Accounting for non-specialists /

Jones, Michael

Accounting for non-specialists / Michael Jones - [West Sussex, England] : John Wiley & Sons, [2002] - xix, 596 p. : ill., figs., tabs. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to accounting -- The accounting background -- Recording: double-entry bookkeeping -- Main financial statements: the profit and loss accounting -- Main financial statements: the balance sheet -- Preparing the financial statements -- Partnerships and limited companies -- Main financial statements: the cash flow statement -- Interpretation of accounts -- Regulatory and conceptual frameworks -- Measurement systems -- The annual report -- Creative accounting -- International accounting -- Introduction to management accounting -- Costing -- Planning and control: budgeting -- Planning and control: standard costing -- Short-term decision making -- Strategic management accounting -- Long-term decision making: capital investment appraisal -- The management of working capital and sources of finance

As a resource for those who need to know accounting practices but have never been trained in the art of accounting, this reference blends theory and practice, so that anyone unfamiliar with accounting can obtain a grasp of the field.

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