Using Financial Accounting Information: The Alternative to Debits & Credits

by Gary A. Porter, Curtis L. Norton

USING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION is a user-oriented text known for its strong decision-making focus, and the incorporation of flagship companies within a more traditional, balance sheet organization. Transactions, which as presented in a spreadsheet (accounting equation) format, are used to help students gain a better conceptual understanding of their impact on financial information.

768 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 2007

Reviews

[J.A. Simmons V]

A great book to understand the financial documents from an investors point of view.
This was the textbook for my Accounting 101 class, and I recommend to everyone to read this before getting into the stock market. Illustrated how different Wall Street is from actually investing in a company.

[Patrick Haga]

I had to read this for my Financial Accounting class. The way they relate each chapter to a well known company and their balance sheet makes this text a lot less dry than if they just used made up companies as examples.