Introductory Financial Accounting and Reporting - Softcover

Smith, Barry

9780335241255: Introductory Financial Accounting and Reporting

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335241255 ISBN 13: 9780335241255

Publisher: Open University Press, 2010

Don’t panic! The Essential Revision... in a Hurry series provides you with outlines of the key topics you'll need to know to successfully pass your exams.

Introductory Financial Accounting and Reporting covers key topics in concise and clear chapters with illustrative examples. Geared towards exam topics, it will help you to master the fundamentals of topics such as:

The statement of financial position
The income statement
Capital and revenue expenditure
Depreciation, disposals and revaluation
Accruals and prepayments
Irrecoverable debts, estimates and provisions

It also covers the more complex elements of interpretation of financial statements and preparing financial statements from a trial balance while introducing you to the regulatory frameworks that must be adhered to.

Written primarily for undergraduates taking their first course in financial accounting and reporting the book will also be of use to those taking professional exams or as a refresher for students taking higher level accountancy courses that are based on these core topics.

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About the Author:

Barry Smith has been teaching financial accounting at undergraduate, postgraduate & professional levels since 2001 and prior to this he worked in industry for 10 years. Barry lectured full-time at Dublin City University Business School before establishing his own accounting education consultancy practice in 2006. He continues to teach financial accounting on a freelance basis.

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