Accounting for dummies by Tracy, John A instant download

Accounting for dummies by Tracy, John A instant download

Includes index, pt. 1: A first look at accounting. Strolling through the field of accounting -- Getting to the bottom of the bottom line -- Bookkeeping 101 : from shoeboxes to computers -- Accounting and your personal finances. -- pt. 2: Figuring out financial statements. Making and reporting profit -- The genesis and reporting of financial condition -- Cash sources and uses and reporting cash flows -- Getting a financial report ready .-- pt. 3\" Accounting in managing a business. First things first : deciding the legal structure -- Using accounting for managing profit -- Budgeting profit and cash flow -- Cost concepts and conundrums -- pt. 4: Financial reports in the public domain. Keeping score : choosing and implementing accounting methods -- How investors read a financial report --Audits, accounting fraud, and audit failures. -- pt. 5: The part of tens. Ten profit and loss questions -- Ten ways savvy business managers use accounting -- Ten questions savvy investors ask when reading a financial report, This beginner's guide to accounting shows readers how to keep the books for businesses, investments, and taxes, covering a wide range of issues, from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to the latest reporting standards for large corporations