Accounting for Non-Accountants
Sourcebooks, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4022-7304-9 (ISBN)
Accounting for Non-Accountants is the must-have guide for all of us who have never taken an accounting class, are mystified by accounting jargon, and have no clue about balance sheets, income statements, payroll management, corporate taxes, or statements of cash flows. This simple to use accounting book is bookmaking made simple.
Whether you own a business, plan on starting one, or just want to control your own assets, you'll find everything you need to know:
How to prepare and use financial statements How to control cash flows How to manage budgets How to use accounting ratios How to deal with audits and auditors interpret financial statementsLet this book help you like it helped these readers:
"Dr. Labels explanations are simple and straightforward. "
"This will help me a lot as I set up my own business. "
"I have worked in accounting for over twenty-five years, and this is the best book I have seen to help people with the basics of accounting."
For entrepreneurs or anyone who needs to brush up on accounting fast, this book will have you up and running in no time.
Dr. Wayne A. Label, CPA, MBA, PhD, is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas. He has taught at several universities in the United States and abroad, and has published three books on accounting and over 30 articles in professional journals.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introducing Accounting and Financial Statements
What Is Accounting?
Who Uses Accounting Information?
Financial Statements
How Different Business Entities Present Accounting Information
Chapter 2: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Who Are the SEC, AICPA, FASB, and IASB? (or What Is This, Alphabet Soup?)
What Are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?
What Are the Differences Between U.S. Accounting Standards and International Standards?
Chapter 3: The Balance Sheet and Its Components
Understanding the Balance Sheet
The Accounting Equation
Components of the Balance Sheet
Transactions behind the Balance Sheet
Chapter 4: The Income Statement
Understanding the Income Statement
The Income Statement Illustrated
Transactions That Affect the Income Statement
Business Transactions
Chapter 5: Preparing and Using a Statement of Cash Flows
What Is a Statement of Cash Flows?
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Statement of Cash Flows Illustrated
Chapter 6: The Corporation
The Corporation Defined
What Is Capital Stock?
Cash Dividends, Stock Dividends, and Stock Splits
Incorporating Solana Beach Bicycle Company
What Is Treasury Stock?
Chapter 7: Double-Entry Accounting
The General Journal
The General Ledger
Trial Balance
Adjusting Journal Entries
Closing Journal Entries
Chapter 8: Using Financial Statements for Short-Term Analysis
Using Short-Term Ratios
Current and Quick Ratios
Working Capital
Composition of Assets
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Average Collection Period
Chapter 9: Using Financial Statements for Long-Term Analysis
Quality of Earnings
Rate of Return on Investment
Sales-Based Ratios or Percentages
Earnings Data
Long-Term Debt Position
Dividend Data
Footnotes
Chapter 10: Budgeting for Your Business
What Is a Budget?
Planning and Control
Advantages of Budgeting
Master Budget
Sales Budget
Capital Budget
Budgeted Income Statement
Cash Budget
Chapter 11: Audits and Auditors
What Is an Audit?
Types of Auditors
The Standard Audit Opinion Illustrated
Parts of the Report
Other Types of Audit Reports
Why Audits Are Useful to You
Other Services Provided by Auditors
Chapter 12: Fraud and Ethics
Fraud Defined
What Causes Fraud
How Fraud Is Committed
Why Do Employees Steal?
What Can You Do to Prevent Fraud in Your Organization?
What If My Business Is Too Small to Hire Additional Employees or Consultants?
Ethics
Appendix A: Internet for Accountants
What Resources Are Available for Accountants?
Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix C: Financial Statements: The Coca-Cola Company
A Note to My Readers
About the Author
| Reihe/Serie | Quick Start Your Business |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Naperville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Planung / Organisation | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4022-7304-5 / 1402273045 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4022-7304-9 / 9781402273049 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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