Accounting All–in–One For Dummies - Kenneth W. Boyd, Lita Epstein, Mark P. Holtzman, Frimette Kass–Shraibman, Maire Loughran

Accounting All–in–One For Dummies

Buch | Softcover
744 Seiten
2014
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-1-118-75800-7 (ISBN)
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A one–stop accounting reference
Packed with vital information culled from the extensive For Dummies accounting, bookkeeping, and auditing libraries, Accounting All–in–One For Dummies is a powerful, one–stop reference.


Accounting All–in–One For Dummies is a comprehensive resource on a variety of accounting concepts. You ll get up to speed on: setting up your accounting system; recording accounting transactions; adjusting and closing entries; preparing income statements and balance sheets; planning and budgeting for your business; handling cash and making purchase decisions; and more.




Ways to report on your financial statements
How to make savvy business decisions
Auditing and detecting financial fraud


Accounting All–in–One For Dummies is a one–stop reference for students studying the application of accounting theories and a valuable desk reference for accounting professionals in the workforce.

Introduction 1


Book I: Setting Up Your Accounting System 5


Chapter 1: Grasping Bookkeeping and Accounting Basics 7


Chapter 2: Outlining Your Financial Road Map with a Chart of Accounts 17


Chapter 3: Using Journal Entries and Ledgers 27


Chapter 4: Choosing an Accounting Method 43


Book II: Recording Accounting Transactions 53


Chapter 1: Keeping the Books 55


Chapter 2: Tracking Purchases 67


Chapter 3: Counting Your Sales 79


Chapter 4: Processing Employee Payroll and Benefits 91


Chapter 5: Computing and Reporting Payroll Taxes 111


Book III: Adjusting and Closing Entries 123


Chapter 1: Depreciating Your Assets 125


Chapter 2: Paying and Collecting Interest 137


Chapter 3: Proving Out the Cash 147


Chapter 4: Reconciling Accounts and Closing Journal Entries 157


Chapter 5: Checking Your Accuracy 175


Chapter 6: Adjusting the Books 185


Book IV: Preparing Income Statements and Balance Sheets 195


Chapter 1: Brushing Up on Accounting Standards 197


Chapter 2: Preparing an Income Statement and Considering Profit 207


Chapter 3: Assessing the Balance Sheet′s Asset Section 223


Chapter 4: Digging for Debt in the Balance Sheet s Liabilities Section 239


Chapter 5: Explaining Ownership in the Equit y Section of the Balance Sheet 253


Chapter 6: Coupling the Income Statement and Balance Sheet 265


Book V: Reporting on Your Financial Statements 279


Chapter 1: Presenting Financial Condition and Business Valuation 281


Chapter 2: Laying Out Cash Flows and Changes in Equity 291


Chapter 3: Analyzing Financial Statements 305


Chapter 4: Reading Explanatory Notes and Disclosures 321


Chapter 5: Studying the Repor t to the Shareholders 335


Book VI: Planning and Budgeting for Your Business 347


Chapter 1: Incorporating Your Business 349


Chapter 2: Choosing a Legal Structure for a Business 361


Chapter 3: Drawing Up a Business Plan to Secure Cash 371


Chapter 4: Budgeting for a Better Bottom Line 383


Chapter 5: Mastering and Flexing Your Budgeting 395


Chapter 6: Planning for Long–Term Obligations 407


Book VII: Making Savvy Business Decisions 419


Chapter 1: Estimating Costs with Job Costing 421


Chapter 2: Performing Activity–Based Costing 437


Chapter 3: Examining Contribution Margin 453


Chapter 4: Accounting for Change with Variance Analysis 469


Chapter 5: Making Smart Pricing Decisions 487


Book VIII: Handling Cash and Making Purchase Decisions 497


Chapter 1: Identifying Costs and Matching Costs with Revenue 499


Chapter 2: Exploring Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions 507


Chapter 3: Answering the Question: Should I Buy That? 519


Chapter 4: Knowing When to Use Debt to Finance Your Business 533


Chapter 5: Interpreting Your Financial Results as a Manager 547


Book IX: Auditing and Detecting Financial Fraud 555


Chapter 1: Mulling Over Sarbanes–Oxley Regulation 557


Chapter 2: Preventing Cash Losses from Embezzlement and Fraud 571


Chapter 3: Assessing Audit Risk 585


Chapter 4: Collecting and Documenting Audit Evidence 607


Chapter 5: Auditing a Client s Internal Controls 625


Chapter 6: Getting to Know the Most Common Fraud Schemes 647


Chapter 7: Cooked Books: Finding Financial Statement Fraud 663


Index 673

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.4.2014
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 187 x 234 mm
Gewicht 978 g
Themenwelt Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Rechnungswesen / Bilanzen
ISBN-10 1-118-75800-5 / 1118758005
ISBN-13 978-1-118-75800-7 / 9781118758007
Zustand Neuware
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