College Accounting: A Practical Approach, 15th edition

Published by Pearson (June 1, 2021) © 2022

  • Jeffrey Slater North Shore Community College
  • Mike Deschamps MiraCosta College
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Title 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.

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
  5. The Accounting Cycle Completed
  6. Banking Procedures and Control of Cash
  7. Calculating Pay and Recording Payroll Taxes: The Beginning of the Payroll Process
  8. Paying the Payroll, Depositing Payroll Taxes, and Filing the Required Quarterly and Annual Tax Forms: The Conclusion of the Payroll Process
  9. Sales and Cash Receipts in a Perpetual Inventory System
  10. Purchases and Cash Payments in a Perpetual Inventory System
  11. Preparing a Worksheet for a Merchandise Company Using the Perpetual Method
  12. 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
  13. Accounting for Bad Debts
  14. Notes Receivable and Notes Payable
  15. Accounting for Merchandise Inventory
  16. Accounting for Property, Plant, Equipment, and Intangible Assets
  17. Partnership
  18. Corporations: Organizations and Stock
  19. Corporations: Stock Values, Dividends, Treasury Stocks, and Retained Earnings
  20. Corporations and Bonds Payable
  21. Statement of Cash Flows
  22. Analyzing Financial Statements
  23. The Voucher System
  24. Departmental Accounting
  25. Manufacturing Accounting

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