--- product_id: 1623891 title: "Accounting For Dummies: Fifth Edition" price: "HK$397" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/1623891-accounting-for-dummies-fifth-edition store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # Accounting For Dummies: Fifth Edition **Price:** HK$397 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Accounting For Dummies: Fifth Edition - **How much does it cost?** HK$397 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/1623891-accounting-for-dummies-fifth-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Learn the basics of practical accounting Featuring the latest information on accounting methods and standards, this guide shows you how to avoid accounting fraud, minimize confusion, maximize profits, and make sense of accounting basics. You'll quickly understand how to manage inventory, report income and expenses for public or private companies, evaluate profit margins, analyze business strengths and weaknesses, and manage budgets for a better bottom line. With 25 percent new content including updated information on small and large business reporting standards, international accounting standards, and preventing financial reporting fraud, Accounting For Dummies continues to be an excellent resource for those studying accounting. The separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businesses (Little GAAP vs. Big GAAP) The internationalization of accounting standards The rise in restatements of previously issued financial reports by public corporations, and how revisions of previously reported earnings impact investors The increasing focus on preventing financial reporting fraud and the expanded role and responsibility of the CPA auditor Accounting problems with stock options The "unaccounted for" cost of employee pensions and retirement health care costs, in both the private and public sectors Expanded coverage of small business accounting Updated resources and websites The information in Accounting For Dummies is valuable for anyone studying or working in the fields of accounting or finance. Review: Good Guide to the Basics - Accounting is sometimes called the "language of business" for its importance in the business world in keeping and analyzing financial records and recording important aspects of business such as profits and losses. Although accounting has its place in non-profit entities and governments, this book is primarily focused on accounting as profit-driven businesses use it. The book takes a non-technical approach to understanding the basics of accounting such as the three primary financial statements (income, cash flow, and balance sheet) and how the figures in those statements relate to how a business operates. The book also explains several other aspects of accounting such as P&L reports and different legal structures of a business affect how it operates and thus how accounting in it would work. He also takes some time to delve into other areas such as how investors would use information in making decisions. I found this an informative book as a beginning guide to understanding accounting. Review: I have several other accounting books which pretty much use a similar approach as each other - I have several other accounting books which pretty much use a similar approach as each other. This books uses a different approach in that the order topics are presented is different and also it encourages you to think at a little deeper level, EG - He says "Revenue is recorded via an increase in asset account or 'decrease' in liability account." OK I ask: what liability account - payables? or accrued wages? After some thought i remembered deferred revenue or customer deposits are initially recorded as a liability. Once earned, the liability account is decreased. Bottom line, I find Mr. Tracy to be thought provoking and insightful and a perfect compliment for other accounting books. I also rather enjoy Mr. Tracy's writing style. I would not recommend this as your only source, but I HIGHLY recommend that no matter what other accounting book you get, you get Accounting for Dummies to enhance and strengthen your understanding of accounting. I am a very satisfied customer!!! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,518,401 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #884 in Business Encyclopedias #7,502 in Accounting (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 181 Reviews | ## Images ![Accounting For Dummies: Fifth Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71clFeg0duL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Guide to the Basics *by F***K on November 23, 2013* Accounting is sometimes called the "language of business" for its importance in the business world in keeping and analyzing financial records and recording important aspects of business such as profits and losses. Although accounting has its place in non-profit entities and governments, this book is primarily focused on accounting as profit-driven businesses use it. The book takes a non-technical approach to understanding the basics of accounting such as the three primary financial statements (income, cash flow, and balance sheet) and how the figures in those statements relate to how a business operates. The book also explains several other aspects of accounting such as P&L reports and different legal structures of a business affect how it operates and thus how accounting in it would work. He also takes some time to delve into other areas such as how investors would use information in making decisions. I found this an informative book as a beginning guide to understanding accounting. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I have several other accounting books which pretty much use a similar approach as each other *by J***E on July 13, 2016* I have several other accounting books which pretty much use a similar approach as each other. This books uses a different approach in that the order topics are presented is different and also it encourages you to think at a little deeper level, EG - He says "Revenue is recorded via an increase in asset account or 'decrease' in liability account." OK I ask: what liability account - payables? or accrued wages? After some thought i remembered deferred revenue or customer deposits are initially recorded as a liability. Once earned, the liability account is decreased. Bottom line, I find Mr. Tracy to be thought provoking and insightful and a perfect compliment for other accounting books. I also rather enjoy Mr. Tracy's writing style. I would not recommend this as your only source, but I HIGHLY recommend that no matter what other accounting book you get, you get Accounting for Dummies to enhance and strengthen your understanding of accounting. I am a very satisfied customer!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good basic overview - Explains the Why of Accounting but does not teach Accounting *by A***N on November 22, 2013* Almost what it says it is. For Dummies for sure, which is why I bought it. Does a good through (therefore a little repetitive - but that is a quality/defect/advantage of the Dummies format). It explains the basics of the typical three major accounting documents provided to a Company's Outsiders: * The Balance Sheet (Assets = Liabilities) * The Income Statement (money in, on paper, and money out, on paper,) * and the last one the Statement of Cash Flow ... which may happen before, or after, a financial record is made on the Income Statement. The very basic approach is what I was looking for, and the book delivers. I am reading, and rereading, a couple chapters at-a-time and I'm staying awake while doing it - so Kudos to the author. I see this subject as useful long-term background information - not something I make use of every week or month - which is why I'd reading and rereading it sections, hoping to anchor it in long-term memory. . ## Frequently Bought Together - Accounting For Dummies: Fifth Edition - Accounting QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner's Guide to Financial & Managerial Accounting For Students, Business Owners and Finance Professionals (Starting a Business - QuickStart Guides) - Accounting Made Simple: Accounting Explained in 100 Pages or Less (Financial Topics in 100 Pages or Less) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/1623891-accounting-for-dummies-fifth-edition](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/1623891-accounting-for-dummies-fifth-edition) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-08-10*