Jane Kelly - Accounting Workbook For Dummies

Accounting Workbook For Dummies

by Jane Kelly and John A. Tracy

Accounting Workbook For Dummies

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About the Authors

Jane Kelly trained as a Chartered Management Accountant while working in industry. Her roles ranged from Company Accountant in a small advertising business to Financial Controller of a national housebuilding company. Jane has subsequently specialised in both using and teaching others how to use Sage software and also teaching people the bookkeeping basics.

Jane is the author of Sage 50 Accounts For Dummies and Bookkeeping Workbook For Dummies (Wiley).

John A. Tracy is Professor of Accounting, Emeritus, at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Before his 35-year tenure at Boulder, he was on the business faculty for 4 years at the University of California in Berkeley. He has served as staff accountant at Ernst & Young and is the author of several books on accounting and finance, including Accounting For Dummies (Wiley). Dr. Tracy earned his MBA and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin.

Dedication

From Jane: I would like to dedicate this book to my daughter, Megan. I hope that she will be proud of her mum and maybe even write a book of her own one day even if it is about Disney princesses and fairies!

From John: In memory of Gordon B. Laing a gentleman and editor of the first rank.

Authors Acknowledgements

From Jane: I hope that this book will help many small businesses understand the basic concepts of accounting. I cant emphasis enough the importance of setting up proper systems. With the right accounting systems in place, youll have a better chance of surviving the current economic climate. If you have any comments or suggestions about this book or maybe have a question, please contact jane@sycamoreonline.com .

I would like to thank all those at Wiley who have made this publication possible: heres to the next project.

Finally, I would like to thank my husband, Malcolm, and my daughter, Megan, who have put up with my extended periods of absence while Ive been pounding the keyboard!

From John: Im deeply grateful to everyone at Wiley who helped produce this book. Their professionalism, courtesy and good humour were much appreciated. This book would not have been possible but for the success of Accounting For Dummies (Wiley). I owe Wiley and the several editors an enormous debt of gratitude, which I am most willing to acknowledge.

Thanks to all of you! I hope I have done you proud with Accounting Workbook For Dummies .

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