Here is a practical, no-nonsense book that guides managers and students through the basic principles of business accounting. Assuming no prior knowledge it takes the reader through the financial documents: The Balance Sheet; Profit & Loss (Revenue or Expense) Account; Cash & Funds Flow, and Control Ratios; until they are able to read and interpret a company's accounts. Free from 'jargon' used by many accountants and financial textbooks and full of common sense, this is an indispensible book for anyone who wishes or needs to understand finance.