
Accounting and Finance: An Introduction
Pearson Education Limited (Publisher)
12th Edition
Published on 3. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
1000 pages
978-1-292-75675-2 (ISBN)
Description
"A contemporary, user-friendly textbook that stands out for its practical coverage of complex topics and its accessible, step-by-step format - allowing students of specialised and non-specialised courses to understand the essence of each topic. The chapters contain special 'Real World' sections, useful examples and exercises, and excerpts from real companies' annual reports and financial statements. The book integrates the use of AI and critical review questions. A valuable resource for teaching and learning."
Professor Nadia Gulko, PFHEA, University of Lincoln, UK
Gain a complete grounding in Accounting and Finance and develop the skills to work with financial information in the business environment.
Accounting and Finance: An Introduction, 12th edition by Eddie McLaney and Peter Atrill is the ideal introduction to the subject, providing you with the knowledge you need to make informed, successful business decisions.
This bestselling book is for students taking finance or accounting related modules on undergraduate and MBA courses, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Management in one text.
With its approachable style and easy-to-understand language, this edition helps you learn to use financial information step by step as you work through the chapters, explaining both the theory and practice of accounting and finance.
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Professor Nadia Gulko, PFHEA, University of Lincoln, UK
Gain a complete grounding in Accounting and Finance and develop the skills to work with financial information in the business environment.
Accounting and Finance: An Introduction, 12th edition by Eddie McLaney and Peter Atrill is the ideal introduction to the subject, providing you with the knowledge you need to make informed, successful business decisions.
This bestselling book is for students taking finance or accounting related modules on undergraduate and MBA courses, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Management in one text.
With its approachable style and easy-to-understand language, this edition helps you learn to use financial information step by step as you work through the chapters, explaining both the theory and practice of accounting and finance.
Pair this text with MyLab Accounting
MyLab Accounting is the teaching and learning resource available to support this title. It combines trusted author content with quizzes and assessments, and support for self-study. The MyLab for this book includes adaptive learning content for every chapter and over 1800 auto-graded questions for students to attempt.
MyLab Accounting is not included with this title. If you would like to purchase both the physical textbook and MyLab Accounting (which also comes with the eBook), search for ISBN 9781292488967, which consists of:
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MyLab Accounting
More details
Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Harlow
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 264 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1936 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-292-75675-2 (9781292756752)
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Eddie Mclaney | Peter Atrill
Accounting and Finance: An Introduction
Book
03/2023
11th Edition
Pearson Education Limited
€83.99
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Persons
Eddie McLaney is an academic author with several years of experience in teaching Accounting and Finance. He was formerly the Accounting Subject Group Leader and Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth.
Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was previously Head of Accounting and Law and Head of Business and Management at the Plymouth University Business School.
Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was previously Head of Accounting and Law and Head of Business and Management at the Plymouth University Business School.
Content
Part 1 - Financial accounting
Measuring and reporting financial position
Measuring and reporting financial performance
Accounting for limited companies (1)
Accounting for limited companies (2)
Measuring and reporting cash flows
Analysing and interpreting financial statements
Part 2 Management accounting
Making management decisions
Cost - volume - profit analysis
Full costing
Costing and performance evaluation in a competitive environment
Budgeting
Accounting for control
Part 3 - Financial Management
Making capital investment decisions
Financing a business
Managing working capital
Part 4 - Supplementary information
Appendix A Recording financial transactions
Appendix B Glossary of key terms
Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions
Appendix D Solutions to critical review questions
Appendix E Solutions to selected exercises
Appendix F Present value table
Index
Measuring and reporting financial position
Measuring and reporting financial performance
Accounting for limited companies (1)
Accounting for limited companies (2)
Measuring and reporting cash flows
Analysing and interpreting financial statements
Part 2 Management accounting
Making management decisions
Cost - volume - profit analysis
Full costing
Costing and performance evaluation in a competitive environment
Budgeting
Accounting for control
Part 3 - Financial Management
Making capital investment decisions
Financing a business
Managing working capital
Part 4 - Supplementary information
Appendix A Recording financial transactions
Appendix B Glossary of key terms
Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions
Appendix D Solutions to critical review questions
Appendix E Solutions to selected exercises
Appendix F Present value table
Index