Barbara J. Aue, CPA
Santa Barbara, California

The Real Life Accounting.com approach to teaching you the knowledge needed to run a small business (or any business or non-profit organization for that matter) is practical, down-to-earth, and comprehensive. When you finish the course, you will have been introduced - in a non-technical manner - to nearly every accounting concept you need to be successful. My clients, who participated in the beta-testing, were enthusiastic and positive. Plus, the course definitely improved our accountant-client communication. I had a number of clients who mentioned that they felt their decision-making skills were enhanced from taking the course.

To be successful in business, you have to know what information is relevant, how to collect it and what to do with it once you have it. This process entails generating financial statements about your business. Real Life Accounting does a terrific job of teaching you how to understand and analyze your financial data in a way that is easily understood and used.

This course is also appropriate for accounting students, MBA students taking finance courses, accounting interns, and bookkeepers who want to expand their knowledge and capabilities. This is a how-to manual for performing small business "write-up" work. Since it builds on itself from module to module, only a minimum amount of time is required to go from learning concepts to actually applying them.

As a CPA, I recommend this interactive course both to beginning business owners and "old" business owners who have been throwing their financial reports into the bottom drawer without using them. I also recommend it to beginning accountants, who have only "book learning," and to anyone else who needs a basic practical grasp of accounting concepts and language.

Dr. William Gabriel, DDS
Santa Barbara, California

After 30 years of successfully practicing my dental profession, I have recently benefited enormously from having completed the Real Life Accounting Course.

There is real value in being able to both understand and speak the accountant's language. No longer am I at the mercy of my accountant, wondering if I am asking the right questions and not understanding answers.

I now understand the General Ledger concepts, credits and debits and the reasons why entries are entered in their respective columns. Although I have been an S-Corp for more than 20 years, I now understand the rules of basis, and the interfacing necessary between the S-Corp and my personal tax returns.

I was able to accomplish this at home, on the Internet and at my own convenience. The content of this course is very valuable and will add quality to my business.

Prabha Schmidt-Kastner
Miami, FL

...I really enjoyed your course, especially the way it was presented. It was almost like sitting in a real classroom with direct conversations with the tutor. The bottom line is that I was very impressed with the course, its content, its presentation and ease of communicating for difficulties. I did indeed learn a lot...

Flery Garcia
Almaty, Kazakhstan

... I am glad that I did take your course. Thank you, Mr. Day, for the clear and simple explanations... As a result, my first day at work was not as confusing as I thought it would be.

Sharon Currie
Santa Barbara, CA

I love your newsletter and site! Thanks for some great information. I look forward to taking your online course in the next couple of weeks when time allows.

I have cruised quite a few sites looking for online accounting courses - yours is the best, easiest and cheapest. Thanks for being there!

Kent Bascome, C.P.A.
Bermuda & UK

My first encounter with the RLA course was like a breath of fresh air. Having worked as an accountant while still studying the subject at university, I was always fascinated by one's ability to explain accounting jargon in layman terms. Not since that time have I come across such an understandable, and plain English portrayal of the accounting process.

Being an avid teacher, and one who loves the art of teaching, I was totally convinced that the RLA accounting course was the missing link to bridge the gap between users of financial information and producers of the same. Business owners, students, and business people all are impacted by the accounting process, and thus, I feel it is incumbent upon them to have a vehicle by which they can understand the substance of business transactions, while not necessarily knowing the form. The RLA course is that vehicle.

As a non-US subscriber to the course, qualified accountant (C.P.A.), and teacher of accounting, I can quite categorically say that this course has been a God-send for many of my students in understanding the accounting process. As the course deals with basic fundamentals, it has an appeal which transcends international borders, and provides enough substance to make one competent in the basic areas of accounting.

S. Parker
Erie, PA

I give the RLA course top marks for originality, integrity to the profession, and most of all simplicity. I strongly encourage all those who want a clearer understanding of accounting to take this course.

I used this as a refresher course and found it very useful.

J. Comfort, Professor of Accounting
Friends University, Wichita, KS

Great Course!