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Index
Reading Financial Reports FOR Dummies 2nd Edition
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
Introduction
Part I Getting Down to Financial Reporting Basics
Chapter 1 Opening the Cornucopia of Reports
Checking Out Types of Reporting
Dissecting the Annual Report to Shareholders
Chapter 2 Recognizing Business Types and Their Tax Rules
Joining Forces: Partnerships
Seeking Protection with Limited Liability Companies
Shielding Your Assets: S and C Corporations
Chapter 3 Public or Private: How Company Structure Affects the Books
Understanding Public Companies
A Whole New World: How a Company Goes from Private to Public
Chapter 4 Digging into Accounting Basics
Understanding Debits and Credits
Checking Out the Chart of Accounts
Differentiating Profit Types
Part II Checking Out the Big Show: Annual Reports
Chapter 5 Exploring the Anatomy of an Annual Report
Everything but the Numbers
Presenting the Financial Picture
Summarizing the Financial Data
Chapter 6 Balancing Assets against Liabilities and Equity
Introducing the Balance Sheet
Ogling Assets
Looking at Liabilities
Navigating the Equity Maze
Chapter 7 Using the Income Statement
Introducing the Income Statement
Delving into the Tricky Business of Revenues
Acknowledging Expenses
Sorting Out the Profit and Loss Types
Calculating Earnings per Share
Chapter 8 The Statement of Cash Flows
Checking Out Operating Activities
Investigating Investing Activities
Understanding Financing Activities
Recognizing the Special Line Items
Adding It All Up
Chapter 9 Scouring the Notes to the Financial Statements
Deciphering the Small Print
Figuring Out Financial Borrowings and Other Commitments
Mergers and Acquisitions: Noteworthy Information
Pondering Pension and Retirement Benefits
Breaking Down Business Breakdowns
Reviewing Significant Events
Finding the Red Flags
Chapter 10 Considering Consolidated Financial Statements
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