[Shyrmp]

I need your help!

I am applying for a position that requires me to have general knowledge of basic accounting principles (which I don't have) Are there any sources that you would reccommend that I could use to learn this material?

Thank-you!

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

I need your help!

I am applying for a position that requires me to have general knowledge of basic accounting principles (which I don't have) Are there any sources that you would reccommend that I could use to learn this material?

Thank-you!

Debits on the left
Credits on the right.

There you go, you now have basic knowledge covered

 

[JRB]

Debits on the left
Credits on the right.

There you go, you now have basic knowledge covered

I know controllers that can't get that right, so I am not sure it matters.

 

[firetoole]

sum means =

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

I know controllers that can't get that right, so I am not sure it matters.

Hey I resemble that crack
























and I have gotten it wrong from time to time.

 

[Shyrmp]

Debits on the left
Credits on the right.

There you go, you now have basic knowledge covered

I got that far last night, I'm looking for reference material I can study

 

[Snacks]

I know controllers that can't get that right, so I am not sure it matters.

:eviltongu

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Debits on the left
Credits on the right.

Ever hear that joke about the accountant who worked for like 50 years..... everyday he would go to work and pull out a piece of paper from his desk and refer to it from time to time and no one was ever able to see it - until he retired. They went to his desk and pulled out the paper. It said "debits toward the window, credits toward the door."

or something like that

 

[reflux]

I need your help!

I am applying for a position that requires me to have general knowledge of basic accounting principles (which I don't have) Are there any sources that you would reccommend that I could use to learn this material?

Thank-you!

What is the position (payables, bank rec's, etc)? Basic accounting principles can still be pretty inclusive, so a little more info on the job might may help us to put you in the right direction.

 

[firetoole]

just master excel you can wing the rest

 

[Heidi]

Go to the library and see if you can find some accounting reference books...sometimes they even have old textbooks.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

.sometimes they even have old textbooks.

OMG NOOOOOOOOO

My "Principles of Accounting" is the biggest freaking thickest text I think I have ever owned. It was 2 semesters of pain.


I think there is an "Accounting for Dummies" book. It probably goes over the basics in an easier, less then in depth manor.

 

[JRB]

:eviltongu

If you have that problem, I am sorry.

 

[Shyrmp]

What is the position (payables, bank rec's, etc)? Basic accounting principles can still be pretty inclusive, so a little more info on the job might may help us to put you in the right direction.

Tax Fraud Investigator

Thanks Heidi, I had planned on hitting the library this weekend. I'm just trying to see if there are any texts people reccommend that they felt were useful for someone who has no clue.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

Tax Fraud Investigator

Tax and accounting are totally different. I hate tax

 

[Heidi]

Tax and accounting are totally different. I hate tax

That's because it's harder than accounting We (tax people) used to make fun of the accounting people. Oh what a bunch of geeks we were.

 

[I Are Baboon]

That's because it's harder than accounting We (tax people) used to make fun of the accounting people. Oh what a bunch of geeks we were.

Well I'm convinced.

 

[reflux]

Well I'm convinced.

And yet you STILL married into it.

 

[I Are Baboon]

And yet you STILL married into it.

I can assume you that MBC got the raw end of that deal.

 

[reflux]

Tax Fraud Investigator

They're right, tax can be hard, but only because some things make complete sense and others, you just kinda sit there and say wtf.

What kind of invest? Personal, corporate, property, sales, unemployment, etc?

 

[Shyrmp]

Tax and accounting are totally different. I hate tax

I hate taxes too, but it would be a stepping stone to moving up in my career

This is what I have to do, if it helps anyone:

In 300 words describe your knowledge of basic accounting principles; your knowledge of basic accounting principles, including bank deposits, and net worth; your knowledge of contents, access, and use of computerized or hard copy accounting records or microfilm; your ability to prepare schedules of income including indirect accounting methods; your knowledge and ability to review accounting systems and supporting documentation for the purpose of extracting both financial and transactional documentation to resolve issues under investigation and your knowledge of software application to develop computerized accounting principles.


No I'm not asking you to write it, I just am looking for reference material.

 

[reflux]

I can assume you that MBC got the raw end of that deal.

well said

 

[JRB]

I can assume you that MBC got the raw end of that deal.

2 things - do you mean assure??? What the hell do you mean were??? Heidi is still a geek.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

That's because it's harder than accounting We (tax people) used to make fun of the accounting people. Oh what a bunch of geeks we were.

I didnt say I wasnt good at it. I just said I hated it.

Besides we all made fun of the Finance -> International Business -> Marketing -> Business administration majors.

 

[I Are Baboon]

well said

2 things - do you mean assure??? What the hell do you mean were??? Heidi is still a geek.

LOL

That's what I get for trying to post a reply and talk to an employee at the same time.

 

[firetoole]

I am in purchasing what does that make me?

 

[reflux]

2 things - do you mean assure??? What the hell do you mean were??? Heidi is still a geek.

Dude, if at first a sentence doesn't make sense, plug in a few words, transpose a few others, and re-read it only to realize it still makes no sense. If all fails, just nod, say okay, pretend you understood it, and move on.

 

[reflux]

I am in purchasing what does that make me?

employed?

 

[Snacks]

Tax Fraud Investigator

Thanks Heidi, I had planned on hitting the library this weekend. I'm just trying to see if there are any texts people reccommend that they felt were useful for someone who has no clue.

Dude, I love taxes! I love doing the taxes for my company :love:

I don't know about text books. I just kinda learned as I went.