Accounting: ACCT 1008: Accounting for Business - SP5 2019

For the assignments for Accounting for Business, you will need to:

• Write a letter to your client to explain recorded accounting transactions (Part A)
• Prepare explanations about 3 accounting cases in a formal business letter format (Part B)

This page was created to help you as you complete your assignments.

See your course outline and LearnOnline page for details on these assessments.

Before you start searching, think of some keywords related to your topic. Here are a few examples to get you started:

• accounting standards
• client communication

Once you have planned your search, you need to connect your key words using:

• OR: Combines similar keywords
• AND: Combines different keywords
• NOT: Excludes words from the search

Remember to use "quotation marks" to keep phrases together.

Then try your search term in the Library Catalogue:

Here are some examples of completed search terms you can use in the catalogue:

• "accounting standards"
• "accounting handbook"

From your results, your can then use the filters on the left to limit by date or choose certain formats.

Once you have found some resources, you will need to evaluate if they are appropriate and if they are from a credible source. Watch this video for more:

These resources have advice for writing business letters:

• Business Writing: Letters - what they are and how to write them
• Video: Writing formal business letters

Here are some resources for general writing skills:

• Video: Introducing the 10 Cs of business writing
• Expressing yourself clearly and concisely
• Study Help: English
• Grammar Tips
• ESL English Language Support
• Macquarie Australian Dictionary online

Here are some ebooks about writing business letters:

Use the checklist below to make sure you have met all requirements for your assignment