The Essential Accounting Dictionary (Sphinx Dictionaries) - Softcover

Mooney, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572486511 ISBN 13: 9781572486515

Publisher: Sphinx Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The Essential Accounting Dictionary is an up-to-date, authorative reference, containing over 3,000 entries explaining the most commonly used accounting terms in clear, concise, easy-to-understand language.

This book focuses on defining the term that people today are most likely to encounter when dealing with accounting. Whether you want a better understanding of financial statements, investment reports, or taxes, or you want to communicate better as you operate your small business or have an edge in your accounting class, this handy reference will help you understand the precise meaning of any accounting term.

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About the Author

Kate Mooney has been teaching accounting to both undergraduates and MBA students since 1986, after earning her PhD from Texas A & M University. She is a licensed CPA in Minnesota and was appointed to that state’s Board of Accountancy by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2006. She serves on the Education Committees for the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Accounting Association. She is on the Pre-certification Education Executive committee of the AICPA. She is chair of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, a $70 million social service agency that serves 300 communities in Minnesota. She and her husband live in Cold Spring, Minnesota where she is a Stearns County Master Gardener.

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Introduction
Accounting has always been seen as a necessary task that enables business to occur. Important activities such as investing, regulating, and the gathering, reporting, and analysis of financial data all depend upon the principles and procedures of accounting.

In the past decade, names such as Enron and WorldCom have become everyday news items. As huge, well-respected companies have been failing and restating their earnings, the importance of understanding accounting terms and procedures has taken on a whole new meaning.

I have designed this book for the average person who needs a working knowledge of accounting terms in order to understand financial statements, investment reports, financial news articles, or college courses. It is also a useful reference for businesspeople who need to communicate with accountants.

Each term is defined in clear, concise, and understandable language. The terms are also placed in context with examples, common synonyms, and cross-references to help the reader truly understand the term rather than just its factual aspects.

I have enjoyed this challenge and hope that you gain from using this dictionary.
―Kate Mooney, PhD, CPA

Edition details

• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572486511
• ISBN 13: 9781572486515
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 624