Product Description

The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference Including GAAP, IRS & SEC Regulations, Leases, and More, Second Edition updates you on the latest accounting regulations for all aspects of the financial statements, accounting management reports, and management of the accounting department including best practices, control systems, and the fast close. This is the perfect daily answer book for the practicing accountant.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #743539 in Books
• Published on: 2006-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 888 pages

From the Back Cover
The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference offers a single-source tool of best practices and control systems related to accounting regulations for all aspects of financial statements, accounting management reports, and management of the accounting department. The perfect daily answer book for the practicing accountant, it also addresses financing options, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and taxation topics.

This revised and updated edition of Accounting Reference Desktop offers a concentrated, everyday reference manual to help financial professionals become much more efficient in researching accounting topics. New features of this improved resource tool include:

• Up-to-date information on GAAP, IRS regulations, and new SEC regulations
• New material on leases and options
• More examples than the previous edition
• The latest coverage of control systems, including twice as many controls as the previous edition
• Double the amount of journal entries as the previous edition

Accountants, accounting managers, and finance personnel will turn to The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference time and again for quick, reliable answers to everyday issues.

About the Author
Steven Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a Master’s degree in Finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, is an avid alpine skier and mountain biker, and is a certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado with his wife and two daughters. He has published the following books through John Wiley & Sons: Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business; Accounting Best Practices; Accounting Control Best Practices; Billing and Collections Best Practices; Business Ratios and Formulas; Controller’s Guide to Costing; Controller’s Guide to Planning and Controlling Operations; Controller’s Guide: Roles and Responsibilities for the New Controller; Controllership; Cost Accounting; Design and Maintenance of Accounting Manuals; Essentials of Payroll; Fast Close; Financial Analysis; GAAP Guide; GAAP Implementation Guide; Inventory Accounting; Inventory Best Practices; Just-in-Time Accounting; Managing Explosive Corporate Growth; Outsourcing; Payroll Accounting; Payroll Best Practices; Sales and Operations for Your Small Business; The Controller’s Function; The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual; The Ultimate Accountants’ Reference. Also: Advanced Accounting Systems (Institute of Internal Auditors); Run the Rockies (CMC Press).

Customer Reviews

Pretty good book
Decent book. It hits the high spots on a lot of issues, but does not go into any great detail. I would be careful about relying on it too much because of the constantly changing accounting and tax laws.

Overall, it is a handy reference, and a good book to have on the shelf for accountants. It sure beats getting out the old college text book.

The Ultimate Accounting References
This book presents major accounting best practices including its related regulation with the IRS, GAAP and SEC, complete with some cases that make it easier to understand.