Previous edition: 9781119453895
Accounting All-in-One For Dummies 3rd Edition unifies and synergizes extensive accounting content into one comprehensive reference with individual "books" covering:
• Setting Up Your Accounting System
• Recording
• Accounting Transactions
• Adjusting and Closing Entries
• Preparing Income Statements and Balance Sheets
• Reporting on Your Financial Statements
• Planning and Budgeting for Your Business
• Making Savvy Business Decisions
• Handling Cash and Making Purchase Decisions
• Auditing and Detecting Financial Fraud
Online content includes helpful videos and practice quizzes to help you crunch the numbers, the Dummies way!
Updates include:
Accounting in the digital age
Updated figures
Current references
Michael Taillard, PhD, MBA, is an economist specializing in strategic and behavioral finance. He has consulted for organizations such as the US Department of Defense, American Red Cross, and Quicken. He has taught graduate school courses for universities such as Central Michigan University and has authored several works on finance and economics.
Introduction 1
Book 1: Accounting for Financial Systems 5
Chapter 1: Accounting for the Basics 7
Chapter 2: Charting Your Accounts 17
Chapter 3: Using Journal Entries and Ledgers 27
Chapter 4: Choosing an Accounting Method 45
Chapter 5: Setting the Standards 53
Book 2: Recording Transactions 63
Chapter 1: Keeping the Books 65
Chapter 2: Tracking Purchases 77
Chapter 3: Tallying Your Sales 87
Chapter 4: Processing Employee Payroll and Benefits 99
Chapter 5: Taxing Payrolls 119
Book 3: Adjusting and Closing Entries 129
Chapter 1: Depreciating Your Assets 131
Chapter 2: Interesting Rates 143
Chapter 3: Proving Out Cash 153
Chapter 4: Reconciling Accounts and Closing Journal Entries 161
Chapter 5: Checking Your Accuracy 177
Chapter 6: Adjusting the Books 189
Book 4: Preparing Income Statements and Balance Sheets 201
Chapter 1: Stating Your Income 203
Chapter 2: Balancing Your Sheets 221
Chapter 3: Digging for Debt in the Balance Sheet 237
Chapter 4: Explaining Equity 251
Chapter 5: Interpreting Income Statements and Balance Sheets 263
Book 5: Reporting Your Statements 277
Chapter 1: Valuating Finances 279
Chapter 2: Watching Cash Flow and Equity 289
Chapter 3: Analyzing Financial Statements 305
Chapter 4: Explaining Disclosures 321
Chapter 5: Sharing Public Reports 335
Book 6: Planning and Budgeting for Your Business 347
Chapter 1: Looking at the Legals 349
Chapter 2: Incorporating Your Business 361
Chapter 3: Drawing Up a Business Plan 375
Chapter 4: Budgeting for a Better Bottom Line 389
Chapter 5: Mastering Budgeting Strategies 403
Chapter 6: Planning for Long-Term Obligations 415
Book 7: Making Savvy Business Decisions 427
Chapter 1: Costing Jobs 429
Chapter 2: Costing by the ABCs 445
Chapter 3: Contributing to the Margin 461
Chapter 4: Accounting for Change with Variance Analysis 477
Chapter 5: Pricing Wisely 495
Chapter 6: Formulating Equations 505
Book 8: Handling Cash and Making Purchase Decisions 515
Chapter 1: Matching Costs with Revenue 517
Chapter 2: Exploring Inventory Cost Flows 525
Chapter 3: Buying Wisely 537
Chapter 4: Financing with Debt 551
Chapter 5: Managing Results 565
Chapter 6: Acquiring New Business 573
Book 9: Auditing for Financial Fraud 591
Chapter 1: Regulating Securities 593
Chapter 2: Preventing Cash Losses from Embezzlement and Fraud 607
Chapter 3: Assessing Audit Risk 621
Chapter 4: Discovering Audits 645
Chapter 5: Auditing Internal Controls 663
Chapter 6: Scheming Scams 685
Chapter 7: Cooking the Books 695
Index 707
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