Wiley GAAP 2015: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted ... Principles 2015 (Wiley Regulatory Reporting) - Softcover

Flood, Joanne M.

9781118945193: Wiley GAAP 2015: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Interpretation and Application of Generally Accepted ... Principles 2015 (Wiley Regulatory Reporting)

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ISBN 10: 1118945190 ISBN 13: 9781118945193

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2014

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The quick, complete, cross–referenced GAAP guide, with illustrations, explanations, and examples

Wiley GAAP 2015 contains the most comprehensive coverage of all GAAP pronouncements in a single volume, providing professionals with a complete reference to the entire GAAP hierarchy. This new edition includes the latest updates to the standards, along with AICPA ASEC statements of position and a comprehensive cross–reference of accounting topics to the new FASB codification system. All pronouncements are fully explained in detail, including terminology, and practice exercises demonstrate real–world application. Each chapter includes a discussion of perspectives and issues, sources of GAAP, definitions, concepts, rules, and examples, with specific appendices where applicable. This useful guide contains more examples and illustrations than any other GAAP reference, and all original pronouncements are referenced to the FASB Current Text.

GAAP is constantly being updated, and users require expert interpretation and explanation of relevant principles with every new pronouncement. This book provides clear, user–friendly guidance, including FASB Technical Bulletins, AcSEC Practice Bulletins, FASB Implementation Guides, and AICPA Statements of Position and Accounting Interpretations. Readers will:

Refer to GAAP standards and ASEC statements quickly and easily
Understand relevant terminology, concepts, and rules
Study detailed examples to gain a solid working knowledge of the standards
Gain confidence by practicing GAAP applications before using it in the field

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The most practical, authoritative guide to GAAP

Wiley GAAP 2015 contains complete coverage of all levels of GAAP, indexed to the ASC. Wiley GAAP renders GAAP more understandable and accessible for research, and has been designed to reduce the amount of time and effort needed to solve accounting research issues. Providing interpretive guidance and a wealth of real–world, content–rich examples and illustrations, this invaluable guide offers clear, user–friendly guidance on every pronouncement including FASB Technical Bulletins, AcSEC Practice Bulletins, FASB Implementation Guides, AICPA Statements of Position, and AICPA Accounting Interpretations.

Offers insight into the application of complex financial reporting rules
Contains detailed index for easy reference use
Includes a comprehensive cross–reference of accounting topics to the FASB codification system

With easy–to–access information, this reliable resource offers complete coverage of the entire GAAP hierarchy.

About the Author:

Joanne Flood, MBA, CPA, (Rockville Centre, NY) has accounting experience within both a Big 4 international firm and a small firm. She has worked as a senior manager in the AICPA′s Professional Development group. Joanne received her MBA in Accounting Summa Cum Laude from Adelphi University.
While in public accounting, she worked on major clients in retail, manufacturing, and finance and on small business clients in construction, manufacturing, and professional services. At the AICPA, she managed the development and wrote courses in the accounting and auditing product line. She also wrote and produced training materials in a wide variety of media, including print, video, and audio, and pioneered the AICPA′s elearning product line.

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