Barron's updated and expanded Dictionary of Accounting Terms is an A-Z reference that defines more than 2,500 accounting, auditing, compliance, and tax-related terms in a way everyone can understand.

This pocket-sized guide covers:

• Financial accounting and reporting
  
• Managerial and cost management
  
• Auditing and financial statement analysis
  
• Compliance
  
• Information technology (IT)
  

Also included are many terms from related business disciplines that accountants should know, such as finance, personal finance, investments, Internet, economics, quantitative tools, and international finance terms.