Introduction 1 Book 1: Accounting for Financial Systems 5 Chapter 1: Accounting for the Basics 7 Chapter 2: Charting Your Accounts 17 Chapter 3: Using Journal Entries and Ledgers 27 Chapter 4: Choosing an Accounting Method 45 Chapter 5: Setting the Standards 53 Book 2: Recording Transactions 63 Chapter 1: Keeping the Books 65 Chapter 2: Tracking Purchases 77 Chapter 3: Tallying Your Sales 87 Chapter 4: Processing Employee Payroll and Benefits 99 Chapter 5: Taxing Payrolls 119 Book 3: Adjusting and Closing Entries 129 Chapter 1: Depreciating Your Assets 131 Chapter 2: Interesting Rates 143 Chapter 3: Proving Out Cash 153 Chapter 4: Reconciling Accounts and Closing Journal Entries 161 Chapter 5: Checking Your Accuracy 177 Chapter 6: Adjusting the Books 189 Book 4: Preparing Income Statements and Balance Sheets 201 Chapter 1: Stating Your Income 203 Chapter 2: Balancing Your Sheets 221 Chapter 3: Digging for Debt in the Balance Sheet 237 Chapter 4: Explaining Equity 251 Chapter 5: Interpreting Income Statements and Balance Sheets 263 Book 5: Reporting Your Statements 277 Chapter 1: Valuating Finances 279 Chapter 2: Watching Cash Flow and Equity 289 Chapter 3: Analyzing Financial Statements 305 Chapter 4: Explaining Disclosures 321 Chapter 5: Sharing Public Reports 335 Book 6: Planning and Budgeting for Your Business 347 Chapter 1: Looking at the Legals 349 Chapter 2: Incorporating Your Business 361 Chapter 3: Drawing Up a Business Plan 375 Chapter 4: Budgeting for a Better Bottom Line 389 Chapter 5: Mastering Budgeting Strategies 403 Chapter 6: Planning for Long-Term Obligations 415 Book 7: Making Savvy Business Decisions 427 Chapter 1: Costing Jobs 429 Chapter 2: Costing by the ABCs 445 Chapter 3: Contributing to the Margin 461 Chapter 4: Accounting for Change with Variance Analysis 477 Chapter 5: Pricing Wisely 495 Chapter 6: Formulating Equations 505 Book 8: Handling Cash and Making Purchase Decisions 515 Chapter 1: Matching Costs with Revenue 517 Chapter 2: Exploring Inventory Cost Flows 525 Chapter 3: Buying Wisely 537 Chapter 4: Financing with Debt 551 Chapter 5: Managing Results 565 Chapter 6: Acquiring New Business 573 Book 9: Auditing for Financial Fraud 591 Chapter 1: Regulating Securities 593 Chapter 2: Preventing Cash Losses from Embezzlement and Fraud 607 Chapter 3: Assessing Audit Risk 621 Chapter 4: Discovering Audits 645 Chapter 5: Auditing Internal Controls 663 Chapter 6: Scheming Scams 685 Chapter 7: Cooking the Books 695 Index 707.