Financial Statements [Paperback] Paperback – March 20, 2017

This book addresses an issue with some recent textbooks, presenting the material in a complex manner just for it's own sake. I'm a returning student following up by getting a higher degree. The last time I was exposed to accounting material, it wasn't so convoluted. It was geared toward preparing the student for the workplace.The book does show a great job in the relationship between specific data that's used in another financial statement. Another aspect the author does well with is the underlying concepts of why things work and why there was a trend to record a specific way. The material also covers topics presented in a finance course in a clearer and simpler method than those specific texts.I've used this book on a kindle and the pc reader. The kindle is good for casual reading while the pc version is useful for notes and zooming in on figures. This is a very solid quick referrence book. Useful in the workplace because for a small firm you'll be bogged down by the daily transactions, then at the end of the month you transition to working on financials. Incidentally, the authors explanations would be useful in Excel. Properly set up, it could identify discrepancies quickly.

Had a hardcopy. But because i soon needed extra space, I had to get rid of a lot of books. This one was important enough to actually purchase the Kindle edition so I could use with my Tablet. The presentation is one of the most practical I found, taking it step by step for usual transactions and basic accounting. It also shows the impact on the financial statements. It is somewhere between basic bookkeeping and intermediate accounting. The step by step approach I found helpful and enabled me to fill the gap quickly since my formal training is in other areas.

This is a really good book for review. I am going back into a business degree and Its been several years since I have had accounting. This book acted as a great refresher and it is laid out in a very logical manner. I would say that you might wanted to consider the printed version vs the kindle version. Because of the layout of the book and the type of subject matter, it does not lend itself to be easy to read on the kindle.

I am a long time business owner wanting to sharpen my financial accounting skills. I found the format of this book engaged my curiosity, and held my interest throughout. The book teaches financial accounting from the perspective of an entrepreneur launching a business. The author clearly explains how to record the majority of transactions a small to medium sized business will see and later gets into the foundations of some financial analysis techniques such as ratio analysis and DCF analysis using NPV and IRR. Since the concepts are taught through the eyes of a business owner facing challenges and decisions similar mine, it was easy to relate to and truly learn.

I am very impressed with how the material was explained. Very often, what is needed first is the ability to think in the right direction and ask the right questions, without being overwhelmed by available information. This book does exactly that.

This is an excellent book, but the Kindle edition falls short. The remarkable layout in the print version which shows step by step in a side by side (right and left pages) view is LOST in the kindle version. I find myself flipping pack and forth because there is no way to view this in a "two page" display. I ended up also buying the print version, which of course is not immediately accessible like the kindle is.Either Kindle settings need more abilities, or the publishing house that created the Kindle version needed to take more time in the creation of this version.

This book is perfect for ones that want to learn finance, economy, and stocks. Great for an absolute beginner. This book really helps be to have better understanding when I research through websites like investopedie. I was very confused the first time at investopedia and couldn't understand a whole lot. But after reading this book and how simple and easy to understand it is, I can understand finance in general and learn a lot of finance vocabularies with a lot less effort. If I can give it 100 stars, I will

This was a useful book in understanding several forms and accounting. if I had a challenge it was that it followed a manufacturer, Appleseed partners, so the examples were all related to this business. For continuity sake that was great but it also left me wondering if there were examples in a service business would have been more relevant to me.

Very useful book. At last I received an original copy of a foreign publication as because most of the books sent by the sellers happened to be a xerox one. Thank you Amazon,I am really happy.

The book offers an excellent overview in Financial Statements. It covers all essential topics and it gave me a perfect introduction to the topics.

Written in a very easy language. Suitable for beginners in accounting. Not the right book for practicing financial managers or MBA students.

I've enjoyed this book. It s easy to understand and the author was good to find a way to explain difficult concept in easy ways.It is a book for those who want learn how reading a financial statement but don't have big experience yet.

I bought this book and this really helped me a lot and due to this I am now able to understand the financial terms. Paper quality is not that good. But one must have this book for sure