Business Accounting Vol 1 - Softcover

Wood, Frank; Sangster, Alan

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9780273655527: Business Accounting Vol 1

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273655523 ISBN 13: 9780273655527

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2002

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Known as the 'Bible' of accounting this book offers a thorough introduction to financial accounting. Full coverage of special accounting procedures and partnerships are retained in this modernized version of the two volumes, logically taking the reader through a typical first year course.

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Business Accounting is the world’s best-selling textbook on bookkeeping and accounting. It gives clear explanations, in straightforward language, with a wealth of worked examples and a large number of questions and answers. These features have made it for many years the number one choice for both students and lecturers. Literally millions of students have studied and passed accounting examinations using Business Accounting. In the ninth edition of Volume 1, chapters have been updated to reflect changes in the accounting environment and two new chapters added on Computerised Accounting Systems and An Introduction to Management Accounting. The opportunity has been taken to transfer chapters on Bills of Exchange and Consignment Accounts to the Companion Website. New pedagogical features:

Learning Outcomes linked to revised Learning Objectives;
Activities designed to broaden and reinforce students’ understanding of concepts;
Glossary defining key terms and concepts, referenced to the chapter in which they appear;
Sets of 20 multiple choice questions positioned in the book at relevant points, with answers given in Appendix 2;
Notes for Students to help them with their studies and examinations;
Two-colour design to emphasise key points.

The book gives an excellent grounding in financial accounting and is widely used on professional and secondary-level accounting courses. Students and lecturers choose Business Accounting because it gives:

comprehensive coverage of accounting principles;
a large number of worked examples, practice questions and answers to reinforce learning;
clear explanations in short chapters with logical progression.

The authors Frank Wood BSc(Econ) FCA – the world’s best-selling author of accounting textbooks. Alan Sangster BA MSc Cert TESOL CA - Professor of Accounting at the Open University Business School, and was previously at The Queen’s University of Belfast, the University of Aberdeen and the University of Strathclyde. Also available: Frank Wood’s Business Accounting 2 9th edition Frank Wood and Alan Sangster 0 273 65557 4

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