The Little Book of Financial Accounting

The Little Book of Financial Accounting is the easiest to understand introductory accounting text on the market. Its virtue lies in its simplicity. First, it is organized so that each topic, that which could be covered in a single class meeting, is organized in its own learning unit or module. Second, it covers all the essential concepts and techniques, but nothing that isn’t essential. Hence, students learn what they need to know without becoming lost or bogged down in unnecessary details. Third, the text introduces a system that classifies all economic events into five easy to understand categories. This system helps students understand the link between business transactions and events and the resulting journal entries. Fourth, the text is consistent with an electronic spreadsheet template, which is available as a supplement to the book that links the recording of economic events in the General Ledger to the financial reports.

If you are want an accounting textbook that students will actually read and use, give this text a try!