Financial Accounting, 9th edition

Published by Pearson (May 21, 2024) © 2024

  • Pauline Weetman University of Edinburgh
  • Darren Jubb University of Dundee
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Title overview

Gain a deeper understanding of the main financial accounting principles

Financial Accounting: An Introduction, by Pauline Weetman and Darren Jubb will offer you the resources you need to explore and acquire a deeper understanding of a wide range of concepts around the discipline.

Written by expert teachers in the field, this text is ideal for undergraduates in Business Studies degrees, Undergraduates in Accounting courses, students studying Accounting for MBA and Postgraduate courses, and Professional courses introducing Accounting for the first time.

This edition focuses on retaining all the features that have contributed to its popularity, including its focus on the accounting equations, a clear and accessible writing style, a frequent short activities throughout the book, and the extensive use of real-world case studies, offering you a deeper understanding of the topics.

Table of contents

  • Part 1 Corporate Reporting: Annual Report and Accounts
  • Users' needs for information
  • What influences the annual report?
  • The accounting equation: a systematic approach to financial reporting
  • Financial statements from the accounting equation
  • Ensuring the quality of financial statements
  • Part 2 Reading and interpreting company reports
  • Published financial statements
  • Ratio analysis
  • Ratios - worked example
  • Part 3 Reporting the transactions of a business
  • Accounting information for service businesses
  • Accounting information for trading businesses
  • Part 4 Recognition in financial statements
  • Non-current (fixed) assets
  • Current assets
  • Current liabilities
  • Provisions and non-current (long-term) liabilities
  • Ownership interest
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements

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