Use smart accounting to maximize profits and minimize confusion

Whether you're a small business owner or just want to understand your 401(k) statements, this new edition of Accounting For Dummies helps you get a handle on all those columns of numbers. With fully up-to-date accounting basics for business and personal finances, this book helps you to balance your books and stay in the black.

Discover how to:

Make sense of bookkeeping basics

Read a financial statement

Manage budgets for a better bottom line

Analyze business strengths and weaknesses

Evaluate accounting methods and business structures