Accounting in a Nutshell: Accounting for the non-specialist

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Designed primarily for middle and junior management who deal with financial information without really understanding the content; students who are studying accounting as a non-specialist subject, for example on a business studies or engineering course. The book serves as a basic reference to be used throughout the course. It will also be particularly helpful in providing the basic grounding that is required before moving on to the more technical and in-depth study of the subject that may be required on some courses. Students who are embarking on a course of study to become a professional accou.;Front Cover; Accounting in a Nutshell: Accounting for the Non-specialist; Copyright Page; Contents; Part 1 Introduction; About this text; Who should use this text?; The content of the text; How to use this text; Part 2 Accounting Statements; Chapter 1 Who Needs Accounting Statements?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Who uses financial statements and what sort of information might they need?; 1.3 Published accounts and financial statements for internal use; 1.4 Three basic questions; 1.5 Summary; Self-test question; Answer to self-test question; Chapter 2 The Income Statement (Profit and Loss Account).