| Title : | Accounting | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Michael Jones | | Edition statement: | 2nd ed. | | Publisher: | Chichester : Wiley | | Publication Date: | 2006 | | Pagination: | xxii, 690 p. | | Layout: | ill. | | Size: | 25 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-470-01779-1 | | Class number: | 657 | | Abstract: | 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. | | Contents note: | 1 Introduction to Accounting. Section A: Financial Accounting: The Techniques. 2 The Accounting Background. 3 Recording: Double-Entry Bookkeeping. 4 Main Financial Statements: The Profit and Loss Account (Income statement). 5 Main Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet. 6 Preparing the Financial Statements. 7 Partnerships and Limited Companies. 8 Main Financial Statements: The Cash Flow Statement. 9 Interpretation of Accounts. Section B: Financial Accounting: The Context. 10 Regulatory and Conceptual Frameworks. 11 Measurement Systems. 12 The Annual Report. 13 Creative Accounting. 14 International Accounting. Section C: Management Accounting. 15 Introduction to Management Accounting. 16 Costing. 17 Planning: Control and Performance: Budgeting. 18 Planning, Control and Performance: Standard Costing. 19 Short-Term Decision Making. 20 Strategic Management Accounting. 21 Long-Term Decision Making: Capital Investment Appraisal. 22 The Management of Working Capital and Sources of Finance. Further Reading. Glossary of Key Accounting Terms. Appendix: Answers. Index. |
Accounting [printed text] / Michael Jones . - 2nd ed. . - Chichester : Wiley, 2006 . - xxii, 690 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-470-01779-1 | Class number: | 657 | | Abstract: | 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. | | Contents note: | 1 Introduction to Accounting. Section A: Financial Accounting: The Techniques. 2 The Accounting Background. 3 Recording: Double-Entry Bookkeeping. 4 Main Financial Statements: The Profit and Loss Account (Income statement). 5 Main Financial Statements: The Balance Sheet. 6 Preparing the Financial Statements. 7 Partnerships and Limited Companies. 8 Main Financial Statements: The Cash Flow Statement. 9 Interpretation of Accounts. Section B: Financial Accounting: The Context. 10 Regulatory and Conceptual Frameworks. 11 Measurement Systems. 12 The Annual Report. 13 Creative Accounting. 14 International Accounting. Section C: Management Accounting. 15 Introduction to Management Accounting. 16 Costing. 17 Planning: Control and Performance: Budgeting. 18 Planning, Control and Performance: Standard Costing. 19 Short-Term Decision Making. 20 Strategic Management Accounting. 21 Long-Term Decision Making: Capital Investment Appraisal. 22 The Management of Working Capital and Sources of Finance. Further Reading. Glossary of Key Accounting Terms. Appendix: Answers. Index. |
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