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Accounting and financial analysis in the hospitality industry
- 2005
- Jonathan Hales
- Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Textbook intended to provide hospitality students and hospitality managers with a solid foundation of accounting concepts and methods of financial analysis.
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Accounting best practices
- 2013
- Steven M. Bragg
- John Wiley and Sons
Designed to assist anyone who needs to either improve the efficiency of the accounting department, reduce its error rates, or provide better information to other parts of a company. It includes chapters on accounts payable, billing, credit, collections, finance, general ledger, and general best practices. The book is written from an American perspective.
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Accounting control best practices
- 2009
- Steven M. Bragg
- John Wiley and Sons
Addresses one of the primary concerns in accounting today - how to develop a comprehensive system of accounting and operational controls. This concern has been exacerbated by the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires public companies to report an assessment of their internal control structures and which has led to comprehensive control examinations by all types of companies. This second edition describes a complete set of controls for both a paper-based accounting process and a computerized system and then describes controls for more advanced best practices that are layered on t...
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Accounting for financial instruments
- 2009
- Cormac Butler
- Wiley
Intended primarily for any accountant who is involved with the preparation of accounts that involve financial instruments. The book will also appeal to investors who want to evaluate the risk profile of entities using derivatives. Accounting jargon has been kept to a minimum so that non-accountants can see the issues. The book will also assist regulators who are directly involved with financial instruments.
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Accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets
- 2018
- Ervin L. Black, Mark L. Zyla
- Wiley
This title looks at the treatment of goodwill and other intangibles under IFRS and US GAAP and explains common practice in valuing these assets. Chapters cover: recognising intangible assets; initial measurement of acquired intangible assets; amortising intangible assets; impairment testing for goodwill and other intangible assets; financial statement presentation and disclosures; deferred tax consequences of goodwill and and intangible assets.
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Accounting for non-accountants
- 2010
- Wayne A. Label
- Sourcebooks
What is accounting? Who needs it? How does it benefit businesses? This book answers those questions for the non-accountant, providing a fast and easy way to learn the basics. Includes information on accounting and financial statements, generally accepted accounting principles, balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flow, the corporation, double entry accounting, using financial statements for short and long-term analysis, budgeting, audits and auditors and fraud and ethics.
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Accounting for non-accountants (10th edition)
- 2014
- David Horner
- Kogan Page
An introduction to the basics of accounting and business finance, designed for non-specialists with little or no background in accounting. Covers accounting and financial techniques in an easy-to-follow and approachable style. Contains sections accounting concepts, income statements, the balance sheet, accounting standards etc.
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Accounting for value
- 2011
- Stephen Penman
- Columbia University Press
Accounting for Value aims to teach investors and analysts how to handle accounting in evaluating equity investments. Its novel approach shows that valuation and accounting are much the same: valuation is actually a matter of accounting for value. Contains the chapters: return to fundamentals (and an accounting for the history of investment ideas); anchoring on fundamentals (and how accounting supplies the anchor); challenging market prices with fundamentals (and deploying accounting for a challenge); accounting for growth from leverage (and protection from paying too much for growth); accounti...
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Accounting principles for non-executive directors
- 2009
- Peter A. Holgate
- Cambridge University Press
Aims to explain the key elements of a listed company's annual report and accounts for non-executive directors who are not accountants.
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Accounts demystified
- 2008
- Anthony Rice
- Pearson
A guide to accounting which explains the major accounting concepts in a simple and easy to understand way. Includes company accounts, balance sheets, profit and loss accounts and cash flow systems. Also looks at how to analyse and monitor a company's financial performance.
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Accounts receivable management best practices
- 2005
- John G. Salek
- Wiley
Guide to managing accounts receivable, with practical techniques to drive improvement and achieve benefits such as increased cash flow, higher margins and a reduction in bad debt loss. Focuses primarily on commercial receivables management.
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Business accounting basics
- 2010
- Frank Wood | David Horner
- Pearson Education
An introduction to the fundamentals of bookkeeping and financial accounting. Contains worked examples and clear explanations to help students build their knowledge one step at a time. There are also assessment questions containing full solutions. It is based on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the International Accounting Standard (IAS) framework, meaning it can be utilised by students across the world rather than any one country in particular.
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Business accounting UK GAAP: volume 1
- 2008
- Frank Wood, Alan Sangster
- Pearson
This first volume includes chapters on double entry bookkeeping, financial statements, receipts and payments accounts, income and expenditure accounts, cash management, company accounts, accounting for goodwill, an introduction to financial analysis, international GAAP, and an introduction to management accounting.
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Business accounting: volume 1 (10th edition)
- 2005
- Frank Wood, Alan Sangster
- FT Prentice Hall
A textbook for students on bookkeeping and accounting. Provides a clear and straight forward introduction to the core techniques and skills required to fully understand the foundations of financial accounting. Includes worked examples for each topic, as well as self assessment material, so that students can monitor their own progress and understanding. Volume 1 covers: introduction to double entry bookkeeping; the financial statements of sole traders; books of original entry; adjustments for financial statements; special accounting procedures; partnership accounts and company accounts; an in...
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Business accounting: volume 1 (13th edition)
- 2015
- Frank Wood, Alan Sangster
- FT Prentice Hall
A textbook for students on bookkeeping and accounting. Provides a straightforward introduction to the foundations of financial accounting. Includes worked examples for each topic and self-assessment material. Volume 1 covers: introduction to financial accounting; the financial statements of sole traders; books of original entry; computerised accounting; adjustments for financial statements; special accounting procedures; partnership accounts and company accounts; an introduction to financial analysis; and an introduction to management accounting.
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Business accounting: volume 2 (10th edition)
- 2005
- Frank Wood, Alan Sangster
- FT Prentice Hall
A textbook for students on bookkeeping and accounting. Provides a clear and straight forward introduction to the core techniques and skills required to fully understand the foundations of financial accounting. Includes worked examples for each topic, as well as self assessment material, so that students can monitor their own progress and understanding. Volume 2 covers: special accounts; companies; groups; financial analysis; issues in financial reporting; costing; budgets; standard costing and variance analysis; planning, control and decision making; and the emerging business environment of ...
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Business accounting: volume 2 (13th edition)
- 2016
- Frank Wood, Alan Sangster
- FT Prentice Hall
A textbook for students on bookkeeping and accounting. Provides a straightforward introduction to the foundations of financial accounting. Includes worked examples for each topic as well as self assessment material. Volume 2 covers: special accounts; companies; groups; financial calculations and analysis; issues in financial reporting; the emerging business environment; costing; budgets; standard costing and variance analysis; and planning, control and decision making.
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Called to account
- 2010
- Paul M. Clikeman
- Routledge
Describes fourteen financial frauds that have influenced the American public accounting profession and directly led to the development of accounting standards and legislation as practiced in the US today.
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Company filings
- 2013
- Jennifer Adams
- ICSA Publishing
A practical guide to company filing in the UK which covers when companies are required to file, the procedure for doing so, the information needed to complete the relevant form and penalties for non-compliance. Answers to problems readers may encounter whilst undertaking the filing process are also included.
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Comparative international accounting
- 2016
- Christopher Nobes, R.H. Parker
- Pearson
This book explores differences between International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP), as well as differences in accounting practices between countries such as China, France, Germany and Japan.
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Comparative international accounting
- 2020
- Christopher Nobes, Robert B. Parker
- Pearson Education Limited
This book explores the conceptual and contextual foundations of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), contrasting them with US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). It also examines international differences in IFRS practices and the accounting differences that remain between countries such as China, France, Germany and Japan. Particular attention is paid to the key issues of political lobbying, harmonisation, and the special accounting problems of multinational companies.
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Corporate governance and accountability of financial institutions: the power and illusion of quality corporate disclosure
- 2021
- Jonas Akuffo
- Springer International Publishing
Corporate governance is concerned with structures and the allocation of responsibilities within companies. It deals with the decision-making at the level of the board of directors and is therefore to be distinguished from the day-to-day operational management of the company by the senior management.
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Corporate governance handbook
- 2017
- Bernadette Barber | Barbara Allen
- ICSA Publishing
The ICSA Corporate Governance Handbook provides full explanations of the statutory and regulatory regime applicable to listed companies but also,addresses how governance best practice might be applied by private companies, including subsidiaries. This new edition delves deeper than before into such issues in order to guide boards as they attempt to find an appropriate balance between more traditional financial considerations and other factors that may influence their decision making.
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Dictionary of accounting
- 2004
- Bloomsbury
The book aims to be a comprehensive dictionary covering a wide range of topics related to accountancy, including personal finance, investments and company accounts.
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Directors' disclosures
- 2013
- Carol Shutkever | Sarah Hawes
- ICSA Publishing
This guide provides an overview of the provisions relating to the disclosure of information about the directors of a UK-incorporated company. It gives a summary of the relevant law and regulation impacting on listed companies (both Main Market and AIM), but is also of relevance for UK private companies.
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Directors' disclosures
- 2013
- Carol Shutkever, Sarah Hawes
- ICSA Publishing
This guide provides an overview of disclosure requirements for the directors of a UK-incorporated company. It gives a summary of the relevant law and regulation affecting directors duties for listed companies (both Main Market and AIM), but is also of relevance for UK private companies.
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Early stage valuation: a fair value perspective
- 2020
- Antonella Puca
- Wiley
Addresses significant developments in the valuation of early stage enterprises at fair value with emphasis on practical applications--features a broad selection of case studies of early stage valuation. The book provides a comprehensive review of the current methodologies used to value Early Stage Enterprises (ESEs) at fair value for financial reporting, investment, and mergers and acquisitions. This authoritative guide examines how to apply market analysis, discounted cash flows models, statistical techniques such as option pricing models (OPM) and Monte Carlo simulation, the venture capital...
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Fair value for financial reporting: meeting the new FASB requirements
- 2006
- Alfred M. King
- John Wiley and Sons
Focuses on the fair value requirements of business combinations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), where the FASB and IASB have put into place the most stringent FV reporting. It is written from a US perspective.
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Financial accounting
- 2020
- David Alexander, Christopher Nobes
- Pearson Education Limited
This book is designed as an introductory text in financial accounting. What sets it apart from many other books with the same basic aim is that this book is not set in any one national context. Consequently, instead of references to national laws, standards or practices, the main reference point is International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
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Financial accounting for decision makers
- 2019
- Peter Atrill, Eddie McLaney
- Pearson Education Limited
This book focuses on the ways in which financial statements and information can be used to improve the quality of decision making. Coverage of developments to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) including an update to the discussion of the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. Recent changes to corporate governance provisions are explained. Chapter 12 now includes more detail about the role of the auditor.
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Financial accounting for dummies
- 2011
- Maire Loughran
- John Wiley and Sons
Contains sections on accounting basics and the three principal forms of financial statements: income statements, balance sheets, and statements of cash flows. It also includes an introduction to more advanced financial reporting concepts.
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Financial accounting: an introduction
- 2006
- Pauline Weetman
- Financial Times Prentice Hall
Concentrates on international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as used by large companies. It provides a conceptual framework for accounting and financial statements, as well as detailed sections on different aspects of financial reporting.
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Financial accounting: an introduction
- 2019
- Pauline Weetman
- Pearson Education Limited
This book uses the international Conceptual Framework (as revised in 2018) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as its primary focus. It enables students in their early stages of study to understand and analyse the published annual reports and financial statements of our largest businesses and public sector institutions.
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Financial and accounting principles in Islamic finance
- 2019
- Samir Alamad
- Springer
This book provides an original account detailing the origins and components of a faith-based accounting system (Islamic finance) that was founded around 629 CE. By examining the historical development that the accounting systems underwent within the context of faith-based rules and values, the book explains what is meant by the term "faith-based accounting", together with a discussion of its characteristics in relation to various product structures and the underlying Islamic finance principles.
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Financial reporting in the UK: a history of the Accounting Standards Committee, 1969-1990
- 2007
- Brian A. Rutherford
- Routledge
An academic history of the ASC, the body responsible for developing financial accounting standards in the UK from 1969 to 1990, providing an account of the regulation of financial reporting during that period. It covers the formulation of standards on specific topics, the evolution of the institutional machinery of standard-setting, and a number of general themes including the politics of standard-setting, the theory of accounting standardisation and the emergence of a conceptual framework for financial reporting.
The book also analyses the battles between standard-setters and preparers of fi...
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Financial reporting under IFRS: a topic-based approach
- 2010
- Wolfgang Dick | Franck Missonier-Piera
- John Wiley and Sons
Aims to develop the fundamental skills necessary to read and use the information contained in all types of financial statements, through examples, activities, questions and answers. It contains chapters on financial reporting and accounting mechanisms, financing, taxing, group accounts, financial analysis and communication, and the IASB and development of the IFRS.
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Forensic accounting
- 2015
- Robert J. Rufus, Laura Savory Miller, William Hahn
- Pearson
An introduction to forensic accounting concepts and techniques, designed for the benefit of students and practitioners. Includes chapters on gathering evidence, fraud, fundamentals of business valuation, and a sample engagement letter.
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Hospitality financial accounting
- 2009
- Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel, Agnes L. DeFranco
- John Wiley and Sons
Covers all the major elements of financial accounting, including the recording process, the accounting cycle, financial statements, internal controls, and long-term and intangible assets. Also addresses some areas of special interest to the tourism and hospitality industry, such as sole proprietorships and cost of goods calculation. The book also includes specimen accounts for a hospitality business.
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Housing SORP 2010 Update
- 2010
- National Housing Federation
- National Housing Federation
The SORP update 2010 interprets UK GAAP for registered social housing providers, incorporating changes that have occurred since the last SORP update in 2008. The main changes relate to accounting for negative goodwill in non-exchange business combinations and the capitalisation of works to existing properties. These apply to accounting periods commencing on or after 1 April 2011, although earlier adoption is recommended.
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IFRS 2017: interpretation and application of International Financial Reporting Standards
- 2017
- Erwin Bakker
- Wiley
An up-to-date reference work to help you apply and comply with the latest international financial reporting standards. The book provides a host of practical tools and invaluable guidance on the expanding framework for unified financial reporting. Prepared by an expert team to offer authoritative insight from a practitioner's perspective, the book also includes disclosure checklists to help verify compliance.
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IFRS policies and procedures
- 2008
- Barry J. Epstein | Eva K. Jermakowicz
- John Wiley and Sons
Addresses the implications of international financial reporting standards for different aspects of accounting. Includes chapters on IFRS implementation problems, cash, receivables, and prepaid expenses, consolidated financial statements, liabilities and contingencies after the reporting period, interim reporting segment reporting, and other matters.
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IFRS, fair value and corporate governance: the impact on budgets, balance sheets and management accounts
- 2006
- Dimitris N. Chorafas
- Elsevier
Aims to explain international financial reporting standards and their implications for business management. It includes chapters on IFRS and competition, implementing IFRS, management accounting, and corporate governance.
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International accounting standards: from UK standards to IAS, an accelerated route to understanding the key principles of international accounting rules
- 2007
- Paul Rodgers
- Elsevier
A summary of the relevant standards for a finance or accounting team. Covers the major elements of International Accounting Standards (IAS) with a special emphasis on the UK, including UK GAAP.
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Interpretation and application of UK GAAP for accounting periods commencing on or after 1 January 2015
- 2015
- Stephen Collings
- John Wiley and Sons
A detailed guide to applying new UK GAAP. Provides insight into the preparation of accounts under the EU-adopted IFRS, FRSs 100, 101, and 102, the FRSSE, and the Companies Act 2006, with guidance on which type of disclosure each scenario requires. The book also includes detailed analysis of the planned changes to the Small Companies' Regime scheduled to take effect in 2016.
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Interpreting company reports and accounts
- 2008
- Geoffrey Holmes | Alan Sugden | Paul Gee
- Financial Times Prentice Hall
Contains chapters on the regulatory scene and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), accounting principles, statements and review, auditors' reports, profit and loss, and the balance sheet. Includes special advice for small and medium-sized enterprises and a comparison of IFRS with UK GAAP.
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More than a numbers game: a brief history of accounting
- 2006
- Thomas A. King
- John Wiley and Sons
Explores key issues and events in accounting history. Focuses on the history of ideas associated with accounting's use by US corporations. Chapters cover accounting history from the creation of double-entry bookkeeping to the modern regulatory regime.
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Not for profit US GAAP 2017: Interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles.
- 2017
- Richard F Larkin, Marie DiTommaso
- Wiley
Wiley Not-for-Profit US GAAP 2017 is the essential accounting resource for not-for-profit organizations, providing quick access to the most up-to-date standards and practical tools for implementation. This guide features helpful visual aids alongside detailed explanations tailored to the not-for-profit sector.
Chapters include: Overview of not-for-profit organisations; Basic financial statements; Specific not-for-profit accounting topics; Other accounting-related not-for-profit topics; General accounting topics applied to not-for-profit organisations; Appendix contains disclosure checklist.
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Principles of group accounting under IFRS
- 2015
- Andreas Krimpmann
- Wiley
This book is a practical guide and reference to the standards related to consolidated financial statements, joint arrangements, and disclosure of interests. Fully illustrated with a step-by-step case study, Principles of Group Accounting under IFRS is equally valuable as an introductory text and as a reference for addressing specific issues that may arise in the process of consolidating group accounts.
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Revenue recognition: understanding and implementing the new standard
- 2017
- Joanne M. Flood
- Wiley
Provides an overview of the new revenue recognition standard and step-by-step instructions for finance professionals navigating through the new model, with numerous examples along the way. Offers a full explanation of over forty topics superseded by the new standard. The book includes digital ancillaries featuring measurement tools and GAAP and IFRS disclosure checklists.
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UK GAAP 2017: generally accepted accounting practice under UK and Irish GAAP
- 2017
- Mike Bonham, Ernst & Young
- Wiley
UK GAAP 2017 is fully updated to reflect the application of the new accounting standards in practice. It focuses on each area of the financial statement in turn and explains how they are treated by FRS 102, FRS 100, FRS 101, FRS 103 and FRS 104.
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