Financial Accounting For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Learn to speakfluent finance-and ace your exams!
Warren Buffettsaid that"accounting is the language of business.''And formanyaccountingand businessstudents,the obscure terminology of finance makesfluencyhardto achieve.Financial AccountingForDummiescan help todemystifyabstractconcepts inastraightforward, friendlyway. Withstep-by-step examplesand real-world scenariospractice, it helps yougraspthefundamentals of finance untilyou're ready tointerpret, analyze, and evaluatecorporate financial statements likeyou've been doing it all your life.
Packed witheasy-to-understand examples, this booktakesyoufromthe big three financial statements all the way throughto income taxes. Or join the anti-fraud squad by discoveringhow to spot the ten most common accounting shenanigans.
* Graspintroductory financial accounting course material
* Explore common concepts financial professionals use to compile reports
* Understand mergers and acquisitions, free cash flow,andstatement analysis
* Know the ten industries with special accounting standards
Whether you're studying for your bachelor's, MBA, orMAcc, you'll find everything you need to speak the language of financelike a native-and use it to get to wherever you want to go!