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Book Description Now revised and updated, our top-selling accounting guide Accounting For Dummies, Fourth Edition is the ideal book for both accounting professionals as well as accounting or auditing students. This handy guide covers the basics of accounting in language anyone can understand, but also provides detailed coverage of more complex business accounting issues, such as income statements and balance sheets, budgets and budgeting, profit and cash flow, stemming losses, managing inventory, and evaluating profit margins. It has been thoroughly revised with new content, including information on Little GAAP versus Big GAAP, the internationalization of accounting standards, and the changes experienced under the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. It also contains updated information on financial reports, the role of the CPA auditor, and the impact of accounting laws on small businesses. John A. Tracy, CPA (Boulder, CO), a former staff accountant at Ernst & Young, taught accounting at the University of Colorado for many years. He is also the author of Accounting Workbook For Dummies (978-0-471-79145-4). Book Info (IDG Books) A friendly guide for the average person to basic accounting principles. Shows how to use accounting and financial reports to streamline business operations by controlling costs, minimizing taxes and maximizing profits. Previous edition; c1997. Softcover. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Back Cover Praise for 1st Edition of Accounting For Dummies® "Essential reading for all of us who want to manage our business finances effectively." —Mary Metcalfe, Partner, Envirocomm Communications "[Tracy] has an uncanny knack for explaining complicated accounting and financial material." —G. Dale Meyer, Professor, College of Business, University of Colorado "A wealth of practical information on understanding how to manage budgets." — Jack Rudolph, Retired President, Colorado Community First National Bank Find out how to improve your profits and control costs Get a better grip on stock options and earnings per share Whether you're a small business owner, a manager with budget responsibilities, or just want to understand your 401(k) statements, this friendly guide helps you get a handle on all those columns of numbers — and shows how you can use accounting and financial reports to control business costs, minimize taxes, and maximize profits. Discover how to: Make sense of bookkeeping basics Read a financial statement Manage budgets for a better bottom line Analyze business strengths and weaknesses Evaluate accounting methods and business structures Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author John A. Tracy, CPA, a former staff accountant at Ernst & Young, taught accounting at the University of Colorado for many years. His other books include the 250,000 copy bestseller, How to Read a Financial Report. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.