Accounting For Dummies, 7th Edition

About the Authors

John A. Tracy (Boulder, Colorado) is Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Before his 35-year tenure at Boulder, he was on the business faculty for four years at the University of California at Berkeley. Early in his career, he was a staff accountant with Ernst & Young. John is the author of several books on accounting and finance, including The Fast Forward MBA in Finance and Accounting Workbook For Dummies. His son, Tage C. Tracy, joined him as coauthor on How to Read a Financial Report, now in its 9th edition. John and Tage have also coauthored Cash Flow For Dummies and Small Business Financial Management Kit For Dummies. John received his BSC degree from Creighton University. He earned his MBA and PhD degrees at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He is a CPA (inactive status) in Colorado.

Tage C. Tracy (pronounced “Tog”/Scandinavian descent) has, over the past 25+ years, operated a financial consulting firm focused on offering CFO/executive-level support and planning services to private companies on a fractional basis. These services include providing guidance and support with raising debt and equity capital, completing complex financial analysis, supporting risk management assessments, guiding accounting system designs and structuring, and being an integral part of the strategic business planning management functions. Tage specializes in providing these services to businesses operating at four distinct stages: ...