Accounting is important to every business. No matter what activity a business is engaged in, financial aspects are usually always considered. It is therefore important that all people involved with a business have some basic understanding of accounting principles.

Accounting knowledge should not be limited to accountants or managers - it should be available to all people. Sales staff will have a better understanding of the pricing of the items being sold if they are familiar with costing principles. Employees and investors will be able to analyse their company to see how it is performing. They will be able to see whether or not the promises of the directors are being met.

Accounting for Business: A Non-Accountant's Guide aims at introducing accounting concepts to people who have had no prior accounting experience. It has been specifically written to provide a concise, non-technical overview of accounting. The book guides the reader through the basic principles of accounting for business by providing simple explanations of the concepts, along with numerous practical activities and solutions to assist their understanding of the principles.

The book introduces the goods and services tax (GST), the role of the Australian business number (ABN), and the Business Activity Statement (BAS).

Accounting for Business: A Non-Accountant's Guide can be used for a variety of learning environments from self-paced learning to structured classroom tuition. It reinforces the material learned by providing the user with the opportunity to complete practical activities and check answers.

The book aims to be an invaluable reference for anyone in business without an accounting background. It highlights the usefulness of accounting information and how it can be utilised by non-accounting staff in a business operation.

Ray Jopling
Peter Lucas
Garry Norton