36-Hour Accounting Course

Revised and updated to reflect the altered business terrain of the 1990s, the third edition of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course is written in relaxed, refreshingly nontechnical language that you'll find easy to understand, regardless of your background or training. New chapters have been added; chapters on all the significant developments that have influenced accounting over the past ten years - from the recent emphasis on cash flow analysis to the 1986 tax reform and 1990 revenue acts, to the implications of mergers and acquisitions, and to the growing use of software packages.

In addition, this complete home-study program will give you an in-depth understanding of such vital topics as the reasoning process accountants use to interpret the effects of financial transactions upon the income and financial position of a corporation or business; the balance sheet, the income statement, and the accounting cycle; preparing cash flow statements; working capital, inventories, fixed assets and depreciation, dividends and reserves, and long-term debt; and basic cost accounting, cost standards, consolidated statements, and internal management accounting.