Accounting Workbook For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9780470747162 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 302 str.

Jane Kelly

Opis

Want to become an accountant? Own a small business but need help balancing your books? This hands-on workbook gets you up to speed with the basics of business accounting, including reading financial reports, establishing budgets, controlling cash flow, and making wise financial decisions.

Spis treści

Introduction.

Part I: Business Accounting Basics.

Chapter 1: Elements of Business Accounting.

Chapter 2: Financial Effects of Transactions.

Chapter 3: Getting Started in the Bookkeeping Cycle.

Chapter 4: The Bookkeeping Cycle: Adjusting and Closing Entries.

Part II: Preparing Financial Statements.

Chapter 5: Reporting Profit.

Chapter 6: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet.

Chapter 7: Coupling the Profi t and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet.

Chapter 8: Reporting Cash Flows and Changes in Owners′ Capital.

Chapter 9: Choosing Accounting Methods.

Part III: Managerial, Manufacturing and Capital Accounting.

Chapter 10: Analysing Profi t Behaviour.

Chapter 11: Manufacturing Cost Accounting.

Chapter 12: Figuring Out Interest and Return on Investment.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 13: Ten Things You Need to Know about Business Financial Statements.

Chapter 14: A Ten–Point Checklist for Management Accountants.

Index.

O autorze

Jane Kelly is a chartered management accountant, bookkeeping teacher and business author.

John A. Tracy is Professor of Accounting at the University of Colorado.

Blurb

• Choose the right accounting methods for you
• Assemble a balance sheet from scratch
• Record profit and loss with confidence
• Keep a handle on your assets and liabilities all year round

Get hands–on with accounting using this interactive guide and avoid making costly mistakes

Need help balancing your books? Confused by accounting jargon? Having trouble breaking even? Whatever your starting point, this practical workbook contains everything you need to excel in accounting theory and practice at home, in business, or at business school. Packed with questions and answers, sample accounts and practice exercises, Accounting Workbook For Dummies shows you how to solve all your accounting dilemmas, no matter how challenging.

Discover

• Effective ways to record revenue, expenses and losses
• Guidance on preparing statements and making estimations
• How to report cash flow and changes in equity
• Insider tips on analysing profit behaviour
• Advice on interest rates, loans and investments

THE DUMMIES WORKBOOK WAY

• Plain–English explanations
• Step–by–step procedures
• Hands–on practice exercises
• Ample workspace to work out problems
• A dash of humour and fun

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