Award-Winning Accounting Tutors
serving Round Lake Beach, IL

Debits, credits, and journal entries click faster when you understand the logic behind double-entry bookkeeping instead of treating it as rote procedure. Benjamin earned his Finance and Economics degree from Notre Dame, where accounting coursework was central to his business training. He breaks down the balance sheet equation and walks through adjusting entries in a way that makes the full accounting cycle feel intuitive.

Jack's economics degree from Northwestern means he understands how financial data drives business decisions — accounting is the system that produces that data. He teaches the mechanics of the accounting cycle by anchoring each journal entry and ledger posting to the economic reality it represents, so the process feels purposeful rather than procedural. Rated 5.0 by students.

Holding a Master of Science in Accounting, Sam digs into the logic behind debits and credits, journal entries, and financial statement preparation rather than treating them as rules to memorize. He walks through the full accounting cycle — from trial balance adjustments to closing entries — so students understand how each step feeds the next. That conceptual grounding makes advanced topics like depreciation methods and inventory valuation click faster.

Irene treats accounting as applied math — because that's exactly what it is. Her PhD in mathematics gives her a precise way of explaining debits and credits, journal entries, and the logic behind the accounting equation that clicks for students who need more than "just follow the rules."

Debits and credits make intuitive sense once you understand what they're actually tracking — and that's where Nicole starts. Trained at Michigan's Ross School of Business, she covers everything from journal entries and T-accounts to adjusting entries and financial statement preparation, connecting each step to the bigger picture of how a business records its activity.

As a Teaching Assistant for Financial Accounting, Ahsan spent semesters walking students through journal entries, adjusting entries, and the full cycle from trial balance to financial statements. He explains the logic behind debits and credits so the rules stop feeling arbitrary — when students understand why an entry works, they stop making the same mistakes on exams.

Debits and credits start making sense once you stop memorizing rules and start seeing the logic of double-entry bookkeeping as a self-balancing system. Michael earned his Business Administration degree with a finance concentration, giving him a practitioner's understanding of how journal entries, adjusting entries, and financial statements connect to real business decisions. He walks through the accounting cycle step by step, linking each phase to the bigger financial picture.

A linguistics background might seem unrelated to accounting, but Andrew's training in rule-based systems and structural analysis maps surprisingly well onto double-entry bookkeeping — both disciplines demand precise, internally consistent logic. He breaks down the accounting equation and basic transaction recording by treating each entry as a piece of a larger grammatical structure, where every debit and credit must balance the way a sentence must parse.

I am a recent graduate of Northwestern University in Chicago. While there, I majored in Economics and minored in International Studies with a focus in International Political Economy and Development. Beyond these classes, I also had a healthy, eclectic interest in a wide range of subject areas including Multivariable Calculus, Physics, and Film. It is also worth noting that I was able to accomplish all of this in three years, rather than four, due to my focus and success on AP tests.

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I'm currently pursuing a degree in Economic Consulting, Public Policy Analysis, and Legal Studies with a minor in Psychology through the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University, respectively. While I'm very focused on economics and non-market risk mitigation currently, I remain interested in keeping my knowledge up to date in all fields from sciences to history to test prep. My philosophy in tutoring is to be as student focused as possible to help you learn the skills to get the grade and test scores you want and continue success.

I'm passionate about education and love working with students.

I am a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis. I received my degree in Mathematics. Following graduation, I worked in health care for many years. After my corporate job, I was fortunate to stay home with my children.

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I'm a student at THE Ohio State University. I am majoring in Marketing with an International Business minor. I am a hard-working and personable student. I've had my fair share of struggles in my past so I know exactly how it feels to need help in a class and the relief that comes with an incredible helping hand.

I am a undergraduate student at Loyola University Chicago. I am an Accounting major with an Information Systems minor.

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From introductory journal entries to complex topics like depreciation methods and bank reconciliations, Jonathan covers the full spectrum of accounting fundamentals. He scored above 90 on every section of the CPA exam (FAR-93, AUD-90, BEC-95, REG-94) and spent time as a graduate TA breaking down the same concepts he now teaches one-on-one.

Jenna's finance curriculum at Villanova included a deep dive into financial accounting — journal entries, T-accounts, adjusting entries, and building statements from the trial balance up. She walks through the logic of double-entry bookkeeping so that debits and credits stop feeling like arbitrary rules and start making intuitive sense.

Alexandra's accounting expertise spans financial, corporate, intermediate, and tax accounting, giving her unusual depth across the discipline. She unpacks the logic behind journal entries, T-accounts, and financial statement preparation so that debits and credits stop feeling like arbitrary rules and start making intuitive sense.

Most people treat accounting as a set of rules to follow, but Clark's MBA in Accounting and Financial Management taught him it's really the language every business decision gets filtered through. He digs into topics like accrual vs. cash-basis reporting, closing entries, and variance analysis by tying each concept back to the managerial choices it informs — so the ledger work feels like storytelling, not busywork.

Debits and credits follow a logic that, once internalized, makes every journal entry and T-account feel intuitive rather than arbitrary. Matt studied finance at the university level and applies that background to teach accounting as a coherent framework — from the balance sheet equation through adjusting entries and financial statement preparation.

An MBA in International Business from Thunderbird gave Spencer hands-on exposure to financial reporting, cost analysis, and the accounting frameworks that underpin global business decisions. He translates that cross-disciplinary perspective into clear explanations of the accounting cycle — walking through how each transaction flows from journal entry to financial statement so the process makes sense as a connected system. Rated 4.9 by students.

Gerard's MBA coursework covered the financial reporting and analysis side of business, giving him a practical lens on topics like income statements, cost behavior, and managerial accounting decisions. He teaches accounting as a decision-making tool — connecting ledger work back to the business questions it's designed to answer, which keeps the material from feeling like rote number-shuffling.

Decades as a CFO — in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations — means Bill has lived accounting rather than just studied it. He breaks down debits and credits, journal entries, and the full accounting cycle by connecting textbook rules to how real companies actually track and report their finances. He's currently finishing CPA certification requirements himself, so the material is fresh.

Debits and credits stop being confusing once someone walks you through the logic behind the accounting equation rather than just drilling journal entries. George's B.S. in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill gave him deep exposure to financial statements, T-accounts, and the full accounting cycle, and he explains adjusting entries and closing processes in plain language that clicks.

Interning at two major accounting firms — CLA and Forvis — gave Aubriana hands-on experience with audit procedures and tax preparation that most tutors can only reference from a textbook. She breaks down journal entries, T-accounts, and the full accounting cycle by connecting each concept to how real firms actually use them. Rated 5.0 by students.

Between serving as a supplemental instruction leader and a tutor at the University of North Florida, Daniel has spent years walking students through accounting coursework at every level — from high school basics to upper-division topics like cost accounting and managerial accounting. His dual degree in accounting and finance means he doesn't just know how to post entries; he understands how those numbers feed into the financial decisions that give them purpose. Rated 4.9 by students.

Few tutors can teach accounting from both the academic and professional side the way Stephen can. A Notre Dame accounting graduate who spent over twenty years at PwC — including seven-plus as a partner — he walks students through debits and credits, journal entries, and financial statement analysis with the authority of someone who's prepared and reviewed these documents for Fortune-level clients.