Accounting Simplified: A Self Study Guide

By William Ruland

Accounting is essential, and easy to learn. At its most basic, it's simply the grammar of business, giving structure to the way financial information is recorded. It is also the language of finance, providing the vocabulary that you need to work effectively in the business world.The fact is, if you want to manage successfully and really master the art of business, you have to understand financial statements--those documents that summarize the financial results of your business. Accounting Simplified: A Self-Study Guide will help you accomplish this goal easily and quickly.If you are: An investor considering whether to buy, sell or hold securities;A lender evaluating loan requests;A supplier deciding whether to extend credit;A manager trying to determine how to run your business better;you will immediately benefit from this straightforward, no-nonsense book. Using this simple self-study guide, you'll quickly learn how to: Work comfortably with income statements and balance sheets by understanding revenues and expenses; assets, liabilities, and owners equity;Analyse and record transactions and determine how they relate to the financial statements;Close the books in preparation for a new year;Recognize income whether on an accrual basis or a cash basis, and what the difference is;Understand and record prepaid expenses, inventories, and long-lived assets;And much more.Filled with examples and practice exercises you can do at your own pace, in your own time, this practical how-to book will lead you to a higher level of business expertise and give you renewed confidence in your daily business task

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0324116616
• ISBN13: 9780324116618
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: South-Western College/West
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.3" x 8.3"

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I am taking an online Bookkeeping course and this was one of the workbooks suggested. It is very helpful and am so glad I purchased it.

Accounting Simplified - A Self Study Guide

I am only half way through this book but, so far it has been a great tool for me because it details all information and gives examples , problems to work out, the solution to the problems and tips all along the way. I am currently taking an online class for non-accountants and I would recommend this book for anyone interested in taking accounting.