SBN: 0471391832
Format: Hardcover, 648pp
Pub. Date: April 2002
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

FROM THE PUBLISHER
* Discusses issues not covered in other books, including best practices budgeting, closing the books, and control systems.
* Includes interest factor tables, sample forms for data entry, sample report formats for internal as well as external reports.
* Features flowcharts and checklists for key control points in the major accounting processes.

The accounting department that strives to adopt
best practices enjoys a host of benefits, not the least of which
include improved customer service, cycle times, product quality,
and profitability, as well as reduced error rates. Building upon his
benchmark resource, renowned accounting authority Steven Bragg
adds sixty new best practices for improving both efficiency and
accuracy in the third edition of Accounting Best Practices. This
seminal reference comprises close to 300 best practices in all, making
it the most comprehensive collection available. As with its
predecessors, Accounting Best Practices, Third Edition covers a wide
variety of accounting functions. The author also includes an
all-new chapter, “Internal Auditing Best Practices,” reflecting how
this function has increasingly become the province of the Chief
Financial Officer; nineteen best practices are explained. Bragg further
contributes a number of new risk and investor management best
practices to the finance chapter and expands the accounts payable
chapter to forty total best practices, the most of any chapter in the book.

For new students of accounting, entry-level accounting professionals,
and business professionals whose own work relates directly to the
numbers on the ledger, a basic understanding of core accounting
functions and documents is critical. Accounting Demystified
provides a simple and straightforward description of universal elements
of the accounting process, plus accessible tutorials in creating,
interpreting, and using financial statements. Haber’s clear language
will let readers:
* understand accounting basics
* find errors quickly
* prepare accurate financial statements
* analyze financial documents
* determine the financial health of a business
* prepare a financial prospectus for potential investors and lenders

From the classroom to the back room to the board room, Accounting Demystified serves as a valuable primer on the basics of accounting and the purposes they serve.

ISBN: �0028650654
Format:��Hardcover
Pub. Date:��11/1/2000
Publisher(s): Gale Group
PDF 12 Mb
900 Pages

Covering accounting, management, marketing, law, finance, and economics, this set aims “to summarize the body of knowledge that we
know as business in a single place and in language accessible to the
layperson.” Special emphasis is placed on careers and ethics in
various areas of business, such as “Careers in Finance” and “Ethics in
Finance.” The 300-plus alphabetically arranged entries do more
than simply define a term; for example, the entry for accounting also
describes its history, principles, and agencies, shows how students
can enter the profession, and provides cross references to related
topics such as “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” All the
entries are in fact cross-referenced and include bibliographies
offering print resources and web sites. In addition to business terms,
legislation such as “Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977″ and
agencies, including the “General Accounting Office,” have featured entries.
An alphabetical index is included, with numbers in bold face indicating
main entries. Many of the entries are illustrated with photographs,
tables, and figures. Designed for a wide audience ranging from high
school students to lay readers to practitioners, this work is highly recommended for school, academic, and public libraries. Lucy Heckman St. John’s Univ. Lib., Jamaica, NY

Title : Encyclopedia of Money

Author : Larry Allen

ISBN : 1576070379

What do whale teeth, rice, seashells, feathers, cocoa, beans, fur, salt, and tobacco have in common? They were all used as currency
at some point in history. Written for general readers, the Encyclopedia of Money avoids technical jargon, complicated mathematics,
and statistical analysis to make the text accessible for all readers. The Encyclopedia of Money tells the international story of
currency from early barter commodities to the widely used credit cards of today. More than 300 entries, arranged in alphabetical
order, describe the major innovations, experiments, triumphs, and disasters in the development of a viable medium of exchange from
ancient Persia to the present.