Ken Boyd

Ken Boyd

Accounting and finance expert

Ken Boyd is a former CPA, accounting professor, writer, and editor. He has written four books on accounting topics, including The CPA Exam for Dummies. Ken has filmed video content on accounting topics for LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly Media, Dummies.com, and creativeLIVE. He has written for Investopedia, QuickBooks, and a number of other publications. Boyd has written test questions for the Auditing test of the CPA exam, and spent three years on the Audit staff of KPMG.

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B.S.B.A., University of Kansas
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Accounting and finance topics. Ken has a YouTube channel AccountingED, where he covers various accounting and finance topics, which he also writes about on his blog, Accounting Accidentally.

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Ken has written four accounting books for Wiley Publishing's Dummies.com series. Visit his Amazon author page to learn more.

Articles by Ken Boyd

How to prepare a balance sheet: Step-by-step guide

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How to prepare a balance sheet: Step-by-step guide

A balance sheet is a financial statement that summarizes a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.
Financial accounting: What it is & how it works

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Financial accounting: What it is & how it works

Financial accounting is the process of recording, summarizing, and reporting a company's financial transactions in standardized statements for stakeholders.
Cash flow statement: Definition and examples

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Cash flow statement: Definition and examples

A cash flow statement tracks cash moving into and out of a business during a set period, organized into operating, investing, and financing activities.
What is capital expenditure (CapEx)?

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What is capital expenditure (CapEx)?

Capital expenditure (CapEx) is money a company spends to acquire, upgrade, or maintain long-term physical assets like property, equipment, and technology.
Expenses in accounting: Definition, types, and examples

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Expenses in accounting: Definition, types, and examples

Expenses in accounting are costs incurred during a period that reduce equity through asset outflows or liability incurrences and lower net income.
6 easiest business credit cards to get in 2026

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6 easiest business credit cards to get in 2026

The easiest business credit cards to get include secured cards, fair-credit unsecured cards, and corporate charge cards with no personal credit check required.