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Required reading for anyone starting, running, or growing a business, Business Ratios and Formulas, Second Edition puts answers at the fingertips of business managers, with nearly 250 operational criteria and clear, easy-to-understand explanations that can be used right away. The Second Edition includes approximately fifty new ratios and formulas, as well as new chapters covering ratios and formulas for e-commerce and human resources.

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The only practices worth following are the best practices «Accounting Control Best Practices is succinctly described in one word-thorough. Organizations from manufacturing to hospitals can use this-easily understood by everyone from the data entry clerk in accounting to the CFO.» -Melody Troesser Accountant Cole County Residential Services, Inc. «There is no authority on accounting or accounting control best practices like Steven Bragg. This guy does the hard stuff-he sees the big picture perfectly yet can also get down in the trenches and dig into difficult and complex areas. His writing is clear and his explanations are simple and sensible.» -Jack W. Boyer, CPA, MCP Boyer & Associates «Accountants, analysts, and system designers will find this an excellent tool. Real examples define and demonstrate effective control points, while keeping practicality and efficiency in mind. A great addition to my library.» -Clint Davies Principal Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker «A cornucopia of control ideas organized by process and explained in simple terms to ensure quick implementation.» -Richard B. Lanza, CPA/CITP, CFE, PMP President Cash Recovery Partners, LLC Destined to become an essential desktop tool in helping professionals tailor a controls system to the needs of their company, Accounting Control Best Practices introduces all of the major accounting and operational processes with hundreds of controls presented in basic, intermediate, and advanced layers-from a basic paper-based system, to computerized systems, to the advanced best practice enhancements in computerized systems.

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Strategies AND techniques for getting the most out of A COMPANY'S physical assets Accounting for Fixed Assets, Second Edition presents comprehensive guidelines for effectively managing property, plant, and equipment in order to get the maximum benefits out of investments in these long-term tangible assets. Enhanced with numerous examples and illustrations, this new edition features essential material on government accounting, not-for-profit accounting, and practical computer programs. Complete, up-to-date coverage of fixed-asset accounting includes: * Asset classification * Base unit * Asset value * Asset safeguards * Inventories of fixed assets * Extraordinary repairs * Written policies * Self-constructed assets

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Praise for Fraud in Accounts Payable «Fraud in Accounts Payable is an insightful book that takes an in-depth look at the three most frequently committed fraudulent cash disbursement schemes directly related to your accounts payable function. Mary provides colorful and poignant stories showing how easy it can be to steal from both within and outside an organization. But the real beauty of this book is that Mary illustrates ways you can immediately begin implementing effective and efficient controls to reduce the opportunities for fraud within your organization.» —Matthew D. Storlie, CFE, Fraud & Forensic Services Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP «Mary has delivered another book full of specific suggestions for improving accounts payable processes. Fraud in Accounts Payable is an easy-to-read guide that identifies real-world problems and offers practical solutions. Her books and articles have quickly become some of my core resources.» —Stephanie K. O'Cain, Chief Financial Officer Municipal Association of South Carolina «Fraud could never take place in my accounts payable department.» «My employees would never steal from me! I trust them too much . . .» Sound familiar? The definitive resource for every accounts payable department, Fraud in Accounts Payable affords you a bird's-eye view of what's really going on in your accounts payable department and how you can defend it against every potential type of fraud, including check fraud, payroll fraud, and T&E fraud. Written by Mary Schaeffer, America's most accomplished accounts payable expert, this thorough and highly readable guide is filled with authoritative tips, techniques, and advice on: Uncovering hidden pockets of weakness where your organization is vulnerable Getting rid of those bad practices that allow all sorts of frauds to flourish Setting up antifraud safeguards Reminding us to «never say never,» Fraud in Accounts Payable explains in plain English how to protect your accounts payable department so it becomes—and stays—financially healthy.

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This AICPA Accounting and Auditing Guide is a must-have for the resource libraries of accounting and auditing professionals who work with not-for-profit organizations. This essential reference book assists accountants in the unique aspects of accounting and financial statement preparation and auditing for not-for-profit entities. Created with common errors and questions in mind, accountants benefit from not-for-profit industry-specific guidance on the issues they are likely to encounter this year. The 2018 edition includes guidance on financial reporting changes, reporting donated services between affiliated NFPs, split-interest agreements, contributions and grants, functional expenses and joint costs, and much more. This new edition provides a comprehensive discussion of FASB ASU No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958): Presentation of Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Entities. The discussion includes highlights of the changes that will assist financial statement preparers with implementing the standard. The guide offers dual guidance throughout, providing readers with the “before-and-after” context to enhance their understanding of the changes, as well as two all-inclusive appendices.

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SAP Foreign Currency Revaluation-regulations, its impact, and what it takes to implement it in SAP-is a single handbook that simplifies a complex and daunting task of currency valuation for SAP and other ERP implementers. A must-read! -Kalpesh Khandhadia, SAP Consultant, Linksoft-IT Inc. «Following the process presented in this book, we eliminated the hours we spent each month manually reviewing and adjusting our global currency financial statements. Thank you Susanne Finke, for making this complicated topic understandable!» -Ron Roberts, Process Lead, Financial Systems, Hollister Inc. «It's great to see all the foreign currency information captured in one place and spelled out so clearly. Great job!» -Nadean L. Moore, SAP FI Consultant, Moore Consulting «This SAP Foreign Currency Revaluation book . . . covers the necessary SAP tables and transactions for revaluation and provides excellent examples of the SAP entries. A well-written book.» -Dave Paz, SAP Consultant, DLP Consulting LLC With essential information on the proper rules and regulations needed to comply with FAS 52, SAP Foreign Currency Revaluation: FAS 52 and GAAP Requirements is a valuable reference for controllers, CFOs, IT and accounting managers, and SAP consultants who are involved in FAS 52 compliance projects, regardless of whether their companies are using SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, or proprietary software. Its detailed coverage of statutory requirements, business execution of currency revaluation in SAP, and SAP configuration walks readers through: * The U.S. accounting statutory requirements, net income, organizational, and financial consolidation impacts * An overview of currency revaluation with discussion of stock transfer and tax implications * FAS 52 requirements for currency exchange rates and translation * Corporate standards for G/L indicators that are impacted by currency revaluation * Three methods available to execute currency revaluation and their differences * One of the newer ways the SAP R/3 software provides users to execute currency revaluation * The SAP configuration to implement currency revaluation * Setting up custom variants to view the critical fields used in the currency revaluation

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Women, Family, and Work is a collection of original essays on a wide variety of topics related to the economics of gender and the family. Written by leading thinkers in the field, the essays apply traditional economic theory to unconventional topics, while also developing neoclassical economic thought to provide a better model of economic interactions. 12 newly-commissioned essays on the economics of labor, gender, and family life. Juxtaposes various viewpoints, allowing readers to weigh the benefits and drawbacks of each model. Applies traditional economic theory to unconventional topics, while also revisioning neoclassical economic thought.

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The book is a coaching guide for anyone interested in intellectual property and those wanting to embark on or develop patent creation. It draws on the authors’ extensive experience and insights from change projects, management and leadership at Nokia. The book guides the reader through each stage of setting up a successful unit, inviting active involvement by asking vital questions about their needs and aims. Focusing on key issues and themes involved, it provides examples, diagrams and models to illustrate how they can be out in to practice. Critical chapters include the core activities of patent creation, possible organisational models, costs, quality and the comparison of external and internal allocation of tasks. Discussion concentrates on how to such define roles and responsibilities and the management techniques of external resources. The book encourages the reader to challenge their current organisational structure and strategy by introducing various methods and tactics that can be deployed when considering patent creation, then offering advice into the pros and cons of techniques and how such methods can be assessed. The book highlights how knowledge and innovation can be utilised and protected, which due to the increased importance of intellectual property rights, especially the use of patents, is essential for every business.

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Bringing together essays by museum professionals and academics from both sides of the Atlantic, Art and its Publics tackles current issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice around the most pressing of contemporary concerns. Brings together essays that focus on the interface between the art object, its site of display, and the viewing public. Tackles issues confronting the museum community and seeks to further the debate between theory and practice. Presents a cross-section of contemporary concerns with contributions from museum professionals as well as academics. Part of the New Interventions in Art History series, published in conjunction with the Association of Art Historians.

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Psychoanalysis and the Image brings together an influential team of international scholars who demonstrate innovative ways to apply psychoanalytical resources in the study of international modern art and visual representation. Examines psychoanalytic concepts, values, debates and controversies that have been hallmarks of visual representation in the modern and contemporary periods Covers topics including melancholia, sex, and pathology to the body, and parent-child relations Advances theoretical debates in art history while offering substantive analyses of significant bodies of twentieth century art Edited by internationally renowned art historian Griselda Pollock.

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