
Business Accounting
An Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
Palgrave MacMillan (Publisher)
Published on 26. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-4039-4886-1 (ISBN)
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Description
Business Accounting covers financial and management accounting in a non-technical style, particularly suitable for non-specialist undergraduate and postgraduate students. The active-learning approach seeks to convey an understanding of the subjectivity inherent in accounting and the ability to evaluate financial information. Also available is a companion website with extra features to accompany the text, please take a look by clicking below - http://www.palgrave.com/business/collis/ba/
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 190 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
759 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4886-1 (9781403948861)
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Jill Collis | Andrew Holt | Roger Hussey
Business Accounting
An Introduction to Financial and Management Accounting
Book
06/2012
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€53.49
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Jill Hussey | Roger Hussey
Business Accounting
Book
11/1998
Palgrave Macmillan
€32.18
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Persons
JILL COLLIS, BA (Hons), PhD, is a Senior Lecturer at Kingston University, UK. She has published several books on accounting and research methods and her writing reflects her experience as a mature student. She is an active researcher and her recent publications include reports and articles relating to studies commissioned by the ICAEW, ACCA, DTI and Financial Reporting Council. ROGER HUSSEY, MSc, PhD, FCCA, is the Dean of Accounting at the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Canada. After a career in industry, he became Director of Research into Employee Communications at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and later held a chair at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He has written many books and articles on accounting. His main research interests are international accounting and corporate governance.
Content
Preface PART ONE: THE WORLD OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Nature and Purpose of Accounting Accounting Principles and Rules Importance of Cash PART TWO: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING The Accounting System The Trial Balance Measuring Financial Performance Measuring Financial Position Financial Statements of a Sole Trader Financial Statements of a Partnership Financial Statements of a Limited Company Analysing Financial Statements PART THREE: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Importance of Cost Information Costing for Product Direct Costs Costing for Indirect Costs Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations Activity-based Costing Marginal Costing Budgetary Control Standard Costing Capital Investment Appraisal Discounted Cash Flow Appendix: Present Value Table Acronyms Glossary Index