This updated edition defines and explains key financial terms and discusses topics that include:Business types and taxation methods, including the latest changes in 2017 and 2018The value of money over timeCapital budgetingInvesting and financingDividend policyInvestment decisions based on financial derivativesFinancial analysisManaging working capitalAnalyzing financial statementsFinancial Software, Social Media and DatabaseBooks in Barron's Business Review Series are intended mainly for classroom use, and include review questions with answers. They make fine supplements to main texts when included in college-level business courses, and can serve as main textbooks in adult education and business brush-up programs