Free course · 3 languages · 36 countries
Accounting course for the Americas, from Canada to Argentina
A free and open accounting course: clear theory, the rules and taxes of every country in the Americas and step-by-step practice in GoSoft, with real screenshots of the system. For students, professionals and users.
12modules
49lessons
36countries
3languages
Who this course is for
StudentsLearn accounting from scratch, with solved examples, complete journal entries and self-assessments in every lesson.
ProfessionalsLook up the standards, taxes, withholdings and mandatory books of every country in the Americas in one place.
GoSoft usersKeep your company's books in GoSoft step by step: setup, vouchers, automatic modules, reports and closings.
Course syllabus
Module 00WelcomeHow the course is organized and a first tour of GoSoft.Module 01Accounting fundamentalsWhat accounting is, the accounting equation, double entry, accounts, the accounting cycle and standards.Module 02Setting up the booksCompany and country, business units, cost centers, chart of accounts, settings, taxes and taxonomy.Module 03Manual accountingReceipt, payment, transfer and adjustment vouchers; their life cycle; recurring and opening entries.Module 04Automatic · Real estateProperty inventory, reservations, sales contracts, payment plans, collections, reversals and commissions: every entry GoSoft books.Module 05Automatic · Trade and industryPurchases, sales, inventory and adjustments, commissions and sales withholdings: every entry GoSoft books.Module 06TreasuryCash and banks, bank reconciliation and foreign exchange differences.Module 07Fixed assetsRegistration, useful life by country, monthly depreciation, custody, QR labels and disposal.Module 08Books and financial statementsJournal, ledger, trial balance, the four financial statements, cash flow, comparatives and VAT books.Module 09Taxes and closingEach country's tax returns, withholdings, closing months and fiscal years, and accounting health.Module 10Management and analysisBudget vs. actual, financial ratios and management dashboard.Module 11ResourcesComprehensive practice cases with solutions and an accounting glossary in three languages.
Accounting by country
One page per country in the Americas, from Canada to Argentina: tax authority, accounting standards, taxes, withholdings, books, e-invoicing and how to set up GoSoft.
CACanadaCanada Revenue Agency (CRA) · GST/HST 5 % · 13–15 %USUnited StatesInternal Revenue Service (IRS) and each state's tax department · Sales tax según el estadoMXMexicoTax Administration Service (SAT) · IVA 16 %BZBelizeBelize Tax Service (BTS) · GST 12,5 %GTGuatemalaTax Administration Superintendency (SAT) · IVA 12 %SVEl SalvadorMinistry of Finance (General Directorate of Internal Taxes) · IVA 13 %HNHondurasRevenue Administration Service (SAR) · ISV 15 %NINicaraguaGeneral Directorate of Revenue (DGI) · IVA 15 %CRCosta RicaMinistry of Finance (General Directorate of Taxation) · IVA 13 %PAPanamaGeneral Directorate of Revenue (DGI), Ministry of Economy and Finance · ITBMS 7 %CUCubaNational Tax Administration Office (ONAT) · Impuesto sobre las ventas 10 %DODominican RepublicGeneral Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII) · ITBIS 18 %HTHaitiGeneral Tax Directorate (DGI) · TCA 10 %PRPuerto RicoPuerto Rico Department of the Treasury (Hacienda) · IVU 11,5 %JMJamaicaTax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) · GCT 15 %BSThe BahamasDepartment of Inland Revenue (DIR) · VAT 10 %BBBarbadosBarbados Revenue Authority (BRA) · VAT 17,5 %TTTrinidad and TobagoBoard of Inland Revenue (BIR) · VAT 12,5 %AGAntigua and BarbudaInland Revenue Department · ABST 17 %DMDominicaInland Revenue Division · VAT 15 %GDGrenadaInland Revenue Division · VAT 15 %KNSaint Kitts and NevisInland Revenue Department · VAT 17 %LCSaint LuciaInland Revenue Department · VAT 12,5 %VCSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesInland Revenue Department · VAT 16 %COColombiaNational Tax and Customs Directorate (DIAN) · IVA 19 %VEVenezuelaNational Integrated Customs and Tax Administration Service (SENIAT) · IVA 16 %GYGuyanaGuyana Revenue Authority (GRA) · VAT 14 %SRSurinameTax Service (Belastingdienst Suriname) · VAT (BTW) 10 %ECEcuadorInternal Revenue Service (SRI) · IVA 15 %PEPeruNational Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (SUNAT) · IGV 18 %BOBoliviaNational Tax Service (SIN) · IVA 13 %BRBrazilBrazilian Federal Revenue, state tax secretariats (ICMS) and municipalities (ISS) · ICMS / PIS / COFINS / ISS variosPYParaguayNational Directorate of Tax Revenue (DNIT) · IVA 10 %UYUruguayGeneral Tax Directorate (DGI) · IVA 22 %CLChileInternal Revenue Service (SII) · IVA 19 %ARArgentinaCustoms Collection and Control Agency (ARCA, formerly AFIP) and each province's agency · IVA 21 %
Updated: 2026-11-02