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AAT Financial Accounting - Preparing Financial Statements - Level 3
Overview
We are excited to introduce our revamped AAT courses, which now include the option to study each unit individually.
This may be suitable if you don’t want to be restricted to an academic year for completion of the qualification, or if you wish to pay-as-you-go.
An AAT qualification offers you a professional status that reflects the skills you’ve worked so hard to gain.
For further information on the AAT courses and qualifications, visit the AAT website.
Start dates and fees
Dates
- Day group: September 2026
- Evening group: April 2026.
Costs
- £961
You will also need to purchase an AAT student membership at the appropriate level for your course. The membership fee lasts for the whole duration of the qualification. Please visit aat.org.uk for current membership fees and payment information.
What will I study?
- Understand the accounting principles underlying final accounts preparation
- Understand the principles of advanced double-entry bookkeeping
- Implement procedures for the acquisition and disposal of non-current assets
- Prepare and record depreciation calculations
- Record period end adjustments
- Produce and extend the trial balance
- Produce financial statements for sole traders and partnerships
- Interpret financial statements using profitability ratios
- Prepare accounting records from incomplete information.
Please note, this unit can either be studied on its own or as part of the full AAT Diploma in Accounting - Level 3. Please contact
- Entry requirements
- AAT Certificate in Accounting - Level 2
- GCSE English Language and Maths grades A*-C/4-9 * (or equivalent) - however, this will be reviewed upon application.
If you are already working in accounting, please provide details of your experience on your application.
- Assessment
- External online assessment taken on-campus.
- If you are an external student and want to sit an assessment on-campus, please email
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- Careers
- Funding options
Please get in touch to find out about the financial support that may be available to your to pay for course fees,
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Disclaimer
Whilst every effort is made to ensure the information on the Website is correct, some details may be subject to change. West Nottinghamshire College reserves the right to make amendments to the courses, dates, fees or other details, and to make cancellations or changes if numbers are insufficient. In the unfortunate situation that we have to cancel a course we will refund your fees in full, but we regret we are not able to offer any refund if you withdraw from your course or fail to start, and you will be liable to pay any outstanding fees that may be due.