Written Communication in Accounting There is bad news and good news when learning about written communication in accounting. The bad news is good written communication skills are not automatic. The good news is that once you practice good written communication skills enough, they become automatic. Good habits are formed the same way bad habits are formed. For all hand-in assignments during the semester, submit all calculation solutions in a Microsoft Excel file if they do not have an answer form provided. Excel is the software most used by accountants, so you need to use it. Put the entire solution in the one Excel file. You can use more than one tab in the same workbook, if necessary, but only submit one file. In other words, do not submit a separate Microsoft Word file for any discussion. Microsoft Excel logo Microsoft Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons As an example of Excel table format solutions applied to the Hair Dryer case: Excel Table Format Example Item Price Cost 1: Sticker price $10.00 Cost 2: Sticker price $10.00 Sales tax 0.60 Total cost $10.60 Nine Notes Nine notes about this (and you earn a lower grade if the solution violates these): the