. The materials are updated regularly and are available to you without restriction for 12 months. We are happy to offer you a free extension of 6 months if required.

Your benefit

The relevant know-how for professional accounting.
Knowledge of the principles and legal basis of accounting.
Meaning, interpretation, organization and storage of receipts.
Account assignment according to DATEV SKR 03 and SKR 04.
Understanding VAT in theory and practice.
Correct posting of all current business transactions.
Confident handling of typical year-end postings.
Knowledge of the structure of the balance sheet and income statement and their analysis.

Author:inside

Jean Bramburger-Schwirkslies

Prof. Dr. Dejan Engel-Ciric

Danuta Ratasiewicz

Michéle Schwirkslies

Michaela Spaggiari

Prof. Dr. Jörg Wöltje

Learning as desired

Digital: The course can be completed completely digitally using the PDFs provided.

Classic: All learning units are provided as printed documents no later than seven days after the start date.

Recommended for

employees from the fields of accounting, finance and bookkeeping who would like to acquire sound specialist knowledge or expand or update their existing knowledge. newcomers and career changers as well as entrepreneurs who would like to manage their bookkeeping independently.

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Up to date: The content in your personal online learning environment is updated on an ongoing basis.

Success confirmed: A certificate of attendance and a badge confirm your participation and the high quality of the course content

Individual: On request, we can extend the access time to all course content free of charge.

Learning community

In our learning community LUX, you can exchange ideas with other participants and share professional experiences. Network with people from all over Germany, form learning groups, help others with your own knowledge or, conversely, benefit from the knowledge of other participants. It's easier to learn together!

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

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With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

Further recommendations for "Distance learning accounting"

Distance learning course certified financial accountant

Attendees comments

"Because there were no fixed learning times, I was able to set my own pace. The learning concept was also very good, I never felt alone."

Karin Deile

Plastiroute GmbH, Mühlheim

"The written course is very practice-oriented. I was able to apply a lot of it directly in my day-to-day work."

Blanka Ludewigt

HÄRING GmbH, Goldbach

"The distance learning course contains high-quality documents and covers all relevant topics. I have had my best experience with the Haufe Akademie so far."

Ewelina Kreider

Herrenberg

Seminar evaluation for "Distance learning course in accounting"

4.3 from 5

with 52 ratings

training content:

4.4

Content comprehensibility:

4.2

Practical relevance:

4.1

Trainer expertise:

4.3

Participant orientation:

4.5

Method variety:

4.5

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30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT

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approx. 90 hours

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Distance learning course certified financial accountant

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Start dates and details

15.08.2025

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

1st partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
2nd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.
3rd partial invoice:
€ 663.33 plus VAT.
€ 789.36 incl. VAT.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

15.09.2025

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

15.10.2025

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

15.11.2025

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

15.02.2026

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

15.03.2026

Details

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

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Don't wait too long to book.

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Training is guaranteed to take place

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

Booking number: 30307

€ 1.990,- plus VAT.

€ 2,368.10 incl. VAT.

Details

approx. 90 hours

Partial payments are possible for this training event .

You will receive the first partial invoice on the start date and the subsequent invoices every 4 weeks.

Flexible start

Entry is possible between the start dates by arrangement.
Tel.: +49 761 595339-01

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