Accounting Workbook For Dummies (eBook)

John A. Tracy (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 1. Auflage
320 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-09700-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Balance the books, learn important accounting concepts, and master the basics Accounting Workbook For Dummies is for business bookkeepers and accountants, who need a refresher on the subject, as well as students taking their first accounting class. It s a comprehensive study guide that can help you improve your accounting skills and lay the foundation for further advancement. Whether you re trying to get certified and become an accountant, or own a small business and need a little help balancing your books, this hands-on guide provides the learning and helpful practice you need. The third edition of Accounting For Dummies contains guidance on incorporating principles to adhere to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reading financial reports, generating income statements and balance sheets, and establishing budgets. Accounting Workbook For Dummies provides you with real-world exercises to see these principals in action, although you don t need to have read Accounting For Dummies. Accounting Workbook For Dummies focuses on business accounting, explains how business transactions are recorded in the accounts of a business and the financial statements that are prepared for a business to report its profit and loss, financial condition, and cash flows. It also shows you how business managers use accounting information for decision making. The book s four parts cover topics like recordkeeping basics, financial statements, accounting for business managers, and investment accounting. You ll learn to: Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts Open and close bookkeeping cycles Analyze business performance and profit Choose the right accounting method Master investment accounting fundamentals Understand manufacturing cost accounting With your own copy of Accounting Workbook For Dummies, you can learn how to do all of that, find out what you need to know about financial statements, get tips for management accounting, and more.

Autor

John A. Tracy is a former accountant and professor of accounting. He is also the author of Accounting For Dummies.

Inhalt

Introduction 1

Part I: Business Accounting Basics 5

Chapter 1: Elements of Business Accounting 7

Chapter 2: Financial Effects of Transactions 27

Chapter 3: Getting Started in the Bookkeeping Cycle 47

Chapter 4: The Bookkeeping Cycle: Adjusting and Closing Entries 75

Part II: Preparing Financial Statements 97

Chapter 5: The Effects and Reporting of Profit 99

Chapter 6: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet 119

Chapter 7: Coupling the Income Statement and Balance Sheet 143

Chapter 8: Reporting Cash Flows and Changes in Owners' Equity 159

Chapter 9: Choosing Accounting Methods 177

Part III: Managerial, Manufacturing, and Capital Accounting 201

Chapter 10: Analyzing Profit Behavior 203

Chapter 11: Manufacturing Cost Accounting 229

Chapter 12: Figuring Out Interest and Return on Investment 259

Part IV: The Part of Tens 287

Chapter 13: Ten Things You Should Know About Business Financial Statements 289

Chapter 14: A Ten-Point Checklist for Management Accountants 295

Index 301

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.10.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
• Schlagworte: Accounting • Buchhaltung • Rechnungswesen
• ISBN-10: 0-470-09700-0 / 0470097000
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-09700-7 / 9780470097007