Financial accounting [printed text] / Anne Britton, Author ; Christopher Waterston, Author  . -  5th Edition . - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010 . - xiii, 427p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-273-71930-4 : €52.85
This text provides an accessible introduction to financial accounting and focuses clearly upon the needs of modular course requirements. It considers the European contexts for accounting and provides a careful balance of practice and theory.

Keywords:	'Accounting' 'Accounting  exercises'
Class number:	657
Abstract:	The text adopts a questioning attitude to the subject, asking why accounting practices exist and how they work, without lingering on the technicalities. For those who favour the ‘why’ over ‘how to’ approach, Financial Accounting is the ideal introductory core text for first-year financial accounting students. The text is deliberately and positively accessible for first-time students, with frequent exercises in all chapters, and answers to these supplied straight after the questions. These do not so much test understanding of the subject as develop understanding through self-testing and repetition.
Contents note:	Preface; Guided Tour; 1 What is accounting?; 2 The statement of financial position; 3 The statement of comprehensive income; 4 Concepts and characteristics; 5 The double entry system; 6 Adjustments, including entries in ledger accounts; 7 Preparation of statement of comprehensive income and statement of financial position from trial balance and adjustments; 8 Accounts of limited companies and other organisations; 9 Group Accounting; 10 Statement of Cash Flows; 11 Regulatory framework, corporate social responsibility and corporate governance; 12 Interpretation, including ratio analysis and consideration of additional information required; 13 Valuation and performance measurement; 14 Control of accounting systems; 15 Information technology and accounting; 16 The finale Appendix: Answers to self assessment questions; Glossary;Index.