Includes index.

Contents: Accounting for a Service business: Introduction to Accounting -- Analyzing transactions: the accounting equation -- The Double-entry framework -- Journalizing and posting transactions -- Adjusting entries and the work sheet -- Financial statements and the closing process -- Comprehensive problem 1:The Accounting cycle -- Accounting for cash and payroll: accounting for cash -- Payroll accounting: employee earnings and deductions -- Payroll accounting: employer taxes and reports -- Accounting for a merchandising business: Accounting for sales and cash receipts -- Accounting for purchases and cash payments -- Special Journals -- Accounting for merchandising inventory -- Adjustments and the work sheet for a merchandising business -- Financial statements and year-end accounting for a merchandising business -- Comprehensive problem 2: Accounting cycle with subsidiary ledgers, part 1 -- Comprehensive problem 2: Accounting cycle with subsidiary ledgers, part 2 -- Specialized accounting procedures for merchandising business and partnerships -- Accounting for accounts receivable -- Accounting for notes and interest -- Accounting for long-term assets -- Accounting for partnerships -- Comprehensive problem problem 3: Specialized accounting procedures -- Accounting for corporations and manufacturing business:Corporate organization and capital stock -- Corporations:taxes,earnings,distributions,and the retained earnings statement -- Corporations:bonds -- Statement of cash flows -- Analysis of financial statements -- Departmental accounting -- Manufacturing accounting:the job order cost system: Manufacturing accounting: The work sheet and financial statements.