Accounting Principles for Lawyers

Accounting Principles for Lawyers

Author: Peter Holgate

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-02-02

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1139447157

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Many lawyers, especially those dealing with commercial matters, need to understand accounting yet feel on shaky ground in the area. This book is written specifically for them. It breaks down and makes clear basic concepts (such as the difference between profit and cash flow), the accounting profession and the legal and regulatory framework within which accounting operates. The relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1985 are discussed at some length. Holgate explains generally accepted accounting principles in the UK (GAAP), the trend towards global harmonisation and the role of international accounting standards. He then deals with specific areas such as group accounts, acquisitions, tax, leases, pensions, financial instruments, and realised profits, focusing in each case on those aspects that are likely to confront lawyers in their work. This book will appeal to the general practitioner as well as to lawyers working in corporate, commercial, and tax law.


Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781590318737

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.


Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation for the Practical Lawyer

Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation for the Practical Lawyer

Author: Robert B. Dickie

Publisher: American Bar Association

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9781590314746

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Written expressly for business lawyers, this best-selling guide takes you step-by-step through the key principles of corporate finance and accounting. This Second Edition will update the title's content and provide additions to reflect post-Enron SEC and FASB rules and new rules regarding merger and acquisition accounting.


Law Firm Accounting Demystified

Law Firm Accounting Demystified

Author: Rakesh Kabra

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780692879597

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In under 100 pages, Law Firm Accounting Demystified gives every legal practice a basic primer on the unique aspects of legal accounting that every lawyer and legal accounting professional should know. It covers all the bases -- from trusts to revenue recognition to bank reconciliations and more. Any attorney who gets overwhelmed by accounting minutiae can use Law Firm Accounting Demystified not only as a handy desk reference -- but also as a practical guide to taking a more systematic approach to keeping current, compliant books on an ongoing basis.


Accounting and Finance for Lawyers in a Nutshell

Accounting and Finance for Lawyers in a Nutshell

Author: Charles H. Meyer

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781647087821

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"This product provides a well-rounded summary of the relevant accounting areas from basic financial statements to complex earnings-per-share ratios and corporate finance and valuation. Learn how to recognize revenue, expenses, assets, and liabilities. It reviews accounting principles for many different areas, including acquisitions, investments, long-term debt, leases, stocks, and partnerships. It also discusses recent developments such as adoption of new requirements to place most operating leases on the lessee's balance sheet, a new principles based approach to accounting for revenue, and refinements in the accounting for stock options."--


Law and Accounting

Law and Accounting

Author: Lawrence A. Cunningham

Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 792

ISBN-13:

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This book is both revolutionary and traditional, using primary materials rather than author narrative. By adopting this traditional approach for law and accounting, Cunningham's new book puts the subject on par with other law school courses. This traditional "cases and materials" approach underscores how accounting standards bear earmarks of functional law. To facilitate analogical and critical engagement on par with other law school teaching books, pedagogical design follows the classic casebook method of arranging cases and materials in pairs of opposites and complements. This arrangement enables conceptualizing accounting as functional law as theoretical and analytical matters as well. This original content also illuminates transaction economics, factors associated with accounting irregularities and the lawyer's role in financial reporting.