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Accounting Workbook For Dummies

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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.

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.

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!

The book was very helpful in reviewing the basics of accounting. It's even broken down pretty good so that someone with little or no accounting experience can learn it really well. I like the practice problems that are in each chapter and the fact they not only provide you with answers but the steps to arrive at the answers as well. The only problem I had with the book is that it doesn't help someone like me who is a little more advanced in accounting. I bought the book to help me with intermediate accounting but this book is more for someone who is in basic accounting 1.

This is a great refresher course for me. I like the fact that you have to problem solve and work out the problems. Being out of accounting for quite a few years, really enlightened me again to figure out what to do. But I do still remember some of it also. So, thank you. Highly recommended, at least by me.

This workbook is OK if you have a small amount of accounting in your background, otherwise it is somewhat confusing as far as the word problems go. If you begin to work on this workbook with zero background in accounting then you will need to brush up on a few accounting rules before attacking the problems presented in this book.

From the point of view of practice work, it's a great resource. I like the exercises and find it reinforces my understanding. After all, theory is one thing, but being able to practice and confirm the math matches the theory, that's what I really needed.

I would purchase from this seller again and recommend. The item was delivered promptly and in the condition promised.

I just want to say thank you for the work book. I was surprised at how fast I received this item. If I can remember right I received this item with in 5 days. It is very helpful and informitive. I took Accounting in college and had forgotten alot of things but this book has helped me to remember the things that I had forgotten.