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Accounting for Dummies [Paperback]

John A. Tracy CPA (Author)

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Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2nd Edition edition (9 Jan 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0764553143
ISBN-13: 978-0764553141
Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 18.8 x 2.2 cm

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“…insightful and well–reasoned…” (Money Matters, October 2004)

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Not everyone is cut out to be a professional accountant. But thanks to Accounting For Dummies, 2nd Edition you can get a handle on the financial aspects of your business, investments, or taxes. Accounting professor and author John A. Tracy sheds light on the mysteries of

Generating income statements and balance sheets
Establishing budgets, controlling profit and cash flow, stemming losses, and managing inventory
Evaluating profit margins – and identifying ways to increase them
Making financial decisions that keep investors, creditors, and managers satisfied
Reading financial reports
Surviving an audit and using the results to improve your accounting system
Putting the latest computer technology to work to help you manage the bottom line

If you′ve steered clear of accounting because you thought it incomprehensible by mere mortals, prepare to be enlightened. Accounting For Dummies, 2nd Edition empowers you with knowledge you can′t afford to be without.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Accounting for Dummies, 30 May 2010

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The Book was an American version, how utterly ridiculous, this is a book about accounting, obviously you need all the figures that relate to your own country's tax system. There was no indication of this fact, posted from the UK, from a UK seller, what an utter waste of my time and money! I will never buy anything like this through amazon again as clearly you cannot trust them to list something clearly.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate as a non-accountants' everyday reference, 4 Feb 1999

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The content is simple with material presented in the usual 'dummie' tradition. It works great as a quick way to understand hard concepts, without going into too much distracting detail. A good reference for people who interface with accountants or accounting departments, but accounting students will find that the material is not detailed enough for cases covered in a typical accounting course. Is it the 'feel good accounting book of the year?' I dunno...but like any other dummies book, buy it for the funny cartoons.

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this is an american accounting CD, but is specific to the uk... good but discription should have stated the country for why it was for..... as a basic review would recommend.

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2.0 out of 5 stars too general
Bought this book in order to help my studying but found it rather useless. I think the book is too general and gives you just a very broad idea of how things done in business... Read more

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This was a good book help me understand a little bit more and learn a bit more about accounting which is good at any level.

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