Essentials of Accounting (7th Edition) [Paperback]

Robert Anthony (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0201615401 | ISBN-13: 978-0201615401 | Edition: 7 Sub

This brief self-paced, programmed approach to financial accounting is appropriate for vocational, undergraduate, graduate, and executive level courses. Designed to help readers learn how to use and interpret accounting information, the text can be used by itself or in conjunction with computerized accounting, casebooks, or principles textbooks. It frees the professor from at least 5 class sessions in a conventional first course in accounting and is ideal for those entering or in the first weeks of an MBA program. The 2000 edition has been updated for currency, in-text dates, and now includes a new co-author, Leslie Pearlman.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book will be of great value to corporate management trainees, as well as to business school students who want to 'hit the ground running.'" — Professor Jonathan B. Schiff, Fairleigh Dickinson University

"We have effectively used Essentials of Accounting in our introductory graduate level course in financial accounting. Dr. Anthony is clearly one of the leading academics in our field and has demonstrated an ability to communicate a difficult body of knowledge to generations of accounting students." — Professor Steven Lilien, Baruch College

"Essentials of Accounting serves as an indispensable tool for teaching and as a guidebook for anyone wanting to understand the foundations of accounting in an easy, highly interactive way. It is simply the best." — Professor Philip DiSalvio, Seton Hall University

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Designed specifically for active users of business data--rather than preparers of accounting information (bookkeepers), this self-study, self-paced introduction to financial accounting uses an interactive programmed approach to present the ideas and terminology essential to an understanding of balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows. Every frame requires readers to actively solve a problem involving accounting information--e.g., selecting a correct word from two choices, providing an answer, making a journal entry, or preparing a complete balance sheet. Includes the most recent pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The Balance Sheet. Balance Sheet Changes; Income Measurement. Accounting Records and Systems. Revenues and Monetary Assets. Expense Measurement; The Income Statement. Inventories and Cost of Sales. Noncurrent Assets and Depreciation. Liabilities and Equity. Statement of Cash Flows. Analysis of Financial Statements. A self-study manual for those in executive, vocational, or management training programs, and for new hires who are expected to have a knowledge of accounting, especially banks, investment firms, and consulting firms.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 7 Sub edition (August 3, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201615401
• ISBN-13: 978-0201615401
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,345,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect as an introduction book!, February 15, 2003

By 

Y. Lu (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Essentials of Accounting and Post Test Booklet 8 (8th Edition) (No. 8) (Paperback)

The book is required in our class of Finance as an introduction to the accounting system. It's quite easy to understand all the principles by doing the exercises yourself. And the special design of reverse printing and post tests are a big help. I had accounting class before and was often confused with debits and credits of whatever assets or liablities and equity. However, when I'm doing this book, everything is clear - there's considerable details to explain how to debit or credit any accounts. Simple introduction of non-profit organizations' financial statement also quite useful. Strongly recommended.

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for beginner, July 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Essentials of Accounting (Paperback)

This book is perfect for a person who has a general understanding of bookkeeping but wants to know more about accounting. It makes a good review for a person who uses financial statements but does not prepare them. It is a workbook, so the reader answers questions on each page. This encourages retention of information.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recomended, December 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Essentials of Accounting (Paperback)

I used this book in a analyst training program in Wall Street. It is an excellent summary of Accounting 001. Clear, short and precise for people who want to grasp relatively quickly the topic.