Financial Accounting: An Introduction 4e does not simply teach the accounting standards; it demonstrates that accounting is about 'how to' as well as 'why to' record and report information in a way that engages directly with Generation Y students.
This edition of a highly-successful text retains the traditional procedural coverage of the previous editions, along with a practical decision-making focus.
This edition focuses on concepts that are isolated in a logical sequence. It explains how accountants manipulate financial statements, discusses the three comon features of criminal and ethical misconduct including opportunity, pressure and rationalization, and much more.
Primarily intended for the first course in financial accounting for the postgraduate students of management, this systematically organized text discusses the essential concepts, principles and methods of financial accounting. It covers all important financial concepts and corporate financial reporting practices. The book, in its Fifth Edition, includes Revised Schedule III to the Companies Act, 2013, which provides Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account Format. Besides, more illustrations have been provided for easy grasping of the concept. The Schedule VI has also been explained at the appropriate places. While the emphasis throughout is given on the fundamentals, the book also skilfully analyzes advanced topics such as financial instruments, earnings management, internal control and internal audit, business combination and the logit model.
This compact text presents the fundamental principles of accounting and finance using Excel® as a tool for preparing and analyzing Balance Sheets and Profit & Loss Statements. The book also helps in learning the basics of Excel® and different functions it provides to format financial statements. The Third Edition of this book emphasises on accounting ratios that have been explained in detail by using the Balance Sheet of Ingersoll Rand India Ltd. for the year ending March 2014. The author uses the Balance Sheet of Ingersoll Rand India Ltd. to help students relate accounting principles to real-life situations. The topics analyzed include day-to-day problems that managers encounter such as forecasting balance sheets, investments in stock markets, management of receivables and inventory, EMIs, cost of discounting schemes, and designing finance schemes to promote a new product. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM which includes 92nd Annual Report of Ingersoll Rand India Ltd. and the exhibits given in Chapters 4 to 6. This updated edition will be useful primarily to postgraduate students pursuing courses in management and commerce disciplines. It will also be of immense help to the professionals indulged in model-building and developing a decision support system on Excel® worksheets. The book is recommended by AICTE for PGDM course. The link is www.aicte-india.org/modelsyllabus.php
"No other textbook does a better job of providing public administration students with the financial skills, vocabulary, and knowledge that are necessary for successful careers in government, nonprofit, and health care." —David Matkin, University at Albany - SUNY Reflecting recent changes in accounting standards, this Sixth Edition of Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations provides a comprehensive yet practical introduction to the financial decision-making and management skills required of students and practitioners in the public, health, and not-for-profit sectors. Assuming that readers have no prior training in financial management, the authors artfully combine the principles, theory, and analytics of accounting and finance. In every chapter, a wide range of exercises, case studies, and problems help students develop strong financial assessment and judgment proficiencies while reinforcing the essential mechanics of accounting. Instructors, sign in at study.sagepub.com/finkler6e for chapter-specific discussion questions, editable PowerPoint® slides, and more!