Accounting: Books/eBooks

This short book can be used as a supplementary source in introductory financial accounting courses (elementary and intermediate), accounting- and finance-related MBA courses, and business history. The book can also be used as part of forensic accounting and fraud detection for continuing education. In addition, it can be useful for accounting and finance professionals wanting exposure to financial disclosure issues and other accounting risks, plus executives looking to expand their knowledge of accounting fraud and risk areas. 1.

Reduce your taxes Deduct It! shows you how to maximize your business deductions--quickly, easily, and legally. Whether your business is just starting or well established, this book is indispensable to your financial success. It covers deductions for: start-up and operating expenses travel and meals home offices medical expenses equipment and inventory and more. Learn about the new tax law and how it affects small business owners, including the new 20% pass-through deduction and changes to entertainment and other business deductions and credits. Easy to read and full of real-world examples, Deduct It! will pay for itself many times over. This new edition is completely updated to cover the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

This fourth edition of the classic guide shines a light on the most shocking frauds and financial reporting offenders of the last twenty-five years, and gives investors the tools they need to detect: *Corporate cultures that incentivize dishonest practices *The latest tricks companies use to exaggerate revenue and earnings *Techniques devised by management to manipulate cash flow as easily as earnings *Companies that use misleading metrics to fool investors about their financial performance *How companies use acquisitions to hide deterioration in their underlying business.

Take charge of your finances with little-known advice from a financial expert. There are six interrelated segments to a complete financial plan: Cash & Budget Planning, Insurance & Risk Management, Tax Management, Retirement Planning, Investment Planning, and Estate Planning. What aspects of the financial plan require sophisticated planning by a professional, and what can savvy, well-educated consumers handle themselves? The Secrets of Successful Financial Planning empowers readers to take charge of their financial present and future, regardless of where they are financially, by presenting technical jargon in a way that's easy to understand.

This book is written for those who may be responsible for, or are generally interested in, the activities of organizations but do not have the knowledge to interpret the financial information that is available. As an owner of a business or a manager, you will deal with numbers of various types. This book is written for those who may be responsible for, or are generally interested in, the activities of organizations but do not have the knowledge to interpret the financial information that is available. The book identifies the types of organizations that generate financial information and explains how you can use it for your benefit. The early chapters focus on the information that is publicly available for large companies and demonstrate how to select and analyze the figures for decision making. The later chapters concentrate on the detailed management accounting information that is available internally for managers so that they can make decisions, investigate problems, and set performance targets. The final chapter, explores emerging and very pertinent issues such as "Can the organization obtain the basic resources to stay in business?" and "Are its activities harmful to the environment?"

Blockchain: a disruptive technology, or a new chance for the business world? The answer is both. With potential to change how economic transactions are recorded, stored, and verified, blockchain is changing the very face of the accounting industry. Despite its ramifications, business students of today and the practicing accountants of tomorrow are not being adequately trained in this new technology, due to a lack of resources exploring it from an accountant and business expert's perspective.   Through its discussion of real-world and 'use-cases' The Definitive Guide to Blockchain for Business and Accountingdistils an abstract technology into relatable experiences for business professionals. Including chapters from practicing professionals in the blockchain industry, The Definitive Guideshows readers how this innovative technology is changing the fundamentals of the business world. With international subject matter experts, this exciting new book includes perspectives from accountants, auditors, CEOs and CTOs on how blockchain is rewriting the future of the business and accounting world.

Despite their broad scope and importance, publications related to public sector accounting and auditing have a limited framework, and do not account for the significant variances in public sector accounting and auditing systems between countries and different subsectors of government. The editors of this book have filled this gap by compiling a collection that combines different aspects of public sector accounting and auditing within a single book.  Pooling together existing public sector accounting and auditing practices between countries and preparing a comparative analysis of those practices, the authors analyze the role of the public sector accounting and auditing holistically, and provide a platform to enable financially sustainable policy making and proper assessment of the relevance of accounting frameworks across the globe. The chapters chronicle the strength and weakness of public sector accounting, auditing and systems, and also critically examine the approaches, recording methods, and international regulations which determine how they operate.  Providing a comprehensive account which brings a wide range of countries to the forefront in terms of both comparability and accountability, this study shines a light on the differences in accounting systems between states, and provides timely and accurate information to equip readers to minimize those differences.

President Trump's tax cut reduced taxes by $5 trillion. Now The Trump Tax Cut shows how you can benefit from hundreds of deductions, loopholes and tax secrets. You'll also read about the "Trump Tax Loophole" that can slash your personal taxes by an additional 20% instantly! That's if you qualify -- and many Americans do. Find more than 200 deductions, write-offs and legal loopholes, including:   The ALL-NEW change that will instantly help 70% of Americans! Chapter 1 explains how easy it is to cash in. Buy a new car up to $40,000 and write it off immediately! See Chapter 2. All NEW! Big changes for medical expenses! 3 deductions that usually slip right past the IRS. This is Tip #1 for a reason! Get the government to help pay your energy bill. Tip #30 is HUGE! The most overlooked tax deduction -- many accountants don't even know Tip #5. How you can still deduct the mortgage interest on TWO homes! Tip #12. ALL NEW! Take $10,000 of distributions from 529s to help cover the cost of home schooling. Tip 184 is a godsend. A better way to save for college. Tip #168 could help millions. 13 tax no-nos that could trigger an audit. The full list and explanations are yours in chapter 12. And 200+ more tips, loopholes and deductions! PLUS: 5 Best States to Live in Under the New Law! Newsmax says "If you want to pay zero taxes, get The Trump Tax Cut. It's possible!"