Construction Accounting and Financial Management, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (December 29, 2022) © 2020

  • Steven J. Peterson Weber State University
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Title overview

Construction Accounting and Financial Management provides the market's most in-depth coverage of construction accounting and finance. It covers all the key accounting and financial management principles needed by construction managers to profitably manage the finances of construction companies, as well as how to adapt these principles for the construction industry. You'll learn about financial management, construction accounting systems, tools for making financial decisions, and how to manage costs, profits and cash flows.

The 4th Edition includes new sections on topics such as cost segregation, the design-build process, and pertinent provisions of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017.

Table of contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. Construction Financial Management

PART II: ACCOUNTING FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES
2. Construction Accounting Systems
3. Accounting Transactions
4. More Construction Accounting
5. Depreciation
6. Analysis of Financial Statements

PART III: MANAGING COSTS AND PROFITS
7. Managing Costs
8. Determining Labor Burden
9. Managing General Overhead Costs
10. Setting Profit Margins for Bidding
11. Profit Center Analysis

PART IV: MANAGING CASH FLOWS
12. Cash Flows for Construction Projects
13. Projecting Income Taxes
14. Cash Flows for Construction Companies
15. Time Value of Money
16. Financing a Company's Financial Needs

PART V: MAKING FINANCIAL DECISIONS
17. Tools for Making Financial Decisions
18. Income Taxes and Financial Decisions

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