Financial Statements: A Step-by-Step Guide to Understanding and Creating Financial Reports

Front Cover
Praise
Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Section A: Financial Statement Structure and Vocabulary
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	Chapter 1: Twelve Basic Principles
	Chapter 2: Balance Sheet
	Chapter 3: Income Statement
	Chapter 4: Cash Flow Statement
	Chapter 5: Connections
Section B: Transactions: Exploits
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	Chapter 6: Startup Financing and Staffing
	Chapter 7: Staffing and Equipping Facility; Planning for Manufacturing
	Chapter 8: Startup of Manufacturing Operations
	Chapter 9: Marketing and Selling
	Chapter 10: Administrative Tasks
	Chapter 11: Growth, Profit, and Return
Section C: Financial Statement Construction and Analysis
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	Chapter 12: Keeping Track with Journals and Ledgers
	Chapter 13: Ratio Analysis
	Chapter 14: Alternative Accounting Policies
	Chapter 15: Cooking the Books
Section D: Business Expansion:  Strategy, Risk, and Capital
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	Chapter 16: Mission, Vision, Goals, Strategies, Actions, and Tactics
	Chapter 17: Risk and Uncertainty
	Chapter 18: Making Decisions About AppleSeed’s Future
	Chapter 19: Sources and Costs of Capital
Section E: Making Good Business Investment Decisions
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	Chapter 20: Time Value of Money
	Chapter 21: Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
	Chapter 22: Making Good Capital Investment Decisions
Conclusion
Appendixes
	Appendix A: Short History of Business Fraud and Speculative Bubbles
	Appendix B: Nominal vs. Real Dollars
	Appendix C: Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements
	Appendix D: Cash Flow Statement Formats
	Appendix E: Debits and Credits
Index
Further Study
About the Author
Notes
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