Cindy Ferraino - The Complete Dictionary of Accounting and Bookkeeping Terms Explained Simply

A few years back we lost our beloved pet dog Bear, who was not only our best and dearest friend but also the Vice President of Sunshine here at Atlantic Publishing. He did not receive a salary but worked tirelessly 24 hours a day to please his parents.

Bear was a rescue dog who turned around and showered myself, my wife, Sherri, his grandparents Jean, Bob, and Nancy, and every person and animal he met (well, maybe not rabbits) with friendship and love. He made a lot of people smile every day.

We wanted you to know a portion of the profits of this book will be donated in Bears memory to local animal shelters, parks, conservation organizations, and other individuals and nonprofit organizations in need of assistance.

Douglas and Sherri Brown

PS: We have since adopted two more rescue dogs: first Scout, and the following year, Ginger. They were both mixed golden retrievers who needed a home.

Want to help animals and the world? Here are a dozen easy suggestions you and your family can implement today:

• Adopt and rescue a pet from a local shelter.
• Support local and no-kill animal shelters.
• Plant a tree to honor someone you love.
• Be a developer put up some birdhouses.
• Buy live, potted Christmas trees and replant them.
• Make sure you spend time with your animals each day.
• Save natural resources by recycling and buying recycled products.
• Drink tap water, or filter your own water at home.
• Whenever possible, limit your use of or do not use pesticides.
• If you eat seafood, make sustainable choices.
• Support your local farmers market.
• Get outside. Visit a park, volunteer, walk your dog, or ride your bike.

Five years ago, Atlantic Publishing signed the Green Press Initiative. These guidelines promote environmentally friendly practices, such as using recycled stock and vegetable-based inks, avoiding waste, choosing energy-efficient resources, and promoting a no-pulping policy. We now use 100-percent recycled stock on all our books. The results: in one year, switching to post-consumer recycled stock saved 24 mature trees, 5,000 gallons of water, the equivalent of the total energy used for one home in a year, and the equivalent of the greenhouse gases from one car driven for a year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

W hen her son, Jeffrey, waved good-bye as he headed off to preschool several years ago, Cindy Ferraino started dabbling in newspaper reporting for a local newspaper. Since that time, she has expanded her writing career to include magazine features for national and regional publications, feature articles for websites, ghostwriting for various websites, and stories for books about the joys of parenting multiple birth children.

Before Cindy became a full-time freelance writer, she worked in non-profit grants and accounting administration for a medical school in Philadelphia. Cindy Ferraino is a graduate from Philadelphia University (formerly Philadelphia College of Textiles and Sciences) with a bachelors degree in accounting.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

T o the reader or the person who needs to research a business term I hope you find what you are looking for and perhaps even more, because this book will help you make sense of all the terms that swirl around the business world.

To the great people at Atlantic Publishing, especially my editor, Shannon McCarthy, for the support and understanding when it came to deadlines and the opportunity to work on a great project.

To my kids, Lyndsey, Erika, and Jeffrey you are the reason I was able to complete this book during your summer vacation. I am so grateful for your patience when I worked while you waited for food, a ride, and everything in between.

To my husband, Jeff I can only sum up what I feel about you in a few words: Thank you for everything.