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Printed Books |
Book Language |
English |
Faculty Name |
Gyan B. Pipara |
Package Details |
5th Edition (March 2026), Hardcover |
Item Code |
9789371260763 |
Exams |
PROFESSIONAL BOOKS |
Delivery |
Home Delivery within 7-10 days from the date of Payment Confirmation. |
Brand |
Taxmann |
No of Pages |
600 |
Balance Sheet Decoded – Keys to Unlock Balance Sheet Secrets book by Gyan B. Pipara
Balance Sheet Decoded – Keys to Unlock Financial Statements is a comprehensive, practitioner-driven guide. The book has established itself as an essential reference for anyone who reads, analyses, or depends on corporate financial statements. The author consistently uses a vivid analogy: just as a trained eye is needed to interpret a person's horoscope, a specific technique and a critical mind are required to interpret a business’s horoscope – its Balance Sheet. He compares the balance sheet to the brain and nervous system of an entity, and the profit and loss statement to its heart. With this anatomical analogy, the book equips readers with the skills to identify creative accounting, diversion and siphoning of funds, misstatements, and window dressing that may be concealed beneath financial disclosures. Covering over 600 pages, with more than 35 chapters across 5 key sections, over 65 real-world case studies, numerous charts and diagrams, and various annotated data tables (referred to as ‘Boxes’), it provides a step-by-step, practitioner’s methodology for analysing every line item of a corporate financial statement. This edition has been significantly expanded with updated case analyses relevant to Financial Year 2025, the latest legal positions, and new analytical techniques.
This book is intended for every type of stakeholder who finds it difficult to analyse and understand the complexities involved in the details provided in financial statements. It specifically assists:
The Present Publication is the 5th Edition, authored by CA. Gyan B. Pipara, with the following noteworthy features:
The book offers a thorough, detailed analysis of each component of a corporate financial statement. Its 38 chapters are organised under 6 Keys, each unveiling a major section of the financial statement.
The book is organised around a distinctive ‘Key’ framework that mirrors the structure of corporate financial statements. Six Keys open six main sections, comprising 38 chapters distributed as follows:
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