Accounting For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part 1: Opening the Books on Accounting 5

Chapter 1: Accounting in Today's New Economy 7

Chapter 2: Introducing Financial Statements 29

Chapter 3: Safeguarding Company Assets 53

Chapter 4: Accounting in the Digital Age 75

Chapter 5: Recognizing the Legal and Accounting Entity 89

Part 2: Exploring Financial Statements 109

Chapter 6: Reporting Profit or Loss in the Income Statement 111

Chapter 7: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet 137

Chapter 8: Reporting Cash Sources and Uses in the Statement of Cash Flows 161

Chapter 9: Financial Accounting Issues 183

Part 3: Understanding Financial Reports, Financial Statements, and Financial Information 207

Chapter 10: Producing Financial Reports 209

Chapter 11: Deciphering a Financial Report 231

Chapter 12: Analyzing Financial Information with Ratios 245

Chapter 13: Generating Internal Financial Information for Management Use 267

Chapter 14: Applying Wall Street's Tricks and Treats to Engineer Financial Results 289

Part 4: Leveraging Accounting in Managing a Business 301

Chapter 15: Analyzing Profit 303

Chapter 16: Accounting for Costs 325

Chapter 17: Preparing Best-in-Class Forecasts, Projections, and Budgets 347

Chapter 18: Capitalizing a Business: How, When, Why, and What 369

Part 5: The Part of Tens 397

Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Managers 399

Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Reading a Financial Report 409

Index 419

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