
Contemporary Issues in Accounting
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 21. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-470-80766-8 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary Issues in Accounting is a new textbook, which offers a more applied introduction to a range of contemporary issues facing the accounting profession. The text presents a basic overview of the conceptual framework that governs the profession, before examining a series of contemporary accounting issues. The text is written for third-year undergraduate financial accounting subjects that seek to offer students a practical overview of financial accounting and the various contemporary issues facing the profession. Students will benefit from the \'plain English\' writing style, the broad issues-based approach with applications to business and the diversity of the accounting issues covered.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
802 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-80766-8 (9780470807668)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Accounting. Chapter 2: The Conceptual Framework in Financial Accounting. Chapter 3: Standard Setting. Chapter 4: Measurement and its problems. Chapter 5: Products of the Financial Reporting Process. Chapter 6: Corporate Governance. Chapter 7: Environmental and Social Reporting and Accounting. Chapter 8: International Accounting. Chapter 9: Capital-market Research and Accounting. Chapter 10: Small and Medium-sized Entities. Chapter 11: Professional Responsibility. Chapter 12: Future Directions in Accounting.