Basic Accounting Simplified - Softcover

Lesser J.D., Gary S; Lesser, Alvin L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0578076322 ISBN 13: 9780578076324

Publisher: Gsl Galactic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Anyone Can Learn Accounting:  Basic Accounting Simplified Delivers with Clear Language and Valuable Illustrations

  Gold Award ~ best in Education/Academic/Teaching

  Gold Award ~ best in Finance/Investment/Economics

  Silver Award winner in Writing/Publishing category
          ~ 2011 eLit Awards for Digital Publishing Excellence

  "...A strongly recommended pick for anyone who is pursuing accounting as his or her career of choice."
          ~ The Midwest Book Review 
 
   When the basics are understood, the more advanced aspects of accounting are easier to understand. By simplifying complex concepts, Basic Accounting Simplified helps students of accounting to think through, understand, and master the more difficult issues that will be taught as their accounting education progresses.  Straightforward instructions will guide the student through this process and will engage the student every step of the way. 

   The objective of this book is to impart an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of accounting to the beginning or struggling accounting student, bookkeeper, or business owner. It presents an easy-to-grasp technique that can be mastered in a short time. This book:

      --Explains journal entries and their relation to the trial balance

      --Displays and explains the journals and ledgers and all postings

      --Exhibits a full set of accounting books

      --Covers the steps necessary to make financial statements

   Basic Accounting Simplified is the "safety net" every accounting student should have in order to be successful in this field.  The "primer" starts with the first element of the accounting method, the journal entry; then skips to the last component, the trial balance. That makes it easier to grasp the essentials of accounting. Then the middle, the journals and ledger, are integrated and clarified, so the whole makes sense. The result is a faster, much clearer comprehension that demystifies in an engaging way. This primer is clear, concise, and full of useful illustrations.

About this title

About the Author

Alvin L. Lesser, PA., practiced public accounting in New York for over 35 years. He was also a licensed real estate broker and commercial property developer. After serving in the military, Alvin received his B.A. in Accounting from New York University. Before computers came into popular usage, Alvin developed a method that substantially shortened the time to complete a set of books. 


Gary S. Lesser, JD, is a nationally known author, educator, and speaker. He is also the technical editor and co-author of Aspen Publishers' Health Savings Account Answer Book, Roth IRA Answer Book, 457 Answer Book, and Quick Reference to IRAs.  Gary is also the principal author and technical editor of The CPA's Guide to Retirement Plans for Small Businesses and other publications of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

Gary graduated from New York Law School and received his B.A. in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University.  He is admitted to the bars of the state of New York and the United States Tax Court.

From the Back Cover

"Now, when I teach my classes in individual and corporate income tax to law students, I will assign sections and assignments from this book to make sure that everyone has a solid understanding of what the accountants do, and why and how they do it."
--Barry Kozak, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL

"Unquestionably the finest book on basic accounting I have seen since 1946, when I started my accounting career. The excellent illustrations make basic accounting very easy for students to follow and take the fear out of accounting. Basic Accounting Simplified is a handy tool every accounting student should have."
--Benjamin Botwick, CPA, Fairlawn, NJ

"Basic Accounting Simplified" helps the accounting student or novice to unlock the secrets of the mechanics of accounting fundamentals in the first few chapters. Accounting teachers attempt from the first day of class to teach their students accounting theory without a solid foundation of the mechanics of accounting leaving many intelligent students with quizzical looks. "Basic Accounting Simplified" bridges the accounting knowledge gap between accounting theory and the mechanics of accounting."
--Michael S. Flintoff, CPA, JD, LLM, Okemos, MI

"I was intimidated by accounting, until I read this book. It should be the number 1 book on any accounting student's book list, as well as business owners who want to get an understanding of the business' books."
--Denise Appleby, CISP, CRC, CRPS, CRSP, APA, Appleby Retirement Consulting Inc., Grayson, GA

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Edition details

• Publisher: Gsl Galactic Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0578076322
• ISBN 13: 9780578076324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172