Book

[Adrien Monteleone]

Ethan,

If you want hardcopies, try your nearest University Library and/or bookstore. Both will have various accounting texts available. The library may also have additional books on the subject if they are designated as a depository. Ask for the Accounting 101 or entry level text and start there.

You can also find some helpful books on various specific accounting subjects at accountingtools.com in their online store. They offer printed as well as electronic versions of most if not all of their titles.

Although I still have my accounting 101/201 textbook on my shelf, I frequently stop by principlesofaccounting.com for reminders on this or that subject that might take me a bit of page flipping to find in the text. Their site IS a textbook, organized in chapters with good example entries. I find it is more generalized, but very useful.

You will probably never find a text that is detailed and specific to your exact situation. There is just too much variation in the business world to cover everything. That's what CPA's are for. They study and understand accounting principles and then help you apply them to your situation. If you can't find your answers in the above resources, talk to a CPA. Most are not expensive at all. (despite perceptions to the contrary) Your mileage on that may vary, but I've found that people who pay more for CPAs either have really complicated systems and processes (and refuse to change them) or they dump a pile of random scraps of paper on his desk and expect him to sort it out and file tax forms with that pile. Of course, those folks pay for that level of service. General CPA consultation though should not be pricey.

Best of luck,

Adrien


> From: E Rosenberg <wmcomputersystems at gmail.com>
> Date: March 16, 2016 11:23:09 PM CDT
> To: Buddha Buck <blaisepascal at gmail.com>
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Book
> 
> 
> Thank to all-
> 
> Let me revise my question.
> 
> How do I determine the correct accounts to use.  I previously posted a
> question concerning selling at a profit and appreciate your answers.
> How do I handle various scenarios? I have looked at a number of books
> on accounting/bookkeeping and see no detailed treatment of this
> subject.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Ethan
> 
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 5:05 PM, Buddha Buck <blaisepascal at gmail.com> wrote:
>> A "T account" is a name used for a ledger account in intro to bookkeeping
>> classes/books. It's written as a big "T", with the name of the account
>> across the top, and a clear separation of debit and credit entries. It's
>> used to emphasize that the accounts have two different types of entries
>> which are summed up separately to get the account balance. I'm pretty sure
>> the two columns are separated in such an exaggerated view (there's usually
>> rarely a place to write most other transaction details) to make sure the
>> students don't think that the two columns on the right hand side of a ledger
>> page are a mistake, or one used for the transaction amounts and the other
>> for a running balance, etc.
>> 
>> I'm not a professional bookkeeper, but outside of training materials, I
>> don't think I've seen the term used.
>> 
>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:53 PM david.carlson.417
>> <david.carlson.417 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> First you should read the GnuCash help manuals to learn how we name
>>> things.  I have  been using GnuCash for years but I never heard of a T
>>> account.
>>> David C
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 5 ACTIVE™, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>>> 
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: E Rosenberg <wmcomputersystems at gmail.com>
>>> Date: 2/29/2016  12:40 PM  (GMT-06:00)
>>> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
>>> Subject: Book
>>> 
>>> Deaer List -
>>> 
>>> I obviously need to better understand T accounts.  Would you please
>>> suggest some books that handle these accounts in detail.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Ethan
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