Description

The Essential Accounting Dictionary is an up-to-date, authorative reference, containing over 3,000 entries explaining the most commonly used accounting terms in clear, concise, easy-to-understand language.

This book focuses on defining the term that people today are most likely to encounter when dealing with accounting. Whether you want a better understanding of financial statements, investment reports, or taxes, or you want to communicate better as you operate your small business or have an edge in your accounting class, this handy reference will help you understand the precise meaning of any accounting term.

About the Author

Kate Mooney has been teaching accounting to both undergraduates and MBA students since 1986, after earning her PhD from Texas A & M University. She is a licensed CPA in Minnesota and was appointed to that state’s Board of Accountancy by Governor Tim Pawlenty in 2006. She serves on the Education Committees for the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and the American Accounting Association. She is on the Pre-certification Education Executive committee of the AICPA. She is chair of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, a $70 million social service agency that serves 300 communities in Minnesota. She and her husband live in Cold Spring, Minnesota where she is a Stearns County Master Gardener.