Colin Barrow is the author of Starting a Business For Dummies, Business Plans For Dummies, and Business Plans Kit For Dummies. John A. Tracy is a former staff accountant at Ernst & Young and is the author of all editions of Accounting For Dummies and Accounting Workbook For Dummies.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Accounting Basics 7Chapter 1: Introducing Accounting to Non-Accountants 9Chapter 2: Bookkeeping 101: From Shoe Boxes to the Cloud 31Chapter 3: Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes 53Chapter 4: Accounting and Your Personal Finances 69Part 2: Getting a Grip on Financial Statements 87Chapter 5: Profit Mechanics 89Chapter 6: The Balance Sheet from the Profit and Loss Account Viewpoint 111Chapter 7: Cash Flows and the Cash Flow Statement 133Chapter 8: Funding the Business 153Part 3: Accounting in Managing a Business 177Chapter 9: Managing Profit Performance 179Chapter 10: Business Budgeting 199Chapter 11: Choosing the Right Ownership Structure 221Chapter 12: Cost Conundrums 239Chapter 13: Choosing Accounting Methods 257Part 4: Financial Reports in the Outside World 281Chapter 14: How Investors Read a Financial Report. 283Chapter 15: Professional Auditors and Advisors 315Part 5: The Part of Tens 331Chapter 16: Ten Ways Savvy Business Managers Use Accounting 333Chapter 17: Ten (plus One) Questions Investors Should Ask When Reading a Financial Report 349Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Get a Better Handle on the Financial Future 363Appendix: Glossary: Slashing through the Accounting Jargon Jungle 375Index 389

Colin Barrow is the author of Starting a Business For Dummies, Business Plans For Dummies, and Business Plans Kit For Dummies. John A. Tracy is a former staff accountant at Ernst & Young and is the author of all editions of Accounting For Dummies and Accounting Workbook For Dummies.

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• Introduction 1Part 1: Accounting Basics 7Chapter 1: Introducing Accounting to Non-Accountants 9Chapter 2: Bookkeeping 101: From Shoe Boxes to the Cloud 31Chapter 3: Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes 53Chapter 4: Accounting and Your Personal Finances 69Part 2: Getting a Grip on Financial Statements 87Chapter 5: Profit Mechanics 89Chapter 6: The Balance Sheet from the Profit and Loss Account Viewpoint 111Chapter 7: Cash Flows and the Cash Flow Statement 133Chapter 8: Funding the Business 153Part 3: Accounting in Managing a Business 177Chapter 9: Managing Profit Performance 179Chapter 10: Business Budgeting 199Chapter 11: Choosing the Right Ownership Structure 221Chapter 12: Cost Conundrums 239Chapter 13: Choosing Accounting Methods 257Part 4: Financial Reports in the Outside World 281Chapter 14: How Investors Read a Financial Report. 283Chapter 15: Professional Auditors and Advisors 315Part 5: The Part of Tens 331Chapter 16: Ten Ways Savvy Business Managers Use Accounting 333Chapter 17: Ten (plus One) Questions Investors Should Ask When Reading a Financial Report 349Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Get a Better Handle on the Financial Future 363Appendix: Glossary: Slashing through the Accounting Jargon Jungle 375Index 389