TY - BOOK AU - Tracy,John A. TI - Accounting for dummies T2 - For dummies SN - 9781119245483 AV - HF5636 .T725 2016 U1 - 657 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Accounting KW - Self-instruction KW - Bookkeeping KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Includes index; Opening the Books on Accounting: Accounting Spoken Here -- Introducing financial statements -- Keeping the books and guarding the family jewels -- Knowing the accounting entity -- Exploring Financial Statements: Reporting profit or loss -- Reporting financial condition in the balance sheet -- Reporting cash sources and uses in the statement of cash flows -- Financial accounting issues -- Getting a financial report ready for release -- Reading a financial report -- Inside information for managers only -- Analyzing profit -- Accounting for costs -- Budgeting -- Ten tips for managers -- Ten tips for reading a financial report Checking Your Preconceptions about Accounting; Thinking about where assets come from; Asking about profit; Sorting out stereotypes of accountants; Providing Vital Financial Information; Recognizing users of accounting information; Using accounting in your personal financial life; Seeing accounting at work; Taking a Peek behind the Scenes N2 - Features the lastest information on accounting methods and standards, and explains how to avoid fraud, analyze profits, prepare financial reports, manage budgets, and determine product costs. --Publisher's description ER -