Accounting the Easy Way

by Peter J. Eisen

A general, highly informative overview of accounting that explains all important topics, including the accounting equation, financial statements, recording, adjusting, closing, and reversing entries, differences between partnership and corporate accounting. Contains exercises with solutions throughout.

Genres: Business

401 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

Reviews

[William Schram · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accounting is essential for transparency in business affairs. It is the art of organizing, maintaining, recording, and analyzing financial activities. I'll be honest here; I took an accounting course in college, but I was so bored with it. I kept falling asleep. The Double-Entry Accounting method seemed pointless, and I had a lot of stuff on my mind at the time.

Accounting: the Easy Way attempts to demonstrate accounting principles in a simple manner. It contains plenty of examples, and it isn't hard to follow the chain of reasoning.

If you plan to become an accountant, this book does a great job of covering the basics. The solutions to the exercises are in the book.

[Dave Peticolas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book when I was developing GnuCash and I wanted to get a better handle on business accounting. This book is a good introduction to double-entry accounting for businesses.