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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.
About the Author:
Jeffry R. Haber (Brooklyn, NY) is a Certified Public Accountant and financial, strategic, and tax consultant, and an assistant professor at Iona College. He is also the founder and former president of SUDZ Laundromats, Inc.
He [the author] transorms a complex and potentially intimidating subject into something understandable.
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November 09, 2003: my accounting class felt more like Mandarin Chinese for the English speaker than basic accounting. THis booki helped clarify defintions and procedures so that I could pay attention to the material presented in class. It is agreat tool and a shortcut for long boring texts.