Introduction to financial accounting Christopher Waterston and Anne Britton

By:

Waterston, Christopher, 1955-

Contributor(s):

Britton

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Longman modular texts in business and economicsPublication details: London Longman 1996ISBN:

0582262577

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

657 WAT

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	657 WAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002000325721

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This text contains approximately 80% text, 15% test and assessment material and 5% further reading sources. The text's interactive approach is designed to encourage students' interest whilst at the same time providing a flexible resource for lecturers. It also has an explicit consideration of the European context and alternative approaches to financial reporting.

Includes bibliographies and index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 What is accounting? Nature, purposes and users
2 Balance sheet
3 P&L
4 Concepts and conventions, including characteristics
5 Double entry
6 Adjustments, including entries in ledger accounts
7 Preparation of P&L and balance sheet from TB and adjustments
8 Limited companies
9 Regulatory framework in UK, compared with European examples
10 Interpretation, including ratio analysis, and consideration of additional information required
11 Cash flow statement
12 Accounting under price level changes
13 Control
14 IT
15 Conclusion, based around interpretation of the same company presented in accordnace with UK GAAP and a (probably French) GAAP