...shortcuts swissgirl.....as with any discipline, law, medicine, engineering, art, you have to learn the fundamentals which then become the building blocks...may I recommend Frank Wood's "Introduction to Accounting" it's (vol 1 & 2) an authority..and also check out the special manuals produced for students of CIMA, ACCA and ACA which you find at professional bookshops or advertised for sale by students once they have finished their exams...try the noticeboards at the Uni...finally, you will either "get it" or you won't but don t give up too early as it normally just all falls into place and the veil is lifted!

Buy a small pocket notepad ( I mean really small) and make notes in that....mumtaz!

.If you're living life on the edge, you've got too much room.