Beacon Lumber Practice Set, General Ledger Software Network Version: An Active Learning Introduction to the Accounting Cycle to Accompany Kimmel, Financial Accounting (Diskette)

by Paul D. Kimmel (Author), Jerry J. Weygandt (Author), Donald E. Kieso (Author)

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Product Description
This exciting introduction arms readers with a practical set of tools and the confidence they need to use those tools effectively in making business decisions. It begins with a macro view of accounting information by presenting real financial statements. The authors clearly establish how a financial statement communicates the financing, operating, and investing activities of a business.

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This user-friendly book teaches readers fundamental accounting procedures with an emphasis on the relationship between the procedural detail and the fundamental accounting equation. It gives readers the conceptual and procedural accounting tools they need in order to make sound internal and external business decisions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Diskette
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (August 20, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471229970
• ISBN-13: 978-0471229971
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,238,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Why make a busy topic busier?, December 12, 2004

By	GCat002 (Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting, Tools For Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

We used this book in my accounting class. The coverage jumped around a too much for my taste. Also, not having an accounting background, the constant language changes (with no cross references and very superficial glossary), especially between the chapter text and the exercises made the endeavor excruciating. The worst part was not being able to check answers. The answer key should come with the book. Not having an answer key invalidates this books use as a learning tool even if it were better written.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No Code Included With Purchse Of "New" Text From Amazon, August 30, 2007

By	Heath G. Gerlock "zeloeistotheo" (Kansas City, MO, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

Potential Buyers,

If you are a student who is taking an accounting course and your instructor requires you to use the accompanying Wiley Plus website, do not expect to get a Wiley Plus, registration code with this product.

I purchased the text "new" directly from Amazon for an accounting class I am taking and I assumed that I would recieve the registration code I needed; I assumed wrong as there was no registration code included with my book.

If you do need the code for class and you do choose to buy this book from Amazon, you'll be best off buying the cheapest, used edition and going to the Wiley Plus site directly to get a standard registration code for around $60 dollars. Of Course keep in mind shipping costs may eat up any savings you'd get buying from Amazon in the first place!

The 1 star review actually reflects my dissatisfaction with the description of this product on Amazon's site, and not the quality of the text.

Happy Shopping!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beginners manual, June 25, 2006

By	heals "heals_just2" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making (Hardcover)

If you are new to accounting then this book should definitely be on your list. Explaining step by step how to record basic journal entries and how these entries relate to the various financial statements (Income Statement, Cash-Flows...), in a clear and well organized fashion. The only reason I am unwilling to rate this book five stars is due to the price; as most people will be using this book as an introduction to financial accounting it does seem a little expensive. It is also worth noting the problems and examples used throughout the book are of excellent quality, especially the financial statements provided in appendix A and B. If you have previous experience within the accounting field I would probably recommend a book at a higher level but beginners could do no better.