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目錄:
Introduction
Part I: Opening the Books on Accounting
Chapter 1: Accounting: The Language of Business,
Investing, Finance, and Taxes
Chapter 2: Financial Statements and Accounting Standards
Chapter 3: Keeping the Books
Part II: Exploring Financial Statements
Chapter 4: Reporting Profit
Chapter 5: Reporting Financial Condition
Chapter 6: Reporting Cash Flows and Changes in Stockholders'' Equity...
Chapter 7: Accounting Alternatives
Part III: Accounting in Managing a Business
Chapter 8: Deciding the Legal Structure for a Business
Chapter 9: Accounting in Managing Profit
Chapter 10: Budgeting
Chapter 11: Cost Accounting
Part IV: Preparing and Using Financial Reports
Chapter 12: Getting a Financial Report Ready
Chapter 13: How Lenders and Investors Read a Financial Report
Chapter 14: Filling Out the Financial Statements for Business Managers.
Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Accounting Tips for Managers
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Reading a Financial Report
Appendix: Glossary: Slashing Through
the Accounting Jargon Jungle
Index