Description
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part 1: Opening the Books on Accounting 5
Chapter 1: Accounting in Today’s New Economy 7
Chapter 2: Introducing Financial Statements 29
Chapter 3: Safeguarding Company Assets 53
Chapter 4: Accounting in the Digital Age 75
Chapter 5: Recognizing the Legal and Accounting Entity 89
Part 2: Exploring Financial Statements 109
Chapter 6: Reporting Profit or Loss in the Income Statement 111
Chapter 7: Reporting Financial Condition in the Balance Sheet 137
Chapter 8: Reporting Cash Sources and Uses in the Statement of Cash Flows 161
Chapter 9: Financial Accounting Issues 183
Part 3: Understanding Financial Reports, Financial Statements, and Financial Information 207
Chapter 10: Producing Financial Reports 209
Chapter 11: Deciphering a Financial Report 231
Chapter 12: Analyzing Financial Information with Ratios 245
Chapter 13: Generating Internal Financial Information for Management Use 267
Chapter 14: Applying Wall Street’s Tricks and Treats to Engineer Financial Results 289
Part 4: Leveraging Accounting in Managing a Business 301
Chapter 15: Analyzing Profit 303
Chapter 16: Accounting for Costs 325
Chapter 17: Preparing Best-in-Class Forecasts, Projections, and Budgets 347
Chapter 18: Capitalizing a Business: How, When, Why, and What 369
Part 5: The Part of Tens 397
Chapter 19: Ten Tips for Managers 399
Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Reading a Financial Report 409
Index 419
