Accounting Workbook For Dummies [Paperback]

John A. Tracy CPA (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471791458 | ISBN-13: 978-0471791454 | Publication Date: August 7, 2006 | Edition: 1

Balance the books -- without all the headaches!

Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don't worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and basics. Perfect as a companion workbook for Accounting For Dummies -- or any other accounting textbook -- Accounting Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of real-world examples, demonstration problems, and handy exercises. With this helpful resource as your guide, you'll master balance sheets, income statements, and budgets in no time!

100s of Problems!
* Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts
* Open and close bookkeeping cycles
* Analyze business performance and profit
* Choose the right accounting method
* Master investment accounting fundamentals
* Understand manufacturing cost accounting

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Balance the books — without all the headaches!

Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don't worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and basics. Perfect as a companion workbook for Accounting For Dummies — or any other accounting textbook — Accounting Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of real-world examples, demonstration problems, and handy exercises. With this helpful resource as your guide, you'll master balance sheets, income statements, and budgets in no time!

100s of Problems!

• Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts
• Open and close bookkeeping cycles
• Analyze business performance and profit
• Choose the right accounting method
• Master investment accounting fundamentals
• Understand manufacturing cost accounting

About the Author

John A. Tracy is a former accountant and professor of accounting. He is also the author of Accounting For Dummies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (August 7, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471791458
• ISBN-13: 978-0471791454
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John A. Tracy is an award-winning Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. His other books include The Fast Forward MBA in Finance, Second Edition, Accounting For Dummies, Fourth Edition, and Accounting Workbook For Dummies, all published by Wiley.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money--Keep Looking for an Alternative.., September 22, 2009

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Adult Learner2 "ace_magician" (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Accounting Workbook For Dummies (Paperback)

Do NOT buy this book! Avoid subjecting yourself to the frustration embedded in this book. Another reviewer had warned me about the confusion Tracy builds into the book by his lack of clarity in the reference points for some of his examples, but I did not realize how disastrous this could be for the learning process. Authors who seek to cash in on the genre of the works for "dummies" have a special obligation to make sure that their works are clear and accurate. I am a university professor with a doctorate in adult learning and also teach research design and statistics classes; consequently, I have an understanding of the learning process and of how to conceptually deal with numbers. However, I had more frustration than I could tolerate by page 40. After spending over a half hour trying to find the correct examples to use to solve problem 19 in Chapter 2 and not being able to work backwards from the supplied answer, I gave up. All I wanted from the book was a better understanding of basic double-entry accounting for talking with bankers for my land development business, which I have run for several years in addition to my teaching. After working through two chapters, I am mentally entering this book in the "loss" column and am going to continue looking for a better source. I encourage you to join me in this search; at least you will still have the capital that I wasted on this book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let down by layout, July 16, 2008

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M. Limbert (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Accounting Workbook For Dummies (Paperback)

This is a good book to practice with but there are a few problems. My biggest gripe is that the author sets a question with 'Refer back to..'. It is not always clear what the author means, is it refer back to the original numbers used or are we just using that as a reference plate. Also some answers are not explained. It is no good having a solution if you are having problems.
I feel the book is condensed to save money-often a problem with this series. For a workbook you need space to work, it is annoying when you have to scribble numbers down on a seperate sheet of paper. Also you need to buy and understand 'Accounting For Dummies' before you should attempt this. Personally, there is a much better book Eisen 'Accounting-The Easy Way'. That book is much broader with better explanations and problems.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Intro to Accounting, May 19, 2008

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scooter (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Accounting Workbook For Dummies (Paperback)

Since I did not major in accounting in undergrad I purchased this book to help me get a general understanding of how the process works. I found the chapters on the Income Statement and Balance Sheet most useful. The author walks you through the process explaining the difference between all the different categories. I also purchased Accounting For Dummies (Accounting for Dummies), but I found this workbook to be sufficient for what I needed. Highly Recommended!