Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 13th edition

Published by Pearson (May 12, 2025) © 2025

  • Peter Atrill University of Plymouth Business School
  • Eddie McLaney
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Familiarise yourself with the essential accounting and finance principles for business decision-making

Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists, 13th edition by Peter Atrill and Eddie McLaney is a highly accessible introduction to the principles and practice of accounting and finance, and is the gold standard textbook for anyone studying these subjects as part of a different course. You will explore the major financial statements, what they contain, and why they are useful in business, and will grow an appreciation of the key roles that accounting and finance play in business decision-making.

This easy-to-read textbook will allow you to study techniques widely used in financial accounting, management accounting, and financial management in a single text, laying the foundation for successful business decisions in your future career. It is filled with relevant, real-life examples, helping you understand the relationship between principles and practice and how accounting concepts impact the financial decisions of real businesses.

Table of contents

  • Introduction to accounting and finance
  • Part One FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
  • Measuring and reporting financial position
  • Measuring and reporting financial performance
  • Accounting for limited companies
  • Measuring and reporting cash flows
  • Analysing and interpreting financial statements
  • Part Two MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
  • The relevance and behaviour of costs
  • Full costing
  • Budgeting
  • Part Three FINANCE
  • Making capital investment decisions
  • Financing a business
  • Managing working capital
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A: Solutions to self-assessment questions
  • Appendix B: Solutions to critical review questions
  • Appendix C: Solutions to multiple choice questions
  • Appendix D: Solutions to exercises
  • Appendix E: Present value table
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements

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