Accounting Reference Desktop

644 Pages·2002·1.621 MB·English

by  Steven M. Bragg

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Steven Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPM, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or con-
troller of four companies, as well as a consulting manager at Ernst & Young. He received
a master’s degree in finance from Bentley College, an MBAfrom Babson College, and a
Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Maine. Mr. Bragg resides in
Englewood, Colorado. He has also written the following books:
Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business (John Wiley & Sons)
Accounting Best Practices (John Wiley & Sons)
Advanced Accounting Systems
Controllership (John Wiley & Sons)
Cost Accounting (John Wiley & Sons)
Financial Analysis (John Wiley & Sons)
Just-in-Time Accounting (John Wiley & Sons)
Managing Explosive Corporate Growth (John Wiley & Sons)
Outsourcing (John Wiley & Sons)
Sales and Operations for Your Small Business (John Wiley & Sons)
The Controller’s Function (John Wiley & Sons)
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