Carol Yacht’s Peachtree textbook is the market leader because her pedagogy is unmatched―she incorporates real-world businesses; step-by step-directions; numerous screen illustrations; challenging exercises and projects; and a website with additional resources. In
Computer Accounting with Peachtree by Sage Complete Accounting 2012, 16th Edition, you learn about the relationship between Peachtree software and fundamental accounting principles, procedures, and business processes. The primary goal is for the student to have a working familiarity with the software after completing the course with this text.
Computer Accounting with Peachtree by Sage Complete Accounting 2012, 16th Edition, teaches you how to use Peachtree Complete Accounting 2012 software. For more than 35 years , Peachtree by Sage has produced award-winning accounting software. Over 6.2 million customers use Sage software products. More than 13,000 employees work for Sage (http://sage.com/ourbusiness/aboutus). The Sage family of software products, which includes Peachtree Complete Accounting, is the leading global supplier of business management solutions and services. For more information about Sage's worldwide community, refer to page xxxii.
In the United States and Canada, Peachtree is used by more than 3.1 million businesses. Each year, tens of thousands of customers choose accountant-recommended Peachtree by Sage for their business needs. Why? Because Peachtree helps you do more to support the success of your business. Industries that use Peachtree include retail stores, healthcare, human resources/payroll, construction/real estate, transport/distribution, payment processing, not-for-profit, manufacturing, public utilities, legal, medical, and accounting firms.
Carol Yacht, carol@carolyacht.com, is an educator and author of technology-based accounting textbooks. Carol authors QuickBooks Online (3/e), QuickBooks Desktop (9/e), and Sage Peachtree (21/e), textbooks. Carol taught on the faculties of California State University-Los Angeles, West Los Angeles College, Yavapai College, and Beverly Hills High School. She started using accounting software in her classes in 1980. Carols teaching career includes first and second year accounting courses, accounting information systems, and computer accounting.
Since 1989, Carols textbooks have been published by McGraw-Hill. She contributes regularly to professional journals and is the Editor of the American Accounting Association's Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum section's The Accounting Educator.
Carol Yacht was an officer of AAAs Two-Year College section and recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. She is a board member of the Microsoft Dynamics Academic Alliance; worked for IBM Corporation as an education instruction specialist; serves on AAAs Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum sections research, instructional, and hall of honor award committees; and works for Intuit and Sage as a consultant. Carol earned her MA degree from California State University-Los Angeles, BS degree from the University of New Mexico, and AS degree from Temple University.
