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A valuable resource for translating financial reports into real, meaningful information for investors
Financial reports provide vital information to investors, lenders, and managers. Yet the statements in a financial report seem to be written in a foreign language that only other accountants can understand. This Seventh Edition of the bestselling How to Read a Financial Report breaks through the language barrier, clears away the fog, and offers a plain–English user′s guide to financial reports. It helps readers get a sure–handed grip on the profit, cash flow, and financial condition of any business. New information found in this updated edition include: discussions of the transition to international accounting and financial reporting standards; reflections on financial reporting and auditing in the post–Enron era; detailed illustrations that explain connections between the three financial statements; and much more.
John A. Tracy, CPA (Boulder, CO), is an award–winning Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His other books include The Fast Forward MBA in Finance, Second Edition (978–0–471–20285–1), Accounting for Dummies, Fourth Edition (978–0–470–24600–9), and Accounting Workbook for Dummies (978–0–471–79145–4). Tracy has also served on the board of directors of a bank, and has taught executive development programs.
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Lurking somewhere amidst all the figures in a financial report is vitally important information about where a company has been and where it is headed. But without a guide to isolate and interpret those numbers, the dizzying array of columns and rows doesn’t add up to a hill of beans. That’s why thousands of professionals and savvy individuals have referred to this bestselling resource that shows anyone how to make sense of all those numbers.
If you’re someone who works with financial reports or needs to understand them—but have neither the time nor the need for an indepth knowledge of accounting—this book will help you cut through the maze of accounting information to find out what those numbers really mean. It steers you quickly and painlessly through the basic accounting concepts and line–by–line explanations of the basic financial statement. Complete with a visual guide that leads you through the intricacies of financial reporting, How to Read a Financial Report shows you how the three essential parts of every financial report—the balance sheet, the income statement, and the cash flow statement—fit together and what it all means to you and your company.
Updated throughout, this new edition addresses the many changes in the financial world in the past few years, including new pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, new income tax laws, and emerging financial reporting problems. Also, all exhibits have been made easier to follow. Features updates on:
- Tax reform
- Recent FASB rulings
- Depreciation methods
- Spotting fraudulent reporting
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Accounts demystified (by Anthony Rice) is the easiest "janet and john" book I've come across if you are looking for a really (really) basic introduction. Other than that, The definitive guide to business finance (Richard Stutely) is well written and a much better introduction than the book reviewed here.
The other alternative is the Financial Times guide to using and interpretting company accounts which is a UK book (and this makes a huge difference for analysis of company accounts if you are a beginner) and is also much more digestible.
It is also immensely readable. I finished the book quite quickly and came out with a much better understanding of financial statements. Definately recommended.
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