The newly updated fast-reference problem solver The Vest Pocket CPA-the convenient, comprehensive reference professionals have relied on for nearly fifteen years-is now updated in a new Fourth Edition to give today's busy executives and accountants the helpful information they need in a quick-reference format. Whether in public practice or private industry, professionals will always have this reliable reference tool at their fingertips because it easily goes anywhere-to a client's office, on a business trip, or to an important lunch meeting. Fully revised, the Fourth Edition: * Includes complete coverage of the New Risk Assessment Auditing Standards and Standards of the PCAOB * Covers new pronouncements on important accounting principles including fair value measurement, financial assets, accounting changes, exchanges of nonmonetary assets, and compilation and review services * Adds new chapters on professional ethics and quality controls for CPA firms * Packed with practical techniques and rules of thumb for analyzing, evaluating, and solving day-to-day accounting issues, The Vest Pocket CPA, Fourth Edition helps you quickly pinpoint what to look for, what to watch out for, what to do, and how to do it. In an easy-to-use Q & A format, it covers such useful topics as financial measures, ratios, and procedures and includes checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to a variety of accounting problems. The Vest Pocket CPA, Fourth Edition is a powerful companion for the complex, ever-changing world of accounting.
The thorough reference that goes wherever you go The Complete CFO Reference is the perfect up-to-date reference tool for today's busy CFO, controller, treasurer, and other finance professionals. Written in an easy format and packed with checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions for a wide variety of accounting and finance problems, readers can take this handy reference wherever they go-on a business trip, visiting a client, conducting a conference call, or attending a meeting. Covers all major developments in finance and accounting every CFO needs to know about including IFRS, Web-based planning, and ranging from financial reporting and internal control to financial decision making for shareholder value maximization Includes tables, forms, checklists, questionnaires, practical tips, and sample reports Incorporates Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) throughout the book, as well as coverage of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and its impact on financial reporting, XBRL reporting, risk management and disaster recovery, Web-based planning and budgeting, Web 2.0, cloud computing, and environmental costing Simplifying day-to-day work in dozens of critical areas, The Complete CFO Reference is the perfect up-to-date reference tool for today's busy chief financial officer (CFO), controller, treasurer, financial director, budgeting director, and other financial professionals in public practice and private industry.
A convenient and up-to-date reference tool for today's financial and nonfinancial managers in public practice and private industry If the very thought of budgets pushes your sanity over the limit, then this practical, easy-to-use guide is just what you need. Budgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition equips you with an all-in-one resource guaranteed to make the budgeting process easier, less stressful, and more effective. The new edition covers rolling budgets (forecasts), activity-based budgeting, life-cycle budgeting. Cloud computing, Balanced Scorecard, budgeting for nonprofit organizations, business simulations for executive and management training, and much more! Includes several new software packages, computer-based models and spreadsheet applications, including Value Chain Management software, Financial Planning and Performance software, Web 2.0, Cloud computing, and capital budgeting software Features case studies, illustrations, exhibits, forms, checklists, graphs, samples, and worked-out solutions to a wide variety of budgeting, planning, and control problems Offers financial planning and new types of financial modeling, variance analysis, Web-based budgeting, active budgeting illuminating "what-if" analyses throughout, spreadsheet applications, break-even analysis, project analysis, and capital budgeting Budgeting Basics and Beyond, Fourth Edition is a practical, easy-to-use problem-solver and up-to-date reference tool for today's financial and nonfinancial managers in public practice and private industry.
CCH's Corporate Controller's Handbook of Financial Management is a comprehensive source of practical solutions, strategies, techniques, procedures, and formulas covering all key aspects of accounting and financial management. Its examples, checklists, step-by-step instructions, and other practical working tools simplify complex financial management issues and give CFOs, corporate financial managers, and controllers quick answers to day-to-day questions.
The diversity and complexity associated with the increasing globalization and integration of economies require a familiarity with information technology and terminologies associated with international business. The Dictionary of International Business Terms will be valuable to students and professionals in all areas of business who need to keep abreast of this rapidly changing environment. Over 2,000 terms are defined with examples, charts and illustrations. Additional key areas covered include: global accounting and taxation; exports and imports; global trade, law, and regulations; international organizations; international finance, banking, and investments; economic and business strategies; and management of multinational corporations.
The newly updated fast-reference problem solver The Vest Pocket CPA-the convenient, comprehensive reference professionals have relied on for nearly fifteen years-is now updated in a new Fourth Edition to give today's busy executives and accountants the helpful information they need in a quick-reference format. Whether in public practice or private industry, professionals will always have this reliable reference tool at their fingertips because it easily goes anywhere-to a client's office, on a business trip, or to an important lunch meeting. Fully revised, the Fourth Edition: * Includes complete coverage of the New Risk Assessment Auditing Standards and Standards of the PCAOB * Covers new pronouncements on important accounting principles including fair value measurement, financial assets, accounting changes, exchanges of nonmonetary assets, and compilation and review services * Adds new chapters on professional ethics and quality controls for CPA firms * Packed with practical techniques and rules of thumb for analyzing, evaluating, and solving day-to-day accounting issues, The Vest Pocket CPA, Fourth Edition helps you quickly pinpoint what to look for, what to watch out for, what to do, and how to do it. In an easy-to-use Q & A format, it covers such useful topics as financial measures, ratios, and procedures and includes checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to a variety of accounting problems. The Vest Pocket CPA, Fourth Edition is a powerful companion for the complex, ever-changing world of accounting.
The only IT guide you need You're busy-very busy. You need reliable, practical answers to yourIT questions, and you need them now. The Vest Pocket Guide toInformation Technology, Second Edition is a handy pocketproblem-solver designed to provide you with the quickest route to asolution. Practical, reader-friendly, and thoroughly illustrated,this updated handbook provides complete guidance for the complex,ever-changing world of IT to help you quickly pinpoint what youneed to look for, what to watch out for, what to do, and how to doit. Written by two all-time bestselling accounting and finance authors,Jae Shim and Joel Siegel, this thoroughly updated Second Editionincludes tables, forms, checklists, questionnaires, practical tips,and sample reports to help you avoid and resolve any and all ITdilemmas. A must-read for business professionals, financialmanagers and consultants, production and operation managers,accountants, COOs, CFOs, and CEOs, this handy guide helpsyou: * Select the best hardware for particular applicationneedsStrategically use IT systems * Use the best software in planning and control * Select Sarbanes-Oxley compliance software * Prevent fraud through computerized security * Effectively apply Management Information Systems (MIS) * Use online databases to make business decisions * Use a decision support system (DSS) and an executive informationsystem (EIS) to improve the quality of analysis, evaluation, anddecision making * Understand emerging trends and developments in informationtechnology * Harness marketing information systems to improve sales planning,sales forecasting, market research, and advertising * Evaluate and manage an IT project Your professional success depends on keeping abreast of the latestthinking and applications in information technology. The VestPocket Guide to Information Technology, Second Edition gives youall the information you need to make optimum decisions now and planahead for later.
Investors are firmly entrenched in two camps: those who believe that economic and financial fundamentals are the keys to investment success, and those who prefer some form or other of technical analysis. To serve those who use technical analysis, the authors have written a practical, useful, and comprehensive guide to all the major and minor technical analysis systems used by today's investors and financial professionals. In this unique reference book, technical analysis systems are discussed in depth, with detailed attention to the pros and cons of each. In addition, the Encyclopedia offers a mini-dictionary of the terms, concepts, and market issues that are part of the discipline of technical analysis.
The Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Finance and Banking is a practical reference of proven techniques, strategies, and approaches. It covers virtually all important topics dealing with multinational business finance, money, investments, financial planning, financial economics, and banking. In addition, it explores the application of comput
The perfect speedy reference for today's overburdened financial managers The Vest Pocket CFO, Second Edition offers vital support for CFOs and financial executives who need to simplify their day-to-day workloads. Written in any easy Q & A format and packed with checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to a wide variety of finance and accounting problems, it speeds readers through such complex tasks as Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, internal control and financial reporting, financial statement analysis, and much more. This small but powerful resource helps busy financial managers: * Solve business problems with instant access to key techniques, tips, and strategies * Analyze, evaluate, and solve financial issues in a hurry with handy ratios, procedures, and rules of thumb * Use sample reports and guidelines to help complete complex tasks in a jiffy
The International Handbook of Computer Security is designed to help information systems/computer professionals as well as business executives protect computer systems and data from a myriad of internal and external threats. The book addresses a wide range of computer security issues. It is intended to provide practical and thorough guidance in what often seems a quagmire of computers, technology, networks, and software. Major topics discussed are: security policies; physical security procedures; data preservation and protection; hardware and software protection and security; personnel management and security; network security, internal and external systems; contingency planning; legal and auditing planning and control.
The newly updated fast-reference problem solver The Complete CPA Desk Reference—the convenient, comprehensive reference professionals have relied on for nearly fifteen years—is now updated in a new Fifth Edition to give today's busy executives and accountants the helpful information they need in a quick-reference format. Packed with practical techniques and rules of thumb for solving day-to-day accounting issues, the new edition helps you quickly pinpoint what to look for, what to watch out for, what to do, and how to do it. In an easy-to-use Q & A format, it covers such useful topics as IFRS standards, internal control over financial reporting financial measures, ratios, and procedures. Includes complete coverage of the Risk Assessment Auditing Standards and Standards of the PCAOB Incorporates Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) throughout the book Adds new chapters on professional ethics and quality controls for CPA firms Features a new section on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Packed with checklists, samples, and worked-out solutions to a variety of accounting problems, this reliable reference tool is a powerful companion for the complex, ever-changing world of accounting.
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.
This bestselling soup-to-nuts book teaches the techniques and methods used in the country’s finest MBA programs. And now it’s fully revised with the latest information for today’s busy businesspeople. Presented in an accessible question-and-answer format, The Vest-Pocket MBA helps readers quickly pinpoint all the formulas, ratios, and rules of thumb they need to analyze and evaluate nearly any problem. Among the many topics it covers: accounting, finance, break-even analysis, investment evaluation, capital budgeting, business law, risk minimization, marketing, and international trade. The Vest-Pocket MBA offers a wealth of guidelines, illustrations, and how-to’s for the modern decision-maker, from the B-school student to the senior executive.
Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum's Outline gives you Practice problems with full explanations that reinforce knowledge Coverage of the most up-to-date developments in your course field In-depth review of practices and applications Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved.
The International Handbook of Electronic Commerce covers that hot topic - e-commerce! It is designed to assist managers in implementing electronic commerce in their organizations, improving its efficiency and viability, and safeguarding and maintaining e-commerce systems. The book is designed as a practical how to guide, offering extensive examples to illustrate practical applications. The tools and techniques in this handbook can be adapted outright or modified to suit individual needs. Checklists, email and website addresses, exhibits, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions enhance the handbook's practical use. Among the topics discussed are: what electronic commerce is all about; the Internet and access provider industry; Intranets and Extranets; marketing and advertising; electronic data interchange; electronic banking and payment systems; network security; legal, taxation, and accounting issues of e-commerce. The combination of growth in the commercial utilization of the Internet, the rapid changes in technology, and the complexity of management have expanded the scope of duties of business managers. To remain competitive, businesses and their managers must maintain a presence on the Internet. The International Handbook of Electronic Commerce provides readers with a compendium of the latest in current technologies and applications.
Explaining basic and advanced concepts of managerial finance, this edition includes new information on multinational business finance. Advice on how to apply finance theory in practical terms is included, as are concepts and principles to help readers improve analytical decison-making abilities.
A solved-problem outline for personal finance courses in business programs at four-year colleges & universities, as well as at community colleges & business schools. Topical coverage will follow the major texts in the subject. In addition to short expository text, the outline has many illustrations, examples, solved problems, & review questions. Personal finance is one of the fastest growing disciplines as more colleges offer it in their business programs. This book should supplement any such course.
Have you recently been promoted? Are you starting a new business? Do you suddenly find that you need to know more about finances than you ever expected, but have no time for formal training? If so, you need Accounting and Finance for the Non-Financial Executive. Whether you are a newly promoted middle manager or executive, a marketing manager of a
An easy-to-use reference for professionals in accounting, finance, investment, and banking. Some 500 major areas are covered alphabetically with definitions, diagnostic checklists, practical applications, and examples. Tables, ratios, formulas, and charts are included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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