The Handbook of Accounting learn the recording of financial transactions along with storing, sorting, retrieving, summarizing, and presenting the results in various reports and analyses. Accounting is also a field of study and profession dedicated to carrying out those tasks.

Table of Content

1. Introduction to Accounting
2. Accounting Information and the Accounting Cycle
3. Overview of Financial Statements
4. Controlling and Reporting of Cash and Receivables
5. Controlling and Reporting of Inventories
6. Controlling and Reporting of Real Assets. Property, Plant Equipment, and Natural Resources
7. Controlling and Reporting of Intangible Assets
8. Valuation and Reporting of Investments in Other Corporations
9. Reporting of Current and Contingent Liabilities
10. The Time Value of Money
11. Reporting of Long-Term Liabilities
12. Reporting of Stockholders' Equity
13. Detailed Review of the Income Statement
14. Detailed Review of the Statement of Cash Flows
15. Special Topics in Accounting. Income Taxes, Pensions, Leases, Errors, and Disclosures
16. Analyzing Financial Statements

Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language of business", measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators.

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