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Accounting demystified : a self-teaching guide / Print Leita A. Hart. - New York : McGraw-Hill, c2006. - xvii, 333 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Paperback book. - The demystified series . - .

Introduction -- Part One: The big picture -- Where did all this lingo come from? -- The balance sheet -- the mother of all financial statements -- The income statement -- a focus on earnings -- The cash flow statement -- do we have enough for payroll? -- How the financial statements are related -- Part Two: An overview of common accounting reports -- Different systems, different reports -- Quarterly and annual financial reports -- a tour -- Part Three: Debits and credits detail -- rules, rules, rules -- How to tell if something is a debit or a credit -- A few simple transactions -- Inventory evaluation -- Guiding principles of accounting and adjusting entries -- Governmental and not-for-profit -- Part 4: Financial indicators -- using financial information to make decisions -- Cautions about financial analysis -- Conducting a financial analysis -- the prep work -- Profit ratios -- Liquidity and financial flexibility -- Cash ratios -- Financing ratios -- Final exam -- Answers to quiz, test, and exam questions.

You may not know the first about debits, credits, and cash ratios. But after reading "Accounting Demystified", you'll enter your next finance meeting knowing what questions to ask and how the answers will affect the bottom line.

0071450831 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780071450836 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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