Accounting: What the Numbers Mean, 8/e

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Welcome to the Eighth Edition of Accounting: What the Numbers Mean. We are confident that this text, together with its print and electronic media resources and the good efforts of teachers and learners, will permit the achievement of understanding the basics of financial reporting by corporations and other enterprises.

Accounting has become known as the language of business. Financial statements result from the accounting process and are used by owners/ investors, employees, creditors, regulators, and others in their planning, controlling, and decision-making activities as they seek to achieve and/ or evaluate the achievement of an organizations objectives. Effective participation in these activities requires some command of this language. Active study of this text will help you become an informed user of accounting information.