Financial Accounting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Financial Accounting For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

4.4
Books
2020
Bestseller Rankings
#16 in Accounting
#37 in Financial Accounting
#89,637 in Books

About This Book

Summary

Aims to demystify core concepts of financial accounting in an accessible way, using examples and scenarios to understand corporate financial statements.

Key Insights

Level:
Introductory to intermediate level, aims to demystify abstract concepts, accessible and straightforward.
Concepts:
Understanding financial statementsleasesfree cash flow+5 more
Skills:
Grasping accounting fundamentalsinterpreting financial informationanalyzing corporate statements+3 more
Relevance:
Relevant for interpreting corporate financial statements in investment analysiscorporate financeand financial management+1 more
Applications:
Emphasizes real-world scenarios and step-by-step examples to illustrate concepts in practice.

Description

Learn to speak fluent finance―and ace your exams! Warren Buffett said that "accounting is the language of business." And for many accounting and business students, the obscure terminology of accounting makes fluency hard to achieve

Financial Accounting For Dummies can help to demystify abstract concepts in a straightforward, friendly way

With step-by-step examples and real-world scenarios practice, it helps you grasp the fundamentals of accounting until you're ready to interpret, analyze, and evaluate corporate financial statements like you've been doing it all your life

Packed with easy-to-understand examples, this book takes you from the big three financial statements all the way through to income taxes

Or join the anti-fraud squad by discovering how to spot the ten most common accounting shenanigans

Grasp introductory financial accounting course material Explore common concepts financial professionals use to compile reports Understand leases, free cash flow, and statement analysis Learn accounting for small businesses Whether you're studying for your bachelor's, MBA, or MAcc, you’ll find everything you need to speak the language of finance like a native―and use it to get to wherever you want to go! Read more