Intermediate Accounting - Softcover

Chasteen, Lanny; Flaherty, Richard; O'Connor, Melvin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007115227X ISBN 13: 9780071152273

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 1997

Synopsis

The Sixth Edition of this well-respected intermediate text continues to provide the best conceptual and theoretical coverage in intermediate accounting. By doing so, students learn to understand, perform, and critically evaluate accounting practices and procedures. The focus of this revision is to make the text as student friendly as possible.

About this title

From the Publisher:

New real-world integrative cases by Fred Mittelstaedt of the University of Notre Dame have been added to give students increased opportunities for analysis and research.
The text has been completely updated to reflect the most current accounting standards and practices.
More real-world examples, international highlights, and conceptual issues have been added to the text and are depicted with icons for quick identification of material.
Integrated Learning objectives, margin notes, and a new, larger format will make this edition easier to read and comprehend.
Chasteen, Flaherty, and O'Connor are known and respected for providing a strong emphasis on the conceptual and theoretical issues underlying financial accounting. The conceptual framework is presented in Chapter 2 and reiterated throughout the text.
Early introduction to Revenue Recognition and the Statement of Cash Flow gives students a strong background in this important topic. Cash Flow is covered in greater depth at the end of the text (Chapter 21).
Abundant varieties of end-of-chapter exercises, problems, and cases allow for flexibility in student assignments. Material includes real-world cases, research and analysis cases, adapted CPA problems, and a wealth of exercises and problems.
The format of the problems in the end of the chapter material was used to create Smith/Birney: Interactive Intermediate Accounting Software. The program is a perfect partner wirh the text because it offers extra practice along with immediate feedback.
Real-World Integrative Cases, written by Fred Mittelstaedt of Univ. Notre Dame
Includes more real-world examples, international highlights, and conceptual issues which are depicted by new icons.
Improved design and pedagogy such as integrated learning objectives and margin notes
Intermediate Interactive Accounting Lab and Financial Interactive Accounting Lab software are available. Inter-mediate uses C/F/O as the basis for its questions, so it is strongly tied in with text.
Strong conceptual and theoretical approach discuss the "why" in addition to the "what" and "how"
Early introduction to Cash Flow and Statement of Cash Flow
Abundant varieties of end of chapter material, including exercises, problems and cases (many from real world examples)

About the Author:

Lanny G. Chasteen, Ph.D., CPA, is the Arthur Andersen Alumni Centennial Professor and Head of the School of Accounting at Oklahoma State University. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Arkansas.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 007115227X
• ISBN 13: 9780071152273
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1200