
Financial Accounting
An Introduction
Alex Watson(Author)
Jacqui Kew(Editor)
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
5th Edition
Published on 28. September 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
744 pages
978-0-19-042552-4 (ISBN)
Description
Financial Accounting: An Introduction 5e is aimed at first-year students following courses in financial accounting at universities and universities of technology. The book offers CA stream students a strong framework in preparation for further studies in accounting, while also teaching non-CA stream students financial literacy, a skill that will benefit them in both their personal and professional lives. Financial Accounting uses a unique narrative approach to tell the story of accounting. Each accounting concept is introduced through a problem to be solved by the central character, a young entrepreneur. Appropriate solutions to these problems are provided as guidance to students. The book does not simply teach accounting standards; it demonstrates both the reasons for and the methods of recording and reporting information, making each concept more relevant to students.
More details
Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Goodwood
South Africa
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
b/w illus., tables
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-042552-4 (9780190425524)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jacqui Kew is Senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting at the University of Cape Town. Alex Watson is Professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Cape Town, Chairperson of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants' Accounting Practices Committee, and member of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation's Education Advisory Group.
Content
1: Accounting in context
2: The purpose of accounting
3: The practice of accounting
4: The conceptual framework
5: Adjustments
6: Inventory
7: Value added tax (VAT)
8: Bank reconciliation statements
9: Introducing credit: Trade payables
10: The other side of credit: Trade receivables and working capital management
11: Property, plant and equipment (PPE)
12: Companies
13: Partnerships, and a brief note on close corporations (CCs)
14: Statement of cash flows
15: Financial analysis
16: Non-profit organisations and club accounting
17: Incomplete records and other accounting issues
2: The purpose of accounting
3: The practice of accounting
4: The conceptual framework
5: Adjustments
6: Inventory
7: Value added tax (VAT)
8: Bank reconciliation statements
9: Introducing credit: Trade payables
10: The other side of credit: Trade receivables and working capital management
11: Property, plant and equipment (PPE)
12: Companies
13: Partnerships, and a brief note on close corporations (CCs)
14: Statement of cash flows
15: Financial analysis
16: Non-profit organisations and club accounting
17: Incomplete records and other accounting issues