Accounting For Dummies®, 5th Edition
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Table of Contents
Part I: Opening the Books on Accounting
Part II: Exploring Financial Statements
Part III: Accounting in Managing a Business
Part IV: Preparing and Using Financial Reports
Part I: Opening the Books on Accounting
Chapter 1: Accounting: The Language of Business, Investing, Finance, and Taxes
Accounting’s Main Jobs: Providing Vital Information to Non-Accountants
Distinguishing among different users of accounting information
Overcoming the stereotypes of accountants
Making good use of accounting in your personal financial life
Recognizing the Broad Sweep of Accounting Everywhere You Look
Taking a Peek Behind the Scenes
Taking the Pulse of a Business: Financial Statements
Meeting the balance sheet and the accounting equation
Reporting profit and loss, and cash flows
Respecting the importance of this troika
Certified public accountant (CPA) and specialties
Introducing a new kid on the block: Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
The controller: The chief accountant in an organization
A springboard to other careers
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