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Accounting information and tips you can take to the bank! You may not know the first thing about debits, credits, and cash ratios now-but when you’re done with this book, you’ll be able to juggle profits and losses with your eyes closed and read any balance sheet like it’s a good novel. Accounting DeMySTiFieD, Second Edition, is a curriculum-based, self-teaching guide that makes learning accounting easier than 1-2-3. With graphs, plain-English explanations, and real-life examples, it starts with the fundamentals-such as basic financial terms, balance sheets, and cash flow statements-and eases you into the more complicated stuff, like adjusting entries, double entry bookkeeping, profit ratios, and liquidity. Completely updated and revised to cover finance terms, theories, and best practices, Accounting DeMySTiFieD teaches you the ins and outs of accounting in no time at all. This fast and easy guide features: A complete overview of financial statements, GAAP rules, transactions, cost, budgets, and tax accounting Proven accounting insights, tips, strategies, and techniques Chapter-ending practice exercises, quizzes, and final exam to reinforce your knowledge and chart progress Tons of examples to show how accounting works in the real world Simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for a more advanced student, Accounting DeMySTiFieD is your shortcut to mastery of this otherwise complex subject. McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Chapter 1 – The nature and environment of financial Chapter 2 – Financial statements: a closer look Chapter 3 – Types of business activities and their impact on accounting Chapter 4 – Basic financial accounting concepts Chapter 5 – The accounting process: analyzing and recording business transactions Chapter 6 – Accounting for cash and short term investments Chapter 7 – Accounting for receivables Chapter 8 – Accounting for inventories and cost of goods sold Chapter 9 – Accounting for Plant and Equipment, Natural Resources, and Intangibles Chapter 10 – Accounting for Current and Long-Term Liabilities Chapter 11 – Accounting for Stockholders Equity Chapter 12 – Statement of Cash Flows Chapter 13 – Financial Statement Analyses Final Exam Answers to Quiz, Test, and Exam Questions Index
