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I apologize for the name -- somebody in Wiley's marketing department came up with it! Nonetheless, the name is also accurate, because I stuffed an enormous amount of information into this 783-page monster. My intent was to create something so valuable for practicing accountants that they would need to park it on their desks at all times for reference purposes. Given the rapidly changing state of accounting information, this book is reissued with new information on a regular basis.

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Contents

Part One: Overview of Accounting and Its Role in the Organization.
1 Introduction.
2 The Role of Accounting.

Part Two: Accounting Rules and Regulations.
3 Standard-Setting Organizations.
4 The Securities and Exchange Commission.
5 Laws Impacting Accounting.

Part Three: Accounting Reports.
6 The Balance Sheet and Statement of Stockholders' Equity.
7 The Income Statement.
8 The Statement of Cash Flows.
9 Footnotes.
10 Internal Management Reports.
11 Foreign Currency Translation.

Part Four: Elements of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement.
12 Cash, Prepaid Expenses, and Investments.
13 Inventory.
14 Accounts Receivable.
15 Fixed Assets.
16 Current Liabilities and Contingencies.
17 Debt.
18 Equity.
19 Stock Options.
20 Revenue.
21 Research and Development.
22 Leases.
23 Earnings per Share.
24 Segment Reporting.
25 Interim Reporting.
26 Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors.

Part Five: Accounting Management.
27 Best Practices.
28 Budgeting.
29 Closing the Books.
30 Control Systems.
31 Cost Accounting.
32 Financial Analysis.
33 Records Management.

Part Six: Financial Management.
34 Customer Credit.
35 Financing.
36 Cash Management.
37 Foreign Exchange Management.
38 Risk Management.

Part Seven: Other Accounting Topics.
39 Mergers and Acquisitions.
40 The Initial Public Offering.
41 Going Private.
42 Bankruptcy.
43 Taxation.

A The Chart of Accounts.
B Journal Entries.
C Interest Tables.
D Ratios.
E Due Diligence Checklist.

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