The Complete CPA Reference

Introduction

The Complete CPA Reference is a useful reference and problem solver for today's busy certified public accountant (CPA). Organized in a handy question-and-answer format, it will help you quickly pinpoint:

• What to look for
• What to watch out for
• What to do
• How to do it

This valuable book will guide you through the complex, ever-changing world of accounting. You'll find financial measures, ratios, procedures, techniques, and rules of thumb to help you analyze, evaluate, and solve most accounting-related problems as they come up. Throughout, you'll find this book practical, quick, comprehensive, and useful. Carry it with you for constant reference wherever you go—on a business trip, visiting a client's office, meeting corporate executives, and at your office. The content of the book applies to public and private accountants whether employed by large, medium-size, or small firms. The uses for this book are as varied as the topics presented.

This practical reference contains the latest information on proven approaches and techniques for understanding and solving problems of:

• Financial accounting
• Financial statement analysis
• Financial planning
• Managerial accounting
• Quantitative analysis and modeling
• Auditing
• Taxation

Part I takes you through accounting principles, financial reporting requirements, disclosures, and specialized accounting topics, to keep you up to date with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It points out differences between U.S. GAAP and ...