The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course / Edition 4

by Robert L. Dixon, Harold E. Arnett, Howard Davidoff

Overview

Quickly get up-to-speed in all basic accounting principles and procedures and apply that knowledge to real-world financial decisions and requests

The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course has been the gold standard for anyone looking for a fast, no-nonsense primer in all the fundamentals of financial, managerial, and tax accounting concepts. Now thoroughly revised and updated, the fourth edition features new coverage of the technological developments in the field, the recent sweeping tax reforms, and the latest Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncements.

The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course offers such up-to-date coverage as:

• Complete analysis of the current trends in computer hardware and accounting software
• Coverage of current tax issues, such as the revision of tax rate structure, new deductions and credits for higher education costs, and taxation of Social Security benefits
• New test problems throughout to help you gauge your progress, as well as a final exam that can earn you a Certificate of Achievement

Complete with a doable study plan, The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Accounting Course is your fast track to easily mastering the essentials of accounting in the shortest time possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071486033
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	06/15/2007
Series:	McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Courses
Pages:	432
Sales rank:	84,681
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Robert L. Dixon, PhD, CPA, was Professor Emeritus of Accounting, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Michigan.

Harold E. Arnett is Professor Emeritus of Accounting, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Michigan.

Howard Davidoff, JD, CPA is an associate professor of economics at City University of New York.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Balance Sheet

Chapter 2: The Income Statement

Chapter 3: The Accounting Structure

Chapter 4: The Accounting Cycle

Chapter 5: Working Capital

Chapter 6: Statement of Cash Flows

Chapter 7: Inventories

Chapter 8: Property, Plant and Depreciation

Chapter 9: Corporation Accounts

Chapter 10: Dividends and Reserves

Chapter 11: Long-Term Debt

Chapter 12: Basic Cost Accounting

Chapter 13: Cost Standards

Chapter 14: Internal Management Accounting

Chapter 15: Federal Income Tax Concepts

Chapter 16: Personal Computers and Software

Chapter 17: Consolidated Statements

Chapter 18: Income Tax Allocation

Chapter 19: Business Combinations: Mergers, Acquisitions and Consolidations

Chapter 20: Accounting for Foreign Operations