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Bookkeeping All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition
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Bookkeeping All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

by Lita Epstein, John A. Tracy
August 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
608 pages
15h 28m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 7

Getting a Financial Report Ready

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Keeping up to date on accounting and financial reporting standards

Bullet Assuring that disclosure is adequate and reasonably transparent

Bullet Nudging the numbers to make profit and solvency look better

Bullet Contrasting financial reports of public and private companies

Bullet Dealing with information-overload financial reports

Bullet Scrutinizing the statement of changes in owners’ equity

The previous three chapters cover fundamentals of the three primary financial statements of a business. To review briefly:

  • Balance sheet (Book 2, Chapter 4): Summarizes the financial condition (consisting of amounts for assets, liabilities, and owners’ equity) at the closing date of the income statement period and at other times as needed by managers. Its formal name is the statement of financial condition, or statement of financial position.
  • Income statement (Book 2, ...
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