This is a comprehensive, authentic textbook on ‘Accounting for Everyone’. It has been written with the following objectives:

• [Analyze] the following:
  • Various terms used in accounting
  • Information from the company’s annual reports
• [Make Accounting Entries], prepare cash books and other accounts necessary while running a business
• [Prepare] the following:
  • Profit & loss account and balance sheet
  • Accounts based on accounting software

This book is meant for non-commerce students & other learners. It aims to fulfil the requirement of the General Elective paper offered by the Department of Commerce, based on the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) for the University of Delhi and various Universities throughout India.

The Present Publication is the Latest Edition, authored by Bhushan Kumar Goyal, with the following noteworthy features:

• [Simple Language & Systematic Manner] of the presentation of the subject matter with special emphasis on presenting an easy-to-understand format
• [Examples, Charts, Tables & Other Study Aids] have been included in this book to maintain readability
• [Emphasis on Conceptual & Practical Aspects] to enable superior understanding & to solve practical problems with ease
• [Comprehensive Accounting Treatment] to quickly solve practical questions
• [Graded & Comprehensive Illustrations with Working Notes] has been included in this book
• [Theoretical/Objective/Practical Questions] have been given at the end of the chapters for students to check their understanding of concepts
• [Student-Oriented Book] This book has been developed keeping in mind the following factors:
  • Interaction of the author/teacher with their students in the classroom
  • Shaped by the author/teacher’s experience of teaching the subject matter at different levels for more than 43 years
  • Reactions and responses of students have also been incorporated at different places in the book

The detailed contents of the book are as follows:

• Accounting System
• Basic Accounting Terms
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Basis of Accounting
• Classification of Accounts and Rules of Debit and Credit
• Source Document and Preparation of Vouchers
• Journal and Ledger
• Cash Book
• Depreciation Accounting
• Trial Balance
• Capital and Revenue Expenditure and Receipts
• Financial Statements of Sole Proprietor – I
• Preparation of Financial Statements – II
• Accounts from Incomplete Records (Single Entry System)