The handy accounting answer book

Summary: "Everyone needs to budget money and manage costs, whether for groceries and everyday purchases, rent or mortgage, education, retirement, or even a business. Like it or not, accounting infuses most everything in life. From credits, debits, and basic bookkeeping to getting the most out of tax deductions and from reading or creating a business' financial statement to better understanding accounting lingo, The Handy Accounting Answer Book can help anyone acquire the skills to start or run a business, plan for retirement, set money aside for a big purchase, establish everyday budgets, and improve their money management"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781578596751
ISBN: 1578596750
ISBN: 1578596998
ISBN: 9781578596997
Physical Description: print
xvii, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-387) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What is accounting? -- FASB's conceptual framework -- Financial statement elements -- Four basic financial statements -- Financial statement analysis -- Bookkeeping and the accounting cycle -- Specific accounting issues -- Cost accounting basics -- Budgeting, planning, and controlling -- Managerial accounting basics -- Starting a small business -- Accountants and the future of accounting -- Appendix 1: journal entries -- Appendix 2: partnership accounting -- Appendix 3: financial statements -- Appendix 4: annual report example.