Understanding and Interpreting Accounts in a Week

By Roger Mason

Subjects: Corporations, accounting, Financial statements

Description: "The book will explain the contents of a set of accounts, particularly published statutory accounts. It will explain how to get behind the figures, use them constructively and understand their significance. It will systematically work through a set of accounts and show how the figures should be used and interpreted. Sunday: The Right Approach Monday: Introduction to published accounts Tuesday: Income statement Wednesday: Statement of Financial Position Thursday: The remainder of a set of accounts Friday: Cash and investment ratios Saturday: In-depth work with public accounts"--Publisher's description.