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College Accounting: A Practical Approach, 15th edition

  • Jeffrey Slater, 
  • Mike Deschamps

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Overview

College Accounting: A Practical Approach provides you with a strong foundation in the basics of accounting. Organized in a clear, easy-to-follow format, the text contains a plethora of learning tools and practice opportunities to help you immediately put your skills to use.

The 15th Edition stays current with modern accounting techniques and resources, including bookkeeping tips from the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers and new trends in banking technology. With this, you'll be prepared to start an exciting career in the field of accounting.

Published by Pearson (June 1st 2021) - Copyright © 2022

ISBN-13: 9780137635801

Subject: Accounting & Taxation

Category: College Accounting

Table of contents

  1. Accounting Concepts and Procedures
  2. Debits and Credits: Analyzing and Recording Business Transactions
  3. Beginning the Accounting Cycle
  4. The Accounting Cycle Continued
  • 4A. Appendix: Depreciation
  1. The Accounting Cycle Completed
  2. Banking Procedures and Control of Cash
  3. Calculating Pay and Recording Payroll Taxes: The Beginning of the Payroll Process
  4. Paying the Payroll, Depositing Payroll Taxes, and Filing the Required Quarterly and Annual Tax Forms: The Conclusion of the Payroll Process
  5. Sales and Cash Receipts in a Perpetual Inventory System
  6. Purchases and Cash Payments in a Perpetual Inventory System
  7. Preparing a Worksheet for a Merchandise Company Using the Perpetual Method
  8. Completion of the Accounting Cycle for a Merchandise Company Using the Perpetual Inventory Method
  • 12A. Appendix: Accounting for Merchandise Inventory Using the Periodic Method of Inventory Valuation
  1. Accounting for Bad Debts
  2. Notes Receivable and Notes Payable
  3. Accounting for Merchandise Inventory
  4. Accounting for Property, Plant, Equipment, and Intangible Assets
  5. Partnership
  6. Corporations: Organizations and Stock
  7. Corporations: Stock Values, Dividends, Treasury Stocks, and Retained Earnings
  8. Corporations and Bonds Payable
  9. Statement of Cash Flows
  10. Analyzing Financial Statements
  11. The Voucher System
  12. Departmental Accounting
  13. Manufacturing Accounting

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