Accounts Demystified (7^th Ed.) The Astonishingly Simple Guide To Accounting

The bestselling and astonishingly simple guide to the fundamental principles of accounting, written specifically for those without a financial background.

Simple, easily absorbed and clearly explained, this book will guide you through all the major accounting concepts. You will learn how to master company accounts, understand balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow systems and how to analyse and monitor your company?s financial performance.

• About the author
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Prologue
• Introduction
• Part 1: The Basics of accounting
• 1 The balance sheet and the fundamental principle
• 2 Creating a Balance Sheet
• 3 The profit & loss account and cash flow statement
• 4 Creating the profit & loss account and cash flow statement
• 5 Accounting in practice
• Part 2: Interpretation and analysis of accounts
• 6 Wingate’s Annual Report
• 7 Financial Analysis: introduction
• 8 Analysis of the enterprise
• 9 Analysis of the funding structure
• 10 Valuation of companies
• Part 3: Listed company accounts
• 11 Listed company accounts: introduction
• 12 Interpretation of Listco’s accounts
• Glossary
• Appendix 1: Wingate Foods’ accounts
• Appendix 2: Listco’s accounts
• Index

Anthony Rice is not an accountant. He learned accounting the hard way – by keeping accounts for his own company. Having subsequently spent much of his time analysing companies, first as a strategy consultant and more recently when looking for businesses to buy, he has some valuable insights into financial analysis.