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The second edition of Accounting continues to provide a very accessible and easy–to–follow introduction to all the major aspects of accounting. Intended as a core textbook for students studying accounting for the first time, Accounting can be used by students on both accounting and non–accounting degrees and also MBA courses.
The new edition has been updated to reflect recent developments in accounting such as the creation of the new UK Accounting Standards Setting Regime. In particular, the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been fully incorporated and a distinction is now made throughout the book between the requirements of listed and non–listed companies. In addition, a substantive new section on performance evaluation is included.
Designed to be both engaging and accessible to the student, Accounting features:
A lively presentational style integrating cartoons and soundbites
Company Camera boxes presenting financial data from a wide variety of international companies, such as Heineken, Nokia and Volkswagen.
Real Life Nuggets offering contemporary examples from the business press that give the body of the text a real–life resonance.
End of chapter questions of escalating difficulty, together with accompanying answers, enabling the student to develop their understanding of the key concepts discussed in the text.
A rich supporting website
including solutions, extra question material and powerpoint slides for lecturers, multiple choice quizzes and an online glossary for students.
Synopsis:
Accounting is the provision of financial information to managers or owners, as well as to external users, so that they can make business decisions. It measures, monitors and controls business activities. "Accounting 2e" provides a very accessible and easy-to-follow introduction to accounting. It introduces students to accounting and provides them with a clear understanding of the theory and practice of financial and management accounting. The text blends theory and practice by stressing the underlying concepts and context of accounting.The text is thoroughly updated to include examples that comply with the new format adopted by International Accounting Standards for listed companies. 'Real Life Nuggets' and other material from the business press will be revised and updated. A large number of end of chapter questions of escalating difficulty, together with the accompanying answers, enables the reader to develop their understanding of the key concepts discussed in the text. '"Accounting Technician, July 2006"...well-written...explains points clearly...everything a budding accountant needs to know...' - Accounting Education. '..This is a new textbook that benefits from an authorial voice underpinned by technical competence.
About the Author:
Michael Jones is Professor of Financial Reporting and Director of the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Unit at Cardiff Business School