ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I Sample Papers, Week by Week

Liberty University · BS in Accounting · Business and accounting · Updated

ACCT 301 moves from the mechanics of bookkeeping to the judgments behind financial reporting: the conceptual framework, the balance sheet and income statement, revenue recognition, the time value of money, receivables, inventories and long-lived assets. The samples below cover each written assignment: principles versus rules in standard setting, a research paper topic proposal, revenue recognition under the five-step model, the new credit loss model for receivables, and the finished research paper on whether ASC 606 improved revenue reporting.

CourseACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (ACCT301)
Credit hours3
ProgramBS in Accounting
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work4 of 8
Samples on this site5 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published ACCT 301 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What ACCT 301 covers

Spiceland, Nelson and Thomas's Intermediate Accounting is the course text, read one or two chapters a module/week with a presentation, a Connect homework set and, every other week, a 30-question Connect quiz that may be taken twice.

Group forum threads run at least 500 words with two citations besides the textbook, and the Bible may be one; each student also replies to a classmate in at least 250 words. The 8-10 page research paper draws on at least five scholarly sources on a topic approved in Module/Week 2.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I this way:
This is an intensive course in accounting theory and practical application of that theory. The course includes theoretical framework, revenue recognition, and disclosures of accounting information. In addition the use of applied data analysis in the practice of accounting is included. Relevant differences and similarities of GAAP and IFRS are introduced.

ACCT 301 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Group Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Connect Homework 1 also due)50Read the Week 1 sample
Week 2Research Paper: Topic (Connect Homework 2 and Connect Quiz 1 also due)Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3Group Discussion Board Forum 2 (Connect Homework 3 also due)50Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4Connect Homework 4 and Connect Quiz 2 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 5Group Discussion Board Forum 3 (Connect Homework 5 also due)50Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Connect Homework 6 and Connect Quiz 3 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 7Research Paper (Group Discussion Board Forum 4 and Connect Homework 7 also due)100Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Connect Homework 8 and Connect Quiz 4 onlyNo written paper this week

Where ACCT 301 papers lose points

ACCT 301 work loses points when forum posts restate a standard without explaining the judgment it requires, when threads cite only the textbook, when the research paper summarizes the codification without analyzing evidence on its effects and when the paper's topic drifts from the one approved in Module/Week 2.

Using a ACCT 301 sample well

Each sample connects one reporting rule to the judgment it demands and the research on how it works in practice. The research paper sample shows how a topic proposal grows into a full paper, so you can follow the same path with your own approved topic.

ACCT 301 questions, answered

What textbook does ACCT 301 use?

Spiceland, Nelson and Thomas's Intermediate Accounting, which covers the conceptual framework, financial statements, revenue recognition, time value of money, receivables, inventories and long-lived assets.

How long are ACCT 301 forum posts?

Each group forum thread must be at least 500 words with two citations besides the textbook, and the reply to a classmate must be at least 250 words.

What is the ACCT 301 research paper?

An 8 to 10 page paper in current APA format on a topic approved in Module/Week 2, using at least five scholarly sources and due in Module/Week 7.

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