Accounting QuickStart Guide

Josh Bauerle

If someone told you that learning accounting could be fun, you might be a little skeptical.

Meet Josh Bauerle, reluctant accounting student turned super CPA and author of the Accounting QuickStart Guide, 3rd edition.

This is the revolutionary book that expertly simplifies accounting fundamentals. It’s an invaluable resource for accounting students, business owners, bookkeepers, and other finance and recordkeeping professionals worldwide!
Whether you are a business owner looking to boost your bottom line or an accounting student looking to boost your grade, this book will prove indispensable on your journey to knowledge.

CPA, Josh Bauerle’s down-to-earth approach to accounting and business strategy has been featured on the Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family show, the GenY Success show, Profit First Professionals, and on several other contemporary business media venues.

Why do accounting students, business owners, and finance professionals love this book so much?

• The Accounting QuickStart Guide explains and simplifies the core principles of accounting in a way that eludes most accounting professors. Key concepts are introduced alongside an abundance of entertaining and clarifying examples, providing fast and effective mastery of the material.

• Business decision-makers and accounting students alike appreciate the practical, real-world approach to the subject. This approach is consistently exemplified throughout the Accounting QuickStart Guide. A clear and simple path to reader education—not confusing jargon—is the order of the day.

• Get ready to experience learning breakthroughs. Concepts in the Accounting QuickStart Guide are presented with the assumption that the reader has very little to no knowledge of accounting. The path to learning begins at the beginning and culminates in new knowledge, new skills, and unmatched satisfaction!


Who is this book for?

• Business owners and managers looking to apply the power of accounting in small, medium-sized, and enterprise-class businesses.

• Accounting students at the high school, undergraduate, or graduate level.

• Business students looking to develop a well-rounded grasp of accounting fundamentals.

• Bookkeepers and financial professionals who want to increase their job proficiencies through the application of accounting fundamentals.

• Accounting professionals looking to reboot their understanding of the core principles of accounting, as well as accounting experts looking to sharpen their skills.

You’ll learn,

•The logic and methods of classic double-entry accounting—what it is and how to apply it.

• Business entity types; their pros, their cons, and their essential financial statements!

• The fundamental accounting equation, Assets = Liabilities + Equity; how everything in the financial world can be explained using this simple equation.

• Financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting, and other universes within universes, all brought down to earth.

• All about GAAP standards and why they matter to accountants.

• How to increase your profit margins and fraud-proof your business using simple accounting tactics.

Accounting is known as the true “language of business.” If you're ready to find your fluency and boost your bottom line (or your exam scores), then the Accounting QuickStart Guide is your educational trailhead. Get it. Read it. Enjoy it. Consider it the first of many good decisions you’re soon to make, thanks to your newfound endeavor as a moonlighting CPA.

Featuring sample exercises and quiz questions, plus other bonus materials you can use to fine-tune your accounting knowhow; buckle in, you are on your way to becoming an expert!