The abstract is a concise summary that conveys the essential information contained in the journal article. It should be written in your own words! The purpose of an abstract is to give the reader sufficient information for him or her to decide whether reading the entire article would be worthwhile. The last paragraph of the abstract should contain your opinion of the article. On the cover page, the abstract must contain the name of the article, the name(s) of the author(s), the name of the journal, the volume number of the journal, the date of the journal, and the page numbers of the original article. Your name and section number should be placed on the top left corner of the cover page. Articles to be summarized must be selected from journals published in 2017 or 2018. You may choose articles from the following journals: Accounting Horizons The CPA Journal The Financial Executive Journal of Accountancy