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Accounting Simplified is a step-by-step introduction to financial accounting written in plain simple language. Taking students from the very basics to the elementary principles of management accounting, the text emphasises the real-world application of accounting methods and the importance of practising skills in order to reinforce learning.
For over thirty years, students have benefitted from this comprehensive, theory-based guide to accounting, its application to management decision-making and its impact on our wider global society. In this substantially revised eighth edition of the text, the authors reflect contemporary developments in the subject while continuing to encourage critical analysis of the usefulness and relevance of accounting practices.
The fifth edition retains all of the classic features that have contributed to the book's success such as, clarity of expression, the focus on the accounting equation, student activities, real-life commentaries running through each chapter, and the inclusion of the Safe and Sure Annual Report as a real world example of a listed company.
Pauline Weetman's innovative text expertly guides students over the stepping stones of management accounting and provides a solid foundation across first and second levels as a basis for further specialist study.
The text is clear, well structured and brings an imaginative approach to student learning with its emphasis throughout on allowing students to practice the application of theory.
Financial Accounting and Reporting is the most up to date text on the market. Now fully updated in its fourteenth edition, it includes extensive coverage of International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Accounting: An Introduction is renowned for its clear, accessible and uncluttered style. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the main principles of financial accounting, management accounting, and the core elements of financial management.
Accounting for Non-Accounting Students is a highly reputed text for is accessibility and clarity. The book combines user-friendly language and real world examples making it ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of Financial or Management accounting.
Comparative International Accounting by Nobes and Parker, now in its eleventh edition, is renowned for its depth of discussion and comparative coverage of the international dimensions of financial accounting and reporting.
Financial Accounting: a practical introduction addresses what is a perceived lack of coverage in current texts: the shortage of a comprehensive number of practical examples and exercises together with fully worked answers to support and explain fundamental aspects of financial accounting.
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.
Management Accounting for Decision Makers is praised for its clear, accessible and uncluttered style. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the main principles of management accounting, with a strong practical emphasis and avoiding excessive technical detail.
The book provides a unique practical introduction to the international standards, outlining how these standards are used on a daily basis by companies in the preparation of their financial statements.
The author examines the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure requirements of each IFRS and IAS and every attempt has been made to explain the standards as clearly and concisely as possible.
This book is fully in-line with the most recent developments in the public sector environment. It draws together accounting theory and practice for each of the main areas of accounting, providing contemporary examples from a range of public sector experience which are woven into the text to illustrate the issues involved.
The book is internationalised as much as possible to give it as wide an appeal as possible, and each chapter is fully supported by examples and progress assignments.
Managerial Accounting, 2e is concise and straightforward without sacrificing the explanations that clarify concepts! The key to capturing students' attention isn't just about being concise' which is why this text presents concepts in a way that gets students to the point without omitting vital information for the sake of brevity.
Managerial Accounting presents core concepts first, followed by an immediate explanation of the business implications the concept will have. MyAccountingLab, the text's online homework system, then provides students with a learning environment that tests and strengthens their skills and understanding through unlimited practice. Together, Managerial Accounting and MyAccountingLab will help students have more of those 'I Get It!' moments.