Bisacc Bookkeeping

Bisacc Learn · Course 1

Learn bookkeeping the South African way

Learn to keep a small South African business's books by hand. This course is based on the CAPS curriculum, but it is not an accredited course and doesn't lead to a formal qualification. You'll follow one business, Kleinbos Coffee Roasters, through three months of real-looking transactions: source documents, journals, the general ledger, the trial balance, reconciliations, year-end adjustments and the financial statements.

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The case study

Kleinbos Coffee Roasters

Thandi Jacobs has just opened a small coffee roastery in Stellenbosch. You'll keep her books from her first day of trading on 01/12/2025 to her year end on 28/02/2026: every invoice, deposit, return and adjustment along the way.

Your guide

Meet Professor Bella Bisacc

Professor Bella has kept books for longer than she cares to admit. You'll come to know her as Prof B: she appears throughout the course with practical tips, a hint when you're stuck on an exercise, and a word of encouragement when you pass a quiz.

She won't do the work for you, but she will make sure you understand why each entry goes where it does.

How it works

  1. 1

    Read a short lesson

    Plain-language explanations with worked examples from one South African business.

  2. 2

    Practise straight away

    Record entries, fill in journals and balance accounts, with instant feedback on each line.

  3. 3

    Pass each module quiz

    Score 70% to unlock the next module. Retry as often as you need to.

  4. 4

    Earn your certificate

    Pass the final assessment for a certificate of completion anyone can verify online.

14 modules, one complete bookkeeping cycle

Course 1: from source documents to financial statements

Full outline →
  1. 1Welcome to bookkeeping
  2. 2Source documents
  3. 3The accounting equation
  4. 4Double entry: debits and credits
  5. 5The chart of accounts and the general ledger
  6. 6Cash journals: CRJ and CPJ
  7. 7Credit journals: DJ, CJ, DAJ, CAJ and the General Journal
  8. 8Posting and the trial balance
  9. 9Debtors and creditors
  10. 10Petty cash
  11. 11Bank reconciliation
  12. 12Year-end adjustments
  13. 13Financial statements
  14. 14Bookkeeping in practice

VAT and income tax are covered in Course 2.

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