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International introduction to financial accounting AN INTERNATIONAL INTRODUCTION

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: UK FT Prentice Hall 2001Description: 512p., 246 x 189mm, Index, paperbackISBN:
  • 0273646788
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Contents:
Part 1 The context of acounting: introduction; some fundamentals; frameworks and concepts; the regulation of accounting; international differences; contents of annual reports; statement analysis. Part 2 Financial reporting issues: recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements; tangible and intangible fixed assets; inventories; financial assets, liabilities and equity; accounting and taxation; cash-flow statements; group accounting; foreign currency translation; accounting for price changes. Part 3 Analysis: firm valuation; international analysis.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Clonmel Library Main Collection 657 ALE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R06051KRCC
Standard Loan Thurles Library Main Collection 657 ALE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available R09024KRCT

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Financial Accounting: an International Introduction is particularly timely....It is unusual in that it takes as its base not one country's standards but International Accounting Standards which I firmly believe are going to be the worldwide requirements of the future....I congratulate the authors for their foresight in producing such an excellent book.Sir David Tweedie, ChairmanInternational Accounting Standards BoardThis new text by David Alexander and Christopher Nobes is aimed at undergraduate and MBA students worldwide, taking a first course in financial accounting.It provides a complete introduction to the subject, but is written in the context of the accounting rules of the International Accounting Standards Committee, drawing examples from a range of European countries and including references to EU Directives. Key features? Teaches financial accounting from a non-country specific perspective, using IAS as its framework to explain concepts and standards.? Examples are included from a wide range of countries.? Activities and 'Why it Matters' boxes are integrated throughout each chapter to challenge students and stimulate further interest.? Each chapter contains a range of sel

A complete introduction to financial accounting, aimed at undergraduate / MBA students worldwide. The International Accounting Standards Committee is used as the book's basis of concepts and standards. Appropriate references to EU Directives and examples from European countries are included.

Part 1 The context of acounting: introduction; some fundamentals; frameworks and concepts; the regulation of accounting; international differences; contents of annual reports; statement analysis. Part 2 Financial reporting issues: recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements; tangible and intangible fixed assets; inventories; financial assets, liabilities and equity; accounting and taxation; cash-flow statements; group accounting; foreign currency translation; accounting for price changes. Part 3 Analysis: firm valuation; international analysis.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Part I The context of accounting
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Some Fundamentals
  • 3 Frameworks and Concepts
  • 4 The Regulation of Accounting
  • 5 International Differences
  • 6 Contents of Annual Reports
  • 7 Statement Analysis Part II: Financial Reporting Issues
  • 8 Recognition and Measurement of the Elements of Financial Statements
  • 9 Tangible and Intangible Fixed Assets
  • 10 Inventories
  • 11 Financial Assets, Liabilities and Equity
  • 12 Accounting and Taxation
  • 13 Cash Flow Statements
  • 14 Group Accounting
  • 15 Foreign Currency Translation
  • 16 Accounting for Price Changes Part III: Analysis
  • 17 Firm Valuation
  • 18 International Analysis Appendices Index

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