Introduction 1Part 1: Business Accounting Basics 5Chapter 1: Business Accounting Fundamentals 7Chapter 2: Financial Effects of Transactions 27Chapter 3: Getting Started in the Bookkeeping Cycle 51Chapter 4: The Bookkeeping Cycle: Adjusting and Closing Entries 81Chapter 5: Accounting in the Digital Age 105Part 2: Preparing Financial Statements 123Chapter 6: Understanding Basic Accounting Concepts and Methods 125Chapter 7: The Effects and Reporting of Profit 155Chapter 8: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet 179Chapter 9: Coupling the Income Statement and Balance Sheet 205Chapter 10: Reporting Cash Flows and Changes in Owners' Equity 223Part 3: Managerial, Manufacturing, and Capital Accounting 245Chapter 11: Analyzing Profit Behavior 247Chapter 12: Tackling Managerial Cost Accounting 275Chapter 13: Business Planning and Raising Capital 309Part 4: The Part of Tens 337Chapter 14: Ten Things You Should Know About Business Financial Statements 339Chapter 15: A Ten-Point Checklist for Management Accountants 347Index 355
Tage C. Tracy runs a financial consulting firm offering CFO support and planning services to private companies. He is the author of Business Financial Information Secrets.