What is the best book to read when you first start learning accounting?

Basic accounting is a good fit.

It is recommended that you use the textbook as the basis and easily pass the level 1 as a combination of tutorial materials for learning.

Read the book in four steps:

1. Establish a basic accounting theoretical foundation.

In order to establish this foundation, it is recommended that you take a look at the books published by Lixin Accounting Publishing House or Renmin University, which are all good.

2. Master basic accounting practices.

You can use Principles of Accounting, Basic Accounting (a common textbook used in universities) or Elementary Accounting Practice (a tutorial book for the Accounting Exam).

3. Consolidate the knowledge learned before.

You can study "Intermediate Accounting Practice" (a book for accountants to take the intermediate level), intermediate accounting practice is mainly for the treatment of special accounting business, which is a relatively difficult content, such as income tax accounting, financial leasing, asset restructuring, consolidated statements, error correction and so on. The accounting treatment basis in "Intermediate Accounting Practice" is basically done in accordance with the "Accounting Standards", which is of great help to you to accurately study and CPA exams in the future. Of course, you can also study the CPA exam book "Accounting", but this is a little more difficult.

In the process, you can intersperse some "Accounting Standards" and "Guidelines" to help you understand intermediate accounting practices.

4. Understand tax law (value-added tax, business tax, consumption tax, income tax and other small taxes), economic law (company law, contract law, bill law, etc.), financial management (financial analysis, cost management, etc.), audit (audit theory, internal control test, substantive test, etc.), risk governance, etc. You can refer to the CPA exam book for the corresponding books.

Accounting is a kind of economic management work that uses currency as the main unit of measurement to account for and supervise the economic activities of a unit by using special methods.

Accounting is an economic management activity that takes money as the main unit of measurement, takes vouchers as the main basis, and uses special technical methods to comprehensively, comprehensively, continuously, and systematically account for and supervise the capital movement of a certain unit, provide accounting information to relevant parties, participate in operation and management, and aim to improve economic efficiency. The ancient meaning is the assembly meeting. Since the Zhou Dynasty, China has had a special accounting official position, in charge of tax revenue, money and silver expenditure and other financial work, and conducts monthly calculations and annual meetings.

That is to say, the monthly sporadic calculation is "accounting", and the annual total calculation is "meeting", and the two together become "accounting".

<>, because accounting work is a very poor work of policy, if accounting is compared to a language, then these policies and regulations are the grammar of this language. "Accounting Law", "Tax Law", "Company Law", "Financial Law" and other related laws and regulations are all essential knowledge for accountants. Develop the habit of reading policies, regulations, and documents, which is the proper quality of accounting personnel.

And in the information age, it is easy to obtain this information, because this is public knowledge, I will tell you the most rough method--- often log in to the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration of Taxation, China Customs, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the Administration for Industry and Commerce and other departments, so that you will get a large number of the latest policies and regulations, in case of work. It is practical and economical, and you don't need to spend money on books, the most important thing is that it is fast and new. Jiahui Rock Excavation Network WeChat to get more financial and accounting information.

Nowadays, many people are self-taught in accounting, as long as they are willing to work hard, even if they are not majoring in accounting, they can get the accounting qualification certificate. Once you have a certificate, it's easy to get things done, and the next thing to focus on is to learn the practical aspects of accounting. For novices, you must start with the most basic knowledge and lay a solid foundation in order to be invincible.

This book starts from scratch. As written on the cover, basic knowledge, popular explanations, key and difficult points, detailed examples, and all kinds of intimate tips will take you to quickly understand the big and small things in accounting. "Zero-based Accounting" consists of 3 chapters and 16 chapters, which comprehensively and systematically introduces the basic accounting practice knowledge in the order of first the whole and then the part, and is an easy-to-understand primer for accounting novices.

It is mainly suitable for entry-level readers who do not have a foundation in the accounting profession. By reading and studying "Learning Accounting from Scratch", you can improve from "not knowing what accounting is all about" to "completing basic accounting practice work independently".

Set against the backdrop of a young boy opening a lemon juice stand, this book explains the most basic accounting principles and methods. Readers learn about assets, liabilities, surpluses, inventories, accounts payable, and other technical terms step by step as the little boy makes advertising signs, borrows money from his mother, buys candy and lemons from the grocery store, and sells lemon juice to neighbors and classmates.