This book is a self-study guide written for someone who wishes to teach themselves basic financial accounting. It is based on a course by the same author that has been successfully completed by thousands of students worldwide. It explains concepts in simple language with illustrative examples, provides review questions and quizzes after each chapter and section, and contains two full-length practice exams at the end of the book. This book compares and contrasts US GAAP and IFRS for every topic covered in the book.
The Financial Accounting and Reporting Study Guide Notes are a useful accounting study guide written in at-a-glance format for easy reading, highlighted with illustrations, and examples for visual learning. The guide is not designed to be a substitute for your accounting textbook. Instead, its meant to serve as a supplemental reference for understanding basic to advanced accounting concepts in easy to learn format.
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Accounting is essential, and easy to learn. At its most basic, it's simply the grammar of business, giving structure to the way financial information is recorded. It is also the language of finance, providing the vocabulary that you need to work effectively in the business world.The fact is, if you want to manage successfully and really master the art of business, you have to understand financial statements--those documents that summarize the financial results of your business. Accounting Simplified: A Self-Study Guide will help you accomplish this goal easily and quickly.If you are:An investor considering whether to buy, sell or hold securities;A lender evaluating loan requests;A supplier deciding whether to extend credit;A manager trying to determine how to run your business better;you will immediately benefit from this straightforward, no-nonsense book. Using this simple self-study guide, you'll quickly learn how to:Work comfortably with income statements and balance sheets by understanding revenues and expenses; assets, liabilities, and owners equity;Analyse and record transactions and determine how they relate to the financial statements;Close the books in preparation for a new year;Recognize income whether on an accrual basis or a cash basis, and what the difference is;Understand and record prepaid expenses, inventories, and long-lived assets;And much more.Filled with examples and practice exercises you can do at your own pace, in your own time, this practical "how-to" book will lead you to a higher level of business expertise and give you renewed confidence in your daily business tasks.
This helpful supplement augments each chapter and appendix with reviews of the learning objectives, outlines of the chapters, summaries of chapter materials, and additional problems with solutions.
Accounting Basics: Study Guide is probably the most comprehensive basic accounting theory book in existence today. And with its concise and clear explanations and 130 diagrams and images to bring the subject to life, it is also the simplest. It is quite simply the perfect guidebook and study aide for the accounting student. And while Accounting Basics: Study Guide has been tailor made for both high school and college students, it is also very handy for working professionals who need to brush up on all the basic accounting concepts and practices. Using this book you will: Fully understand the double-entry system of accounting (i.e. why one debits one thing and credits another) Learn the connection between the basic accounting equation and every single accounting entry you will ever make No longer need to memorize debits and credits (you'll jump your grades at the same time) Learn the format for T-accounts, the trial balance and all the financial statements Fully grasp inventory, the cost of goods sold formula and manufacturing businesses Master depreciation, doubtful debts and closing (year-end) entries And much, much more... Also available in this series: Accounting Basics: Workbook -The companion workbook, containing 88 questions and exercises, which correspond to all of the lessons and chapters in the Study Guide. Accounting Basics: Dictionary - The companion dictionary in the Accounting Basics series, with over 300 accounting and business terms defined. Accounting Basics: Complete Guide - A compilation of the Study Guide, Workbook and Dictionary in a single Accounting Basics publication.
Weygandt helps corporate managers see the relevance of accounting in their everyday lives. Challenging accounting concepts are introduced with examples that are familiar to them, which helps build motivation to learn the material. Accounting issues are also placed within the context of marketing, management, IT, and finance. The new Do It! feature reinforces the basics by providing quick-hitting examples of brief exercises. The chapters also incorporate the All About You (AAY) feature as well as the Accounting Across the Organization (AAO) boxes that highlight the impact of accounting concepts. With these features, corporate managers will learn the concepts and understand how to effectively apply them.
Preparing for your financial accounting exam? Make the grade with this SAP S/4HANA 1909 and 2020 certification study guide! From general ledger accounting to financial closing, this guide reviews the key technical and functional knowledge you need to get a high score on your SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates exam. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to financial accounting certification begins here! Highlights Include: 1) Exam C_TS4FI_1909 2) Exam C_TS4FI_2020 3) Deployment 4) General ledger accounting 5) Accounts payable (AP) 6) Accounts receivable (AR) 7) Asset accounting 8) Financial closing 9) Document parking 10) Validations and substitutions 11) Bank account management
