Alpha Teach Yourself Accounting in 24 Hours

Alpha Teach Yourself in 24 Hours

by Carol Costa, C. Wesley Addison

Be a pro in no time …

Ideal for bookkeepers, accounting clerks, and small business owners, this practical guide goes beyond general accounting principles to teach readers how to prepare and manage their companies’ books. In this new edition, readers will find completely revised and updated information on handling sales and services, and updated tax information reflecting changes in the tax code.

• Perfect for the many practicing accountants who are unlicensed bookkeepers, accounting clerks, and small business owners
• There are 3.1 million accountants, bookkeepers, and accounting clerks in the U.S.
• There are an estimated 23 million small business owners in the U.S., many of whom manage their own books

Genres: Business, Accounting, Finance

368 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2001

About the author

Carol Costa has been writing professionally since 1980. She is a journalist and an award-winning playwright. Carol has worked as an editor, a newspaper correspondent, and has managed a literary agency. Her plays have been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, and in regional theaters across the country. Her television work includes segments for Beyond Chance (Lifetime) and Sightings(Fox). Carol has a number of books in print with two more scheduled for release in 2009. The list includes the following fiction and nonfiction titles:

Labor of Love, Avalon Books
Love Steals the Scene, Avalon Books
A Deadly Hand, Avalon Books
Under Suspicion, Publish America
The Master Plan, Avalon Books (2009)
Invisible Force, Champagne Books (2009)

Teach Yourself Accounting in 24 Hours,(1st & 2nd editions) Penguin USA
Teach Yourself Bookkeeping in 24 Hours, Penguin USA
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Surviving Bankruptcy, Penguin USA
Video Poker: Play Longer with Less Risk, ECW Press

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was simple to follow, but lacked the hands on instruction I felt it needed to really help me. I will say this after reading the book, I am now able to better have a conversation with my accountant and at least understand a semblance of what he is talking about.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

RPL
Good basic accounting principles book. Nice reintroduction to keep the books.

[Kim Thebwordpoet · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Some good tips, but I'm not a CPA - so most of the info went over my head."