Principles of Financial Accounting - Softcover

Gillespie, Ian; Lewis, Richard; Hamilton, Kay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 027367630X ISBN 13: 9780273676300

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall, 2004

Synopsis

The breadth and depth of coverage means Principles of Financial Accounting is suitable for undergraduate, postgraduate and HND/C students taking an introductory course or module in financial accounting.

Principles of Financial Accounting

provides a comprehensive grounding in the main techniques and underlying concepts involved in the preparation and analysis of accounting statements and their application to various forms of business organisation.

Reorganised into a new structure which reflects modern accounting thinking, the new edition of Principles of Financial Accounting encourages students to interact with the material presented and places an even greater emphasis on interpreting and analysing accounting statements. Written for students with the aim of helping them understand the principles of financial accounting, this book develops ideas progressively, step by step, in an exceptionally clear style, and is extensively illustrated through comprehensive worked examples and self check questions.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This easy-to-read text will give students the grounding they need to understand the principles of financial accounting. Whilst it provides a sound theoretical foundation of the subject area this new edition also emphasises the preparation, analysis and application of accounting statements in the context of the modern business organisation.

 

Key Features

• End-of-chapter review questions and exercises with answers.
• Checkpoint questions throughout, solutions also included.
• Definitions of all key terms and easy-reference glossary.
• New! greater prominence given to the limitations of the accounting model.
• New! chapter on the accounts of charities.
• New! chapter summarising the preparation of financial statements.
• New! chapter on computerised accounting.
• New! expanded coverage of auditing.
• New! updated section on the recognition of profit.
• New! Companion Website with excellent resources for both students and lecturers e.g. multiple choice questions, comments on recent press reports and downloadable instructor’s manual.

 

Principles of Financial Accounting is ideal for students taking an introductory course or module in financial accounting.

 

Ian Gillespie was formerly Academic Director of Validation Services at the European Business School, London and Academic Leader, Regents Business School, London.

Richard Lewis was formerly Professor of Accountancy at the University of Wales and is now Co-Director of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Information (CHERI) and President of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).

Kay Hamilton was formerly Accounting Subject Leader at the European Business School, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 027367630X
• ISBN 13: 9780273676300
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 516