Financial Accounting in Different Forms of Companies and Organizations (5 ECTS)

Location and time

Spring 2025, Online

Materials

Tomperi, Soile: Bokföring i praktiken nyaste versionen, chapter 8 + training book Bokslutsmodell för aktiebolag, CGR-föreningen, 2016, Chapter 1 (not 1.4), 2 and 5. Part of Kommunekonomin - Nyckeln till ekonomisk planering. Kommunförbundets senaste version

Employer connections

Guest lectures

Exam schedules

As agreed with the students at the beginning of the course. or/and official re-examination dates 2025 on Campus.

Completion alternatives

Two exams 60% Exercises & Assignments (40%)

Evaluation methods and criteria

Assessment is based on exam and assignments.

Student workload

135 h = 5 sp 30-40 h online education with lectures, exercises and exams 30-40 h preparations 30 h assignments 35 h preparations for exams

Failed (0)

The criteria for grade 1-2 are not met.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Students can distinguish between different types of company forms and understand similarities and differences in accounting and financial statements between them. Students understand the meaning of accruals and can prepare simpler financial statements for smaller companies in Finland. Students are familiar with the procedure of changing company form.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Students can handle accounting and prepare financial statements for sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, cooperatives, non-profit organizations, and other business forms. They should also be familiar with the characteristics that characterize public financial management. Students can perform simpler accruals and the financial planning for different company forms with the application of current Finnish legislation. Students can describe the procedure for changing company form both from an administrative and business perspective.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Students can independently handle accounting and prepare financial statements for sole proprietors, partnerships, limited liability companies, cooperatives, non-profit organizations, and other business forms. They should also be very familiar with the characteristics that characterize public financial management. Students can independently perform accruals and the financial planning for different company forms with the application of current Finnish legislation. Students can carry out a change of company form and argue for when the various company forms are suitable from an administrative and business perspective.

Teaching methods

Lectures Exercises Assignments Online Guest speaker

Evaluation scale

H-5