Accounting

Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, 2 Ed

2009-03-01T08:59:00.000-08:00

George A. Manning "Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, 2 Ed."
CRC | 2005-02-28 | ISBN: 0849322235 | 600 pages | PDF | 12,3 MB

In recent years, the law enforcement community has become more aware of “white collar” crime, yet has lacked the training for combating these criminals. Meanwhile, accountants are witnessing a rise in financial crime, but are not accustomed to examining for fraud during their audits. It has become imperative for students training for law enforcement and accounting careers to expand their knowledge and expertise to include both legal and financial aspects of economic crime.
Written by a retired IRS agent with more than twenty years of experience, Financial Investigation and Forensic Accounting, Second Edition offers a thorough examination of current methods and legal concerns for the detection and prosecution of economic crime. The text guides readers through the process, from detection to indictment and conviction. It explains the mechanics of gambling, fraud, and money laundering, and then illustrates how prosecutors present the tax codes, offshore banking laws, and the RICO statutes to judges and juries. This updated edition provides additional focus on locating terrorist funds, related new laws enacted, and computer fraud. Each chapter provides a summary along with applicable outlines.
The increasing corrupt state of business makes it essential to recognize financial crime at an early stage and follow the proper procedures for prosecution. This practical textbook provides students with a solid understanding of fraud examination and forensic accounting that they will need throughout their careers.

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Environmental and Material Flow Cost Accounting: Principles and Procedures

2009-03-01T08:53:00.000-08:00

Environmental and Material Flow Cost Accounting
Springer|2008-10-30 |ISBN: 1402090277|194 pages | PDF | 3,4 mb

Recognizing the increasing importance of environmental issues, energy prices, material availability and efficiency and the difficulty of adequately managing these issues in traditional accounting systems, several companies all over the world have started implementing Environmental and Material Flow Cost Accounting (EMA and MFCA).

Environmental and Material Flow Costs Accounting explains and updates the approach developed for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSD/UNDESA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and in addition includes experiences of several case studies and recent developments regarding EMA and MFCA in national statistics and ISO standardization.

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The Effective CIO: How to Achieve Outstanding Success through Strategic Alignment, Financial Management, and IT Governance

2009-03-01T08:46:00.000-08:00

The Effective CIO
Auerbach Publications | 2008-12-12 | ISBN: 1420064606 | 344 pages | PDF | 3,4 MB

Unlike other books, which merely discuss strategies important to the chief information officer, this volume discusses how the guidelines it recommends can actually be executed. The authors provide not only a survey of existing strategies but include detailed problem-solving ideas, such as how to structure optimal IT and telecom contracts with suppliers, the implications of SOP-98, and accounting for software costs. The book brings together two perspectives: that of a working CIO who must cope with the day-to-day pressure for results, and that of an IT audit consultant with a special focus on governance and internal control. Examples, charts, templates, and anecdotes supplement the material

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The Compensation Committee Handbook

2009-03-01T08:33:00.000-08:00

James F. Reda, Stewart Reifler, Laura G. Thatcher “The Compensation Committee Handbook"
Wiley | 2007-12-21 | ISBN: 0470171316 | 539 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

Now in a thoroughly updated Third Edition, Compensation Committee Handbook provides a comprehensive review of the complex issues facing compensation committees in the wake of Sarbanes-Oxley. This new and updated edition addresses a full range of functional issues facing compensation committees, including organizing, planning, and best practices tips.

As the responsibilities of the compensation committee continue to increase, the need for practical and comprehensive material has become even more imperative. Complete with compliance advice on the latest rules and regulations that have developed since the publication of the last edition, Compensation Committee Handbook, Third Edition provides the most up-to-date and reliable information on:
The latest regulations impacting executive compensation, including new regulations issued by the SEC, recently revised GAAP accounting rules, and the just-finalized IRS regulations impacting the taxation of stock options
The roles and responsibilities of the compensation committee, including best practice tips and techniques
Selecting and training compensation committee members
How to make compensation committees a performance driver for a company
Practical applications, including incentive compensation and equity-based compensation
Compensation Committee Handbook, Third Edition will help all compensation committee members and interested professionals succeed in melding highly complex technical information and concepts with both corporate governance principles and sound business judgment.

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The Company Director's Desktop Guide

2009-03-01T08:06:00.000-08:00

David M. Martin "The Company Director's Desktop Guide"
Thorogood | 2006-06 | ISBN: 1854183176 | 428 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

The Company Director's Desktop Guide has been providing accessible, expert guidance and assurance to company directors for many years.
This comprehensive, user-friendly guide assures Company Directors that they can be assured that they comply with an ever-growing maze of UK legislation and minimize their exposure to personal liability.
The tasks and responsibilities of the company director are becoming more demanding as the amount and complexity of legislation increases. This is a practically oriented book, ideal for company directors who: have no legal training—it refers to the law but is jargon-free; need to know what to do and what not to do—it is packed with checklists, hints and warnings; are pressed for time—the book focuses on the essentials; and are concerned about liabilities—it outlines how these can arise and provides guidance on how to minimize their effects.

This new edition has been fully updated and revised to take account of all the latest changes to UK law and practice. It includes new material on: employee comparability and consultation, including part time employees and fixed term contract personnel; accounting for human assets; The Operating and Financial Review; Corporate Social Responsibility.

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Business Performance Measurement: Unifying Theory and Integrating Practice

2009-01-26T05:41:00.000-08:00

Andy Neely “Business Performance Measurement: Unifying Theory and Integrating Practice"
Cambridge University Press | 2008-01-14 | ISBN: 052185511X | 528 pages | PDF | 2 MB

Drawing together contributions from leading thinkers around the world, this book reviews recent developments in the theory and practice of performance measurement and management. Significantly updated and modified from the first edition, the book includes ten new chapters which review performance measurement from the perspectives of accounting, marketing, operations, public services and supply-chain management. In addition to these functional analyses the book explores performance measurement frameworks and methodologies, practicalities and challenges, and enduring questions and issues. Edited by one of the world's leading experts on performance measurement and management, Business Performance Measurement will be of interest to graduate students, managers and researchers who wish to understand more about the theory and practice of performance measurement and management

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Accounting for Business Studies

2009-01-26T05:32:00.000-08:00

Aneirin Sion Owen "Accounting for Business Studies"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2003-09-30 | ISBN: 0750658347 | 440 pages | PDF | 3,5 MB

Businesses are complex, and, as a result, teachers face a difficult task developing students' understanding of how they work, especially in the global context. Accounting for Business Studies helps teachers focus on modern commercial issues and integrates accounting into business and management studies.

This book includes:
- A business perspective rather than an accounting perspective
- e-business, including case studies
- Globalisation, including case studies
- Business skills, like interpretation, analysis and communication
- IT integrated into specific business situations
- Includes models such as Porter's Five Forces, Supply Chain, Product Life Cycle
- A business perspective rather than an accounting perspective
- e-business and globalisation, including case studies
- Business skills, like interpretation, analysis and communication

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Accounting in a Nutshell, 2 Ed: Accounting for the non-specialist

2009-01-25T05:39:00.000-08:00

Janet Walker "Accounting in a Nutshell, 2 Ed: Accounting for the non-specialist "
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2006-04-06 | ISBN: 0750664010 | 320 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

This book is designed primarily for middle and junior managers who deal with financial information without really understanding the content and for students who are studying accounting as a non-specialist subject, for example on a business studies or engineering course. The book will serve as a basic reference to be used throughout the course. It will also be particularly helpful in providing the basic grounding that is required before moving on to the more technical and in-depth study of the subject that may be required on some courses. Students who are embarking on a course of study to become a professional accountant will find this book of major benefit.

The book covers the basic principles and techniques of both financial and management accounting, assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the subjexts.
Written in a clear and concise style the book explains accounting principles and terminiology without the use of technical jargon. There are plenty of opportunities for readers to test their progress with regular review and self-test questions.

The second edition includes new material throughout and the number of practical exercises and real-life examples has been expanded. This edition also reflects the requirement for all EU listed companies to comply with International Finacial Reporting Standards.
Janet Walker is a Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Finance at Cass Business School. She also presents financial awareness courses for CIMA and for other organisations and presents financial awareness seminars in house for a whide varitey of companies.
- Clear and easy to read
- Does not use jargon
- Focuses on the principles and use of accounting information, rather than the technical detail
- Provides material for self-testing with review questions throughout to assess progress at each stage
- Many fully worked exercises and examples

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Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Accounting II, 2 Ed

2009-01-25T05:29:00.000-08:00

Baruch Englard, "Schaum's Outline of Intermediate Accounting II, 2 Ed."
McGraw-Hill | 2007-04-19 | ISBN: 0071469745 | 336 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Study faster, learn better-and get top grades with Schaum's Outlines Millions of students trust Schaum's Outlines to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

Use Schaum's Outlines to:
- Brush up before tests
- Find answers fast
- Study quickly and more effectively
- Get the big picture without spending hours poring over lengthy textbooks
Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

This Schaum's Outline gives you:
- An easy-to-follow guide to all topics in the second-level course in Intermediate Accounting
- Over 400 fully solved problems, including new “real-world” examples
- Topic coverage completely updated to comply with recent FASB changes

Chapters include:

- Long-term Liabilities

- Stock Ownership

- Stockholders' Equity: Retained Earnings o Dilutive Securities and Earnings Per Share

- Investments: Temporary and Long-term

- Revenue Recognition Issues

- Accounting for Leases

- The Statement of Cash Flows

- Accounting Changes and Correction of Errors

- Accounting for Pensions

- Net Operating Loss Carrybacks and Carryforwards: Deferred Income Taxes

- Appendix

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Hospitality Management Accounting

2009-01-25T04:13:00.000-08:00

Martin G. Jagels "Hospitality Management Accounting"
Wiley | 2006-03-03 | ISBN: 0471687898 | 608 pages | PDF | 3 MB

The success of every business in the hospitality industry depends on maximizing revenues and minimizing costs. This Ninth Edition continues its time-tested presentation of fundamental concepts and analytical techniques that are essential to taking control of real-world accounting systems, evaluating current and past operations, and effectively managing finances toward increased profits. It offers hands-on coverage of computer applications and practical decision-making skills to successfully prepare readers for the increasingly complex and competitive hospitality industry.

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Vault Career Guide to Accounting

2009-01-25T02:53:00.000-08:00

Vault Career Guide to Accounting by Vault, Inc. | 2005-04-25 | ISBN: 1581313284 | 128 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB

Description
Professional career guide from the Vault Career Library - from a look at the types of accounting, including tax and audit, to the types of accounting careers, including the Big Four accounting firms, and government work.

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Management Accounting: Principles and Applications

2008-11-14T03:25:00.000-08:00

Management Accounting: Principles and Applications by Hugh Coombs, D Ellis Jenkins, David Hobbs | Sage Publications Ltd | 2005-08-27 | ISBN: 1853963836 | 360 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb

Management Accounting: Principles and Applications adopts a new and accessible approach to helping readers understand how management accounting contributes to decisions in a variety of organizational contexts. This book sets out clear explanations of practical management accounting techniques in the context of the application of these techniques to decisions. It recognizes practice through case studies and summarizes published research. Uniquely, it examines the analytical and critical issues that often influence decision makers operating within private and public sector organizations.

Key Features:
Case studies of varying complexity that will allow students to work at their own level
Summaries of important research articles
Key learning objectives and end of chapter questions

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Accounting for Real Estate Transactions: A Guide For Public Accountants and Corporate Financial Professionals

2008-11-14T03:19:00.000-08:00

Accounting for Real Estate Transactions: A Guide For Public Accountants and Corporate Financial Professionals by Maria K. Davis | Wiley | 2008-04-25 | ISBN: 0470198524 | 430 pages | PDF | 1,5 Mb

Accounting for Real Estate Transactions is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference guide, specifically written to help you understand and apply the accounting rules relating to real estate transactions. This book provides you with a powerful tool to evaluate the accounting consequences of specific deals, enabling you to structure transactions with the accounting consequences in mind, and to account for them in accordance with US GAAP.

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Accounting for Business (ICSA Certificate in Business Practice)

2008-11-14T03:10:00.000-08:00

Accounting for Business (ICSA Certificate in Business Practice) by Mike Edwards | ICSA Publishing Ltd | 2005-07-28 | ISBN: 186072275X | 265 pages | PDF | 2,2 Mb

The Accounting for Business Module:
● The Accounting for Business module at ibam Certificate level is one of four areas of activity considered essential for those seeking a qualification in business practice.
● This module will provide a sound underpinning for the ibam Diploma level module ‘Business Finance’.
● The module is intended for aspiring managers with little or no formal financial training or experience, whose present and future positions will affect the acquisition and use of business resources.
● This module looks at the financial aspects of managing business resources.
● The module will help students to understand the basic terminology, concepts and techniques that underpin both financial and management accounting.
● This module is designed to improve students’ understanding and use of financial information.
On successful completion of this module, candidates will be able to:
● Appreciate and understand the part that accounting and finance play within business.
● Understand the need for accounting information in business decision-making and the differing needs of various stakeholders.
● Understand the process underlying the preparation and presentation of financial information and the accounting conventions and principles used.
● Analyse basic financial information and draw appropriate conclusions

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Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting Vol. 5

2008-11-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting Vol. 5 by Cheng-Few Lee | World Scientific Publishing Company | 2007-07-27 | ISBN: 9812706283 | 344 pages | PDF | 2,4 Mb

Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting is an annual publication designed to disseminate recent developments in the quantitative analysis of finance and accounting. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in finance and accounting as well as applications of quantitative methods to problems in financial management, financial accounting, and business management. Its objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance and accounting with applied research in the financial community and the accounting profession. The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of pressing topics including security analysis and mutual fund management, option pricing theory and application, interest rate spread, and electricity pricing.

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Advances In Quantitative Analysis Of Finance And Accounting Vol. 6

2008-11-14T02:55:00.000-08:00

Advances In Quantitative Analysis Of Finance And Accounting Vol. 6 by Cheng-Few Lee | World Scientific Publishing Company | 2008-03-14 | ISBN: 981279168X | 272 pages | PDF | 2,2 MB

Advances in Quantitative Analysis of Finance and Accounting is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the quantitative analysis of finance and accounting. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in finance and accounting, as well as applications of quantitative methods to problems in financial management, financial accounting, and business management. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance and accounting and applied research in the financial community and accounting profession.
The chapters in this volume cover a wide range of important topics, including corporate finance and debt management, earnings management, options and futures, equity market, and portfolio diversification. These topics are very useful for both academicians and practitioners in the area of finance.
Contents: Collateral Constraints, Debt Management, and Investment Incentives (E Agliardi & R Andergassen); A Concave Quadratic Programming Marketing Strategy Model with Product Life Cycles (P Y Kim et al.); Evaluating the Robustness of Market Anomaly Evidence (W D Brown, Jr et al.); Why is the Value Relevance of Earnings Lower for High-Tech Firms? (B B Lee et al.); Thirty Years of Canadian Evidence on Stock Splits, Reverse Stock Splits, and Stock Dividends (V Jog & P C Zhu); Intraday Volume Volatility Relation of the DOW: A Behavioral Interpretation (A F Darrat et al.); The Pricing of Initial Public Offerings: An Option Approach (S Liu et al.); Determinants of Winner Loser Effects in National Stock Markets (M-S Pan); Earnings Management in Corporate Voting: Evidence from Antitakeover Charter Amendments (C-K Hoi et al.); Deterministic Portfolio Selection Models, Selection Bias, and an Unlikely Hero (H E Phillips); Corporate Capital Structure and Firm Value: A Panel Data Evidence from Australia s Dividend Imputation Tax System (A T Mollik); The Momentum and Mean Reversion of Nikkei Index Futures: A Markov Chain Analysis (K Peng & S Wang).

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Advances In Quantitative Analysis Of Finance And Accounting Vol. 3

2008-11-14T02:36:00.000-08:00

Advances In Quantitative Analysis Of Finance And Accounting Vol. 3: Essays in Microstructure in Honor of David K. Whitcomb by Ivan E. Brick, Tavy Ronen ,Cheng-Few Lee | World Scientific Publishing Company | 2006-04-18 | ISBN: 9812566260 | 268 pages | PDF | 1,6 Mb

Market microstructure is the study of how markets operate and how transaction dynamics can affect security price formation and behavior. The impact of microstructure on all areas of finance has been increasingly apparent. Empirical microstructure has opened the door for improved transaction cost measurement, volatility dynamics and even asymmetric information measures, among others. Thus, this field is an important building block towards understanding today’s financial markets. One of the pioneers in the field of market microstructure is David K Whitcomb, who retired from Rutgers University in 1999 after 25 years of service. David generously funded the David K Whitcomb Center for Research in Financial Services, located at Rutgers University. The Center organized a conference at Rutgers in his honor. This conference showcased papers and research conducted by the leading luminaries in the field of microstructure and drew a broad and illustrious audience of academicians, practitioners and former students, all who came to pay tribute to David K Whitcomb. Most of the papers in this volume were presented at that conference and the contributions to this volume are a lasting bookmark in microstructure. The coverage of topics on this volume is broad, ranging from the theoretical to empirical, and covering various issues from market architecture to liquidity and volatility.

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Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production

2008-10-31T12:47:00.000-07:00

Description
Sustainability requires companies to develop in an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable manner. Corporate sustainable development in turn requires movement towards cleaner production. In order to recognize the potential from cleaner production – reduced costs and fewer environmental impacts through the reduced use of materials – environmental management accounting (EMA) is a necessary information management tool.

Environmental Management Accounting for Cleaner Production reveals a set of tools for companies to collect, evaluate and interpret the information they need to estimate their potential to use cleaner production to realize cost savings and to make the best decisions about the available cleaner production options. EMA is therefore the key for driving environmental progress, cost savings, increased competitiveness and corporate sustainability through the means of cleaner production.

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Peachtree For Dummies

2008-10-31T12:41:00.000-07:00

Not feeling too peachy about computerizing your accounting system? Relax! Peachtree For Dummies, 3rd Edition will show you how to set up your company in Peachtree and then use it to pay bills, invoice customers, pay employees, produce financial reports, and more. You’ll quickly discover how Peachtree can save you time, effort, and money so that you no longer have to do your accounting by hand or pay someone else to do it for you.

Publishing to coincide with the latest release of Peachtree, this third edition is revised to cover the newest updates and enhancements made to the most recent version of Peachtree. Veteran authors Elaine Marmel and Diane Koers break down the capabilities of Peachtree Premium Accounting, from building an effective chart of accounts, to customizing forms and modifying reports, to setting up default information that will save you time down the line. You’ll also discover how to:

* Work with purchase orders
* Sell products and services
* Generate invoices
* Track project costs
* Produce income statements
* Back up and restore data
* Balance accounts
* Manage inventory
* Handle customer prepayments
* Pay for purchase orders with a credit card
* Keep your account information safe

Packed with examples of everyday, real-life situations, Peachtree For Dummies, 3rd Edition is the reference you need so that you can put Peachtree to work for you and get the job done quickly and correctly.

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CIMA Exam Practice Kit: Management Accounting Fundamentals

2008-10-31T12:36:00.000-07:00

CIMA Exam Practice Kits consolidate learning by providing an extensive bank of practice questions. Each solution provides an in depth analysis of the correct answer and highlights why the alternatives are incorrect.

CIMA Exam Practice Kits are ideal for students studying independently or attending a tutored revision course. It supplements the Official CIMA Study Systems and CIMA Revision Cards with a wealth of additional questions and material focused purely on applying what has been learnt to passing the exam.

CIMA Exam Practice Kits help students prepare with confidence for exam day, and to pass the new syllabus first time.

* Includes 200 exam standard multiple choice questions
* Prepare to pass with extensive additional question practice
* Provides worked answers to fully explain the correct answer, and analysis of incorrect answers helping CIMA students avoid common pitfalls

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CIMA Learning System 2007 Management Accounting - Risk and Control Strategy

2008-10-31T12:26:00.000-07:00

The 2007 edition of CIMA's Official Learning Systems has been written in conjunction with the Examiner to fully reflect what could be tested in the exam.

Updated to incorporate new questions and additional readings, the 2007 Learning Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2007 exams.

The new edition maintains the popular loose-leaf format and contains:
* practice questions throughout
* complete revision section
* topic summaries
* recommended reading articles from a range of journals
* May 2006 Q & A's

CIMA Official Learning Systems are the only materials written and endorsed by the CIMA Faculty.
* The Official Learning Systems are the only study materials endorsed by CIMA
* Updated with new readings and fully worked examples
* Written by the Examiner and CIMA faculty
* Complete integrated package incorporating syllabus guidance, full text, recommended articles, revision guides and extensive question practice

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Wiley The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards, and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008

2008-10-31T12:20:00.000-07:00

The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards, and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008 | Publisher: Wiley | Pages: 532 | 2008-05-02 | ISBN: 0470183977 | PDF | 2 Mb

Description:

A practical, authoritative guide to understandingtoday's auditing standards

If you are an auditor or work frequently with auditors, you need quick answers on the latest auditing standards. Get the answers you need now to understand and comply with authoritative auditing standards. The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008 is handy for easy reference and daily use, filled with charts, checklists, diagrams, report forms, schedules, tables, exhibits, examples, practice aids, and step-by-step instructions for your maximum ease of use.

A valuable guide for accounting and auditing professionals, as well as those who must interact with auditors, such as company managers, bank loan officers, suppliers, current and potential investors, and governmental audit agencies, The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008 represents a comprehensive, up-to-date compendium of current auditing standards and presents:
* Practical applications to implement audit standards and requirements
* Coverage of AICPA Statements of Auditing Standards (SAS), Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE), Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS), Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards, Responsibilities in Tax Practices, Quality Control, Litigation Support Services, Business Valuation Services and Consulting Services standards
* Hands-on answers to practice issues, avoiding technical jargon

Providing you with go-to information you can use right away on your questions in auditing, attestation engagements, and compilation and review engagements, The Complete Guide to Auditing Standards and Other Professional Standards for Accountants 2008 also serves as an easy-to-use resource for CPA candidates preparing for the Auditing section of the CPA Exam.

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Valuation for Financial Reporting : Fair Value Measurements and Reporting, Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Impairment

2008-10-31T12:13:00.000-07:00

Valuation for Financial Reporting : Fair Value Measurements and Reporting, Intangible Assets, Goodwill and Impairment by Michael J. Mard, James R. Hitchner, Steven D. Hyden | Wiley | 2007-09-28 | ISBN: 0471680419 | 240 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

Essential procedures for the measurement and reporting of fair value in Financial statements
Trusted specialists Michael Mard, James Hitchner, and Steven Hyden present reliable and thorough guidelines, case studies, implementation aids, and sample reports for managers, auditors, and valuators who must comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 141, Business Combinations; 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets; 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets; and the new 157, Fair Value Measurements.

This important guide:
Explains the new valuation aspects now required by SFAS No. 157
Presents the new definition of fair value and certain empirical research
Distinguishes fair value from fair market value
Provides a case study that measures the fair values of intangible assets and goodwill under SFAS Nos. 141 and 157
Includes a detailed case study that tests the impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets and measures the financial impact of such impairment under SFAS Nos. 142 and 144
Cross-references and reconciles the valuation industry's reporting standards among all of the valuation organizations
Includes two sample valuation reports, one of which is a new USPAP- compliant PowerPoint? presentation format
Includes implementation aids for controlling the gathering of data necessary for analyses and for guiding the valuation work program

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Auditor's Dictionary: Terms, Concepts, Processes, and Regulations

2008-10-13T19:58:00.000-07:00

The Dictionary of Auditing is a one-stop resource for key auditing terminology, concepts, and processes essential to auditors and of increasing interest to those that work with them.

Covers key regulatory developments such as Sarbanes Oxley and provides links for further reading.

From the Back Cover
Praise for the Auditor’s Dictionary

"A fascinating read. The selection of entries is imaginative and prophetic and in itself progresses the science and art that is audit. This will be an essential part of the auditor’s toolkit–cherished, revised, and updated over the years–and a firmly entrenched aspect of the audit environment."
– Professor Gerald Vinten, PhD, Editor, Managerial Auditing Journal
Past president, Institute of Internal Auditors–UK and Ireland

"Everything you wanted to know about auditing but were afraid to ask. David O’Regan has compiled a comprehensive, which will be easily understood by nonauditors and greatly appreciated by financial and audit professionals. This is a must-have addition for professional libraries and a standard desktop reference for accountants, auditors, and financial professionals."
– Jim Kaplan, CIA, CFE, founder and principal of AuditNet.org

"This is an invaluable reference for all those who write about, study, and practice the arts of risk management, control , and governance."
– Jeffrey Ridley, PhD, Professor of Auditing, London, South Bank University

"Remarkably comprehensive and clearly written, this book should be in every audit group’s library."
– James Roth, PhD, President, AuditTrends

"This is a thoroughly comprehensive data source on auditing. It should prove invaluable to all with an interest in auditing–including practitioners, academics, and students."
– Professor Tom Lee, Professor Emeritus of Accountancy University of Alabama

No longer will auditors be obliged to pore through dense accounting dictionaries for relevant information: the Auditor’s Dictionary is dedicated to the complex and dynamic language of auditing. International in scope, the 1,700 entries are fully cross-referenced, with precise definitions and examples of usage. This pioneering dictionary also features separate sections dealing with non-English terms, acronyms and abbreviations, relevant legislation, and more.

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Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Restructuring and Firm's Performance: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Enterprises

2008-10-13T19:52:00.000-07:00

Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Restructuring and Firm's Performance: Empirical Evidence from Chinese Enterprises by Liangrong Zu
Springer | 2008-11-01 | ISBN: 3540708952 | 308 pages | PDF | 6,12 MB

In today’s globalized and competitive business environment, companies increasingly look to restructuring, mergers & acquisitions and downsizing to survive, grow and maximize profits. However, when they are not managed in a socially responsible manner, restructurings may exert the negative impact on employees, shareholders, communities, and society as a whole.

The book empirically explores the phenomena of corporate social responsibility (CSR), restructuring, and relationships with firms’ performance in China. It gives an insight into how Chinese firms respond to expectations of stakeholders by making social goals a part of their overall business operations. It also gives a fresh view of the new concept of socially responsible restructuring. For those seeking to promote socially responsible practices in restructuring, the book provides a unique and stimulating analysis and touchstone.

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Understanding Corporate Annual Reports

2008-10-13T19:44:00.000-07:00

Understanding Corporate Annual Reports: User's Guide 240 pages | Wiley Publishing (December 20, 2002) | ISBN: 0471270199 | PDF | 3.5 Mb Description

The corporate annual report provides the key to understanding how a company’s performance has improved or declined, how its strategic initiatives match its financial condition, and whether or not it has the resources to move forward and be successful. Yet many students, investors, and even professional analysts lack the necessary tools to decipher corporate reports and accurately interpret a company’s fiscal outlook. Understanding Corporate Annual Reports teaches report readers how to make sense of the fine print, empowering investors and those who advise them to make informed and effective investment decisions.

Authors Brian Stanko and Thomas Zeller discuss not only what appears in a typical corporate annual report but also explain its significance, analyze its substance in the context of the company’s strategic initiatives, and then consider how this company is performing relative to its competition. They approach the subject from both a user’s and preparer’s perspective. Readers will gain a strategic framework for first understanding how the annual report serves as a tool for analyzing past performance and second, for critically examining the connection between corporate strategy and financial resources.

The book begins by explaining the importance of corporate annual reports and dissecting the crisis of confidence in corporate reporting that has recently emerged. The authors then introduce the annual report structure and discuss the significance of each component. Chapters 3 to 5 discuss the balance sheet, statement of earnings, and statement of cash flows, while chapter 6 is devoted to the statement of change in stockholders’ equity and notes accompanying the financial statements. The remaining two chapters are devoted to financial statement analysis and emerging issues in financial reporting. Other topics covered include:

* Earnings pressure on Corporate America
* Improving financial reporting
* Shareholder information
* Limitations of the statement of operations
* Pro forma reporting

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Japanese Management Accounting Today

2008-10-13T19:37:00.000-07:00

Japanese Management Accounting Today by Yasuhiro Monden, Masanobu Kosuga
World Scientific Publishing Company | 2007-09-06 | ISBN: 9812700811 | 300 pages | PDF | 1,73 Mb

Description
This book investigates how different types of Japanese management systems are able to motivate stakeholders, including employees, top management, stockholders, customers and transaction partners, to participate actively in the organizational behavior that improves business performance. The various systems motivating stakeholders are examined in five sections: Strategy and Business Restructuring for Enhancing the Business Value; Management Control Systems and Budgeting; Cost Management; Management Accounting for Supply Chain and Shared Services; and Process Management.

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International Financial Reporting Standards in Depth

2008-10-13T19:31:00.000-07:00

This book reflects IFRS as of the preparation of the text during 2004, and as far as possible up to the date of first publication in July 2005.

Accounting Standards in Depth contains a:
* Brief summary of the relevant international accounting standards
* Selection of questions illustrating how international standards are used in
practice and provide useful revision practice for those attempting accountancy exams

The book starts with an introduction to the standard setting process, as well as looking at the development of IASB. It examines the framework for the preparation and presentation of financial statements which underpins the practice of financial accounting.

The intention of the book is that the reader will be tested on basic numerical application, on an understanding of the underlying theory, and on presentation of financial statements under the international regulatory framework. The questions have been carefully chosen to test the readers ability to write good practical reports, perform calculations, and present both extracts and full sets of financial statements.

* Tests the reader on numerical application, understanding of the underlying theory and
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* Includes questions selected from the major accounting bodies in the UK - CIMA and ACCA

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Accounting/Finance Lessons Of Enron: A Case Study

2008-10-13T19:20:00.000-07:00

Accounting/Finance Lessons Of Enron: A Case Study World Scientific Publishing Company | ISSN: 9812790306 | 2008-05-15 | PDF | 215 Pages | 7,6 Mb

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There is a great deal of confusion regarding the factors that led to Enron s collapse. This important book addresses this problem by providing a coherent explanation of the accounting and finance problems associated with the collapse. The Skilling Lay trial, as it is related to accounting or finance issues, is critically described as well. Through its well-balanced take on events surrounding the trial, the book therefore enables readers to analyze the validity of the arguments offered by the U.S. attorneys.

Contents: The Enron Success and Failure; Enron as of 31 December 2000; First Six Months of 2001: Before the Storm; Sherron Watkins Letter to Kenneth L Lay; The Clouds Burst; The 100-Year Flood; JEDI and Chewco: Not the Movie; LJM1 and Rhythms; LJM2 and Raptors I and III; LJM2 and Raptors II and IV; Other Transactions; The Collapse; The Indictment of Lay and Skilling; The Trial; A Slice of the Skilling Lay Trial; The Skilling Lay Trial: Fair or Foul?; Mark to Market Accounting: Feeding the Growth Requirement; Concluding Observations.

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CIMA Learning System Fundamentals of Financial Accounting: New syllabus (Cima Learning Systems Certificate Level)

2008-10-13T19:08:00.000-07:00

CIMA Learning System Fundamentals of Financial Accounting: New syllabus (Cima Learning Systems Certificate Level) 736 pages | CIMA Publishing; 1 edition (October 2, 2006) | ISBN: 0750680334 | PDF | 2,1 Mb

CIMA's Official Learning System has been written by former CIMA examiners in conjunction with the CIMA faculty. They provide a clear logical route through the new syllabus to specifically prepare students to pass, first time.

CIMA Official Learning Systems include:
* Step-by-step coverage directly linked to the CIMA syllabus learning outcomes
* Chapter and topic summaries
* Extensive question practice
* Complete Revision section
* CBA style mock exam
* Two colour layout for easy navigation

The ring binder format allows you to add in your notes as you work through the system, and if attending classes, to just take the chapter you need.

CIMA Official Learning Systems are the only materials written and endorsed by the CIMA Faculty

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Excel for Auditors: Audit Spreadsheets Using Excel 97 through Excel 2007

2008-10-13T02:46:00.000-07:00

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Providing the tools and techniques necessary for finding errors and fraud in audits, this guide for auditors looking to better validate their Microsoft Excel spreadsheets provides techniques for performing a risk assessment and gathering spreadsheet and other data from company systems. Performing audit data analysis using data and analytical management functions and pinpointing the common errors in spreadsheets with focused Excel tests is discussed, as are the best practices for error and fraud prevention when developing spreadsheets. This reference is fully updated to reflect Excel 12.

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Corporate Governance Does Any Size Fit?

2008-09-30T00:18:00.000-07:00

Corporate Governance: Does Any Size Fit? by Cheryl R. Lehman JAI Press (June 26, 2005) ISBN:076231205X 216 pages PDF 1,5 Mb

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Paradigms, intellectual insights, and buzzwords have always reflected and informed social practices and have provided impetus and rationalization for macro policies. "Corporate Governance" has become a recent manifestation, creating interplays of political, private, academic, cultural, and economic consequences. This issue of Advances in Public Interest Accounting offers provocations challenging the received views of Corporate Governance, illuminating the controversies and ethical outcomes of using it as a prescription for public action. Whether, how, and why Corporate Governance provides innovation, mystification, or creative participation for diverse populations with diverse interests is examined in this issue. With an eclectic group of academics representing a wide range of countries, perspectives, narratives, and themes, Volume 11 provides the space for creating new sensibilities for advocating for the public interest.

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Advances in Accounting, Volume 20

2008-09-27T02:21:00.000-07:00

Advances in Accounting, Volume 20 by Philip Reckers (Editor) | JAI | 262 Pages | 2004 | ISBN: 0762310669 | English | PDF | 1 MB

Description
This series focuses on the academic and theoretical side of the profession in the areas of financial accounting, accounting education and auditing. Articles range from empirical and analytical, to the development of new technologies. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Using the Financial and Business Literature

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Using the Financial and Business Literature (Books in Library and Information Science)
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Using the Financial and Business Literature assembles the most recent print and electronic research tools, compact discs, and online databases for swift collection and organization of information in the business, marketing, and financial communities. Written to assist in the quick retrieval of commercial, industrial, manufacturing, communicative, and agricultural research, this reference spans a wide range of topics ranging from accounting and international law to public relations and real estate. The guide highlights the most useful data sources and websites and provides a clear and detailed summary of each print and electronic source features, specific links, and various articles of interest

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Accounting Workbook For Dummies

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Accounting Workbook For Dummies by John A., CPA Tracy | For Dummies | 2006-08-07 | ISBN: 0471791458 | 320 pages | PDF | 3,3 MB

Trying to get certified and become an accountant? Own a small business but need a little help balancing your books? Don't worry! This hands-on guide provides the learning and vital practice you need to master important accounting concepts and basics. Perfect as a companion workbook for Accounting For Dummies -- or any other accounting textbook -- Accounting Workbook For Dummies gives you a wealth of real-world examples, demonstration problems, and handy exercises. With this helpful resource as your guide, you'll master balance sheets, income statements, and budgets in no time!

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* Record transactions, track costs, and manage accounts
* Open and close bookkeeping cycles
* Analyze business performance and profit
* Choose the right accounting method
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Advances in International Accounting Vol. 17

2008-09-20T02:09:00.000-07:00

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Advances in International Accounting is a refereed, academic research annual, that is devoted to publishing articles about advancements in the development of accounting and its related disciplines from an international perspective. This serial examines how these developments affect the financial reporting and disclosure practices, taxation, management accounting practices, and auditing of multinational corporations, as well as their effect on the education of professional accountants worldwide.

Advances in International Accounting welcomes traditional and alternative approaches, including theoretical research, empirical research, applied research, and cross-cultural studies.

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Advances in International Accounting Vol. 16

2008-09-20T01:48:00.000-07:00

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Advances in International Accounting, Volume 14

2008-09-20T01:37:00.000-07:00

Advances in International Accounting is a refereed, academic research annual, that is devoted to publishing articles about advancements in the development of accounting and its related disciplines from an international perspective. This serial examines how these developments affect the financial reporting and disclosure practices, taxation, management accounting practices, and auditing of multinational corporations, as well as their effect on the education of professional accountants worldwide.

Advances in International Accounting welcomes traditional and alternative approaches, including theoretical research, empirical research, applied research, and cross-cultural studies.

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Accounts Demystified: How to Understand Financial Accounting and Analysis

2008-09-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

Accounts Demystified: How to Understand Financial Accounting and Analysis by Anthony Rice | Financial Times Management | 2003-04 | ISBN: 0273663348 | 309 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

Review

I had done a beginners course on accounts before and left that course more confused about the subject than before. I was still confused about debit and credit, double-entries etc. I found this book and it solved my problems. This book will help you as well. It is very clear. It is very structured. Each sentence makes sense. The book is a delight to read (if the term can be used in conjunction with accounts) and I can recommend it without reservations

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Accounting and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry

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Accounting and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry by Jonathan A. Hales | Butterworth-Heinemann | 2005-08-01 | ISBN: 0750678968 | 312 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Description

The objective of this textbook is to teach students to be conversational in speaking numbers. This means understanding fundamental accounting concepts, developing solid financial analysis abilities, and then applying them to understand and improve the operational performance of their hotel or restaurant. The book will accomplish this by studying the current practices of some of todays leading hotel and restaurant companies. Chapters will be developed under the auspices of a select group of hospitality industry General Mangers, Directors of Finance, and Regional Accounting Managers to ensure that the information is current, accurate and useful. Understanding and applying the information will be the main focus of this book.
This textbook should provide hospitality managers the knowledge and experience to be comfortable in using numbers to operate their departments. This includes developing the ability to perform all accounting and financial aspects of their position efficiently and correctly including revenue forecasting, wage scheduling, budgeting, P&L critiques, purchasing procedures and cost control methods. As a result, they will have more time to spend on the floor with their customers and employees. This knowledge will help them understand their operations and how to improve, change or expand them to increase revenues or profits.
* Introduces the fundamentals of hospitality accounting from an applied perspective with real industry examples
* Developed under supervision of industry experts
* Incorporates career success model to place subject in a larger context for students

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Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business

2008-09-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

Accounting and Finance for Your Small Business by Steven M. Bragg | John Wiley | ISBN: 0471771562 | 2006 | PDF | 1,44 Mb | 312 Pages

Desrciption

A guide though the maze of small business finance, for business owners, operators, managers, and others involved in the operation of a small business. Includes numerous forms, checklists, and other tools for analyzing key information, as well as real-world examples showing practical applications. Softcover. DLC: Industrial management--Handbooks, manuals, etc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title

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The Essential Handbook of Internal Auditing

2008-09-03T10:41:00.000-07:00

The Essential Handbook of Internal Auditing by K. H. Spencer Pickett | Wiley | 2005-06-13 | ISBN: 0470013168 | 301 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

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The Essential Handbook of Internal Auditing is a condensed version of the second edition of the highly successful “Internal Auditing Handbook”. It shows the reader how to understand the audit context and how this context fits into the wider corporate agenda. The new context is set firmly within the corporate governance, risk management and internal control arena.

In addition to the author’s own views of the auditor’s role, the reader is provided with a range of professional standards and guidance that provides a valuable source of various key issues and developments.

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Advanced Financial Accounting

2008-09-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

Advanced Financial Accounting by Richard Lewis, David Pendrill | Financial Times Management | 2003-12-31 | ISBN: 0273658492 | 735pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

Description

Advanced Financial Accounting is written for second and third year financial accounting courses on accounting or business studies degrees. It also provides extensive coverage of the syllabuses for the advanced papers in financial accounting and financial reporting of the ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAI and ICAS. Rigorous in its approach, Advanced Financial Accounting tackles the more complex issues of the subject in a lively and engaging mannner. Familiar in its structure and treatment of basic concepts, the seventh edition has, none the less, been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent and planned developments in financial reporting. Thus it explains the considerable changes which are scheduled to take place in the European Union during the next few years and the increasing importance of the International Accounting Standards

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GAAP Implementation Guide

2008-09-03T02:11:00.000-07:00

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Until now, accountants have had no guidance for what controls, policies, procedures, forms, reports, or archiving requirements they should use to properly mesh with the latest GAAP. An ideal companion volume to the Wiley GAAP guide, the GAAP Implementation Guide provides the practical application information essential to ensuring that a company's accounting systems are fully capable of incorporating the most recent GAAP.

GAAP Implementation Guide features handy, illustrative decision trees showing how to determine which GAAP ruling to use in a variety of situations, eliminating hours of time wading through detailed GAAP rulings. Other helpful, timesaving features include:

- A concise version of the more detailed GAAP found in the Wiley GAAP guides
- Specific accounting policies that comply with GAAP, especially in terms of creating controls that mesh with GAAP
- The most common accounting transactions modified to work within GAAP restrictions
- Specific controls that allow the maximum level of control over accounting systems while remaining in compliance with GAAP
- Templates for forms and reports that can be used in a GAAP-compliant accounting system
- Numerous examples of footnotes that can be used to describe GAAP-mandated financial disclosures
- Hundreds of GAAP-compliant journal entries for most accounting transactions
- Identification of the types of reports and other information to be retained as part of a comprehensive accounting system

GAAP Implementation Guide is a valuable tool for CFOs, controllers, accounting managers, and general ledger accountants who need to ensure that their company properly treats all types of accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP.

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Long-Term Leasing -- Accounting, Evaluation, Consequences

2008-09-03T01:51:00.000-07:00

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Leasing is by far the most important source of finance for various types of assets needed by firms, but this may cause problems. Among them are the decisions to buy or lease and the accounting decisions to capitalize or expense. Riahi-Belkaoui addresses both problems by examining the models and standards used both for management of and accounting for leases. In five chapters Riahi-Belkaoui covers the issues involved in leasing and financing decision models and offers a decision format to reconcile disagreements among various approaches to the lease-or-buy analysis. He examines all the techniques proposed for accounting for long-term leases as formulated by the Statement of Accounting Standards No. 13 and then looks at specific issues. In his final chapter, a unique contribution to the literature on leasing, Riahi-Belkaoui explores the economics of buying. This is a valuable resource for financial accountants, decision makers, and researchers interested in the management of leases.

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Healthcare Finance an Introduction to Accounting and Financial Management

2008-08-22T09:37:00.000-07:00

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included.look no further for study resources or reference material.

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Governmental Accounting Made Easy

2008-08-22T09:24:00.000-07:00

Review
"...a good written summary of the issues...illuminating..." (AccountingWEB UK, 6th September 2005)

Description
Read, interpret, and analyze governmental financialstatements–Governmental Accounting Made Easy explains everything you need to know, including:
- Basic accounting concepts underlying all governmental accounting and financial reporting
- Basic financial statements prepared under the new financial reporting model, including government-wide financial statements and fund financial statements
- Note disclosures that accompany governmental financial statements
- Complicated accounting issues commonly found in governmental financial statements
- Future issues impacting governmental accounting and financial reporting brought on by the issuance of new accounting standards and pronouncements.

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Corporate Social Responsibility Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause

2008-08-16T08:18:00.000-07:00

Corporate Social Responsibility Doing the Most Good for Your Company and Your Cause by Philip Kotler (Author), Nancy Lee (Author) | Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 13, 2004) | ISBN-10: 0471476110, ISBN-13: 978-0471476115 | PDF | | 251 pages

Description
Today, corporations are expected to give something back to their communities in the form of charitable projects. In Corporate Social Responsibility, Philip Kotler, one of the world's foremost voices on business and marketing, and coauthor Nancy Lee explain why charity is both good P.R. and good for business. They show business leaders how to choose social causes, design charity initiatives, gain employee support, and evaluate their efforts. They also provide all the best practices and cutting-edge ideas that leaders need to maximize their contributions to social causes and do the most good. With personal stories from twenty-five business leaders from socially responsible companies, this is the bible for today's good corporate citizen.

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Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices: The Best Ways for a Financial Manager to Save Money

2008-08-14T09:50:00.000-07:00

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Cost Reduction and Control Best Practices provides financial manages with no-nonsense, balanced, and practical strategies that are being targeted and used nationwide for controlling costs by thousands of companies in areas such as human resources, compensation, benefits, purchasing, outsourcing, use of consultants, taxes, and exports. These best practices are based on the trenches experience, research, proprietary databases, and consultants from the Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) and other leading experts in their fields.

* Provides best practices and techniques for controlling costs within a company

* New chapters focus on outsourcing costs, downsizing, consultants’ costs, and business tax costs

* Provides the latest strategies companies re using to control costs

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Bookkeeping and Accounting

2008-08-14T07:54:00.000-07:00

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What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students quick pointers to the essentials.

* Designed to appeal to underprepared students and readers turned off by dense text
* Cartoons, sidebars, icons, and other graphic pointers get the material across fast
* Concise text focuses on the essence of the subject
* Deliver expert help from teachers who are authorities in their fields
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The Quality Audit Handbook

2008-08-14T07:44:00.000-07:00

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Written by auditors, each with a multitude of real-world experience, this is not a book that deals with theories and principles as they exist on library shelves. New to this edition is the expanded coverage on ethics, the correlation of auditing to business performance, and the expansion into areas not covered by the Certified Quality Auditor Body of Knowledge. This single resource is designed for auditors, audit managers, audit teams, and quality assurance professionals to use as the definitive resource for nearly every aspect of the auditing function.

Provides the most up-to-date, comprehensive reference book dealing with fundamental quality audit principles for auditors, audit managers, audit teams, and quality assurance professionals. DLC: Auditing.

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Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet And Erp on Accounting

2008-08-07T00:32:00.000-07:00

Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet And Erp on Accounting | PDF | 7.7 Mb

Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting provides a foundation in digital accounting by covering fundamental topics such as accounting software, XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), and EDI. The effects of the Internet and ERP on accounting are classified and presented for each accounting cycle, along with a comprehensive discussion of online controls. Digital Accounting: The Effects of the Internet and ERP on Accounting provides a conceptual approach to handling the latest developments at the intersection of the accounting and IT fields.

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Essentials of Credit, Collections, and Accounts Receivable

2008-08-06T23:42:00.000-07:00

Mary Schaeffer is considered an industry expert and writes a newsletter that focuses on credit, collections, and accounts receivable.
* Provides an overview of the credit, collections, and accounts receivable functions for senior level managers.
* Provides tips and techniques as well as case studies.
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Advanced Accounting

2008-08-06T23:03:00.000-07:00

Advanced Accounting offers the most authoritative, conceptually strong, and comprehensive coverage of advanced accounting topics of any text on the market. Completely updated to reflect the latest FASB pronouncements, it is an excellent preparation resource for the CPA exam.

Advanced Accountingalso provides the tools students need to pursue professional careers in a global economy. This is the only text on the market to utilize the horizontal approach to consolidations worksheets, the format most commonly used in the business world.

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Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual

2008-08-06T22:33:00.000-07:00

Steven Bragg, CPA, CMA, CIA, CPIM, has been the chief financial officer or controller of four companies, as well as a consulting manger at Ernst & Young and auditor at Deloitte & Touche. He received a Master's degree in Finance from Bentley College, an MBA from Babson College, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Maine. He has been the two-time president of the Colorado Mountain Club, and is an avid alpine skier, mountain biker, and certified master diver. Mr. Bragg resides in Centennial, Colorado.

In a fifth edition, Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual: A Blueprint for Running an Effective and Efficient Department is a how-to guide on creating an effective and efficient accounting department policies and procedures manual.

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Handbooks of Management Accounting Research, Volume 2

2008-08-06T10:00:00.000-07:00

Professor Roberts Simons, Harvard Business School, USA.

The Handbooks of Management Accounting Research represent an ambitious and important project to pull together the main streams of modern research in this vitally important area. Anyone who is interested in using management accounting theory to understand or improve practice should study these handbooks carefully.

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Handbooks of Management Accounting Research, Volume 1

2008-08-06T06:48:00.000-07:00

Professor Roberts Simons, Harvard Business School, USA
The Handbooks of Management Accounting Research represent an ambitious and important project to pull together the main streams of modern research in this vitally important area. Anyone who is interested in using management accounting theory to understand or improve practice should study these handbooks carefully.

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Essentials of Inventory Management

2008-07-31T08:10:00.000-07:00

Essentials of Inventory Management presents ready-to-use information in key areas from physical control and layout to problem identification and resolution. Concentrating on daily-use inventory concepts, this practical workplace companion specifically addresses:
- Forecasting and replenishment strategies
- Differences between finished-goods (retail) inventories and materials or work-in-process (manufacturing) inventories.
- Materials requirements planning (MRP) and just-in-time (JIT) inventory systems
- Managing inventory as both a physical object and a monetary value
- Applying simple formulas to calculating quantities
- Analyzing and remedying dysfunction
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Behavioral Management Accounting

2008-07-28T08:39:00.000-07:00

Behavioral Management Accounting by Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui Publisher: Quorum Books | 2001-10-30 | ISBN:1567204430 | Pages: 272 | PDF | 1.2 Mb

Knowledge and appreciation of these behaviors and behavioral contexts contribute to the success and efficiency of management accounting in serving the goals of the firm. These behaviors and behavioral contexts are covered in ten chapters as follows:
1. Chapter 1 examines the multidimensional scope of management accounting and provides a frame of reference for the issues raised by behavioral management accounting. It shows that to meet the diverse needs of today’s managers, management accounting has evolved into a multidimensional area of inquiry resting on accounting, organizational, behavioral, and decisional foundations.
2. Chapter 2 examines the nature of the control process, the different basic control systems, and the framework for management control systems as the necessary mechanisms for ensuring an orderly conduct of operations and accountability of actions toward survival and growth of the firm.

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The Audit Committee Handbook

2008-07-25T01:50:00.000-07:00

The Audit Committee Handbook by Louis Braiotta, Jr., C.P.A.

Publisher : John Wiley and Sons, Inc (2004) | ISBN0-471-48884-4 | PDF | 3.7 Mb | 451pages

Excerpt from the foreword to the second edition:
Members of audit committees will find this second edition an invaluable resource in meeting their oversight responsibilities and give them an increasing awareness of their current duties as well as an insight into future developments.
- Richard S. Hickok, CPA

Chairman, Hickok Associates, Inc., and Chairman Emeritus of KMG/Main Hurdman(now KPMG Peat Marwick)

Excerpt from the foreword of the first edition:
Audit committee members will find this book a useful reference in performing their oversight responsibilities. It should also help them develop a constructive relationship between their function and the activities of the full corporate board, management, and internal and external auditors.
- John C. Biegler, CPA
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Essentials of Payroll Management And Accounting

2008-07-24T09:04:00.000-07:00

Essentials of Payroll Management And Accounting by Steven M. Bragg
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons, Inc (2003) | ISBN0-471-26496-2 | PDF | 1.8 Mb | 299 pages

This book is designed for the accountant who is setting up a payroll system,wants to improve the efficiency of an existing system, or who needs answers to the inevitable variety of compensation, tax, deduction, and record-keeping issues associated with payroll. Each chapter includes an example of how a company has addressed a specific payroll issue, as well as Tips & Techniques that offer guidance on how to handle specific payroll situations.

The book is divided into two parts. The first part addresses the overall set of policies and procedures, controls, and best practices that comprise a payroll system. The second part addresses the processing of specific transactions, encompassing compensation benefits, taxes, deductions, and other related issues.

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The Essentials of Finance and Accounting for Nonfinancial Managers
AMACOM | 2002-05-15 | ISBN: 0814471226 | 288 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB

Outside of the accounting and finance departments, not many business people are interested in the finer points of financial reports. But every manager must have a thorough understanding of what their finance and accounting staffs do, why they do it, and what these reports really mean. Edward Fields' Essentials Of Finance And Accounting For Nonfinancial Managers tells how to understand the basics of a balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and annual reports. Newcomers to reading company financials will appreciate the clear explanations on investment returns, analysis ratios, and other methods of understanding business reports.

This indispensable book demystifies the role that accounting and finance play in a corporation and demonstrates how financial decisions are manifestations of company goals. The author's crystal-clear examples show how managers can connect corporate financial information directly to their own strategies and actions. To demonstrate these connections, the author covers such essential topics as:

* Balance sheets and income/cash flow statements * Reading and understanding annual reports * Fixed-cost and variable-cost issues * Financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting.

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Applied Cost-Benefit Analysis

2008-07-22T05:20:00.000-07:00

Applied Cost-Benefit Analysis
Publisher:Edward Elgar Publishing | 2007-02-07 | ISBN:1843768917 | Pages:470 | PDF | 2 MB

The author succeeds in bringing together many interesting real-life applications of CBA in various areas (including among others health, environment and transportation). The examples are well chosen to illustrate the basic issues and show clearly the crucial importance of theoretical and methodological assumptions. Moreover, they are presented in an accessible and attractive way. For those who know already the principles of CBA, these applications are stimulating and enjoyable reading.
- Erik Schokkaert, Tijdschrift voor Economie en Management

This fully updated new edition continues in the vein of its predecessor by viewing cost-benefit analysis as applied welfare economics, while at the same time building on the earlier framework by extending the theory and providing further applications in each chapter.

New for this edition are analyses of theory related applications in mental health, condom social marketing programs, female primary education as a means of preventing HIV/AIDS and the pricing of natural gas. Presented in an integrated manner, the theoretical concepts are constructed around the main building blocks of CBA, such as shadow pricing, distribution weights, the social discount rate and the marginal cost of public funds.

This edition will cement the book's place as a major and accessible text in the field and will be of great interest to graduate and undergraduate students of welfare economics and microeconomic theory, as well as government economists involved with any area of public policy.

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Auditing Information Systems

2008-07-21T06:01:00.000-07:00

Auditing Information Systems, Jack J. Champlain (Author)

Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (2003) | ISBN-10: 0471281174 | PDF | 3.3 Mb | 451 pages

Auditors have always been responsible for consulting with management to help ensure that sufficient and adequate internal controls exist within organizations to mitigate major risks to a reasonable level. Auditors identify and quantify risk using professional judgment based on knowledge, education, experience, and even history. As major events occur, the auditing profession retools its approach to risk assessment to adapt to the new environment.

When the first edition of this book was published (October 1998), it seemed as if the biggest risks organizations faced were insider abuse, hacking, viruses, and the Year 2000 problem. The newspapers were flooded daily with stories of new hacks and viruses, and the creators sometimes were idolized. Huge amounts of human and financial resources were devoted toward Y2K projects. Looking back, the United States and many other western countries were indeed spoiled by the dot-com success and thus became ignorant, complacent, and self-centered.

Many businesses worried only about profits, and many individuals worried only about themselves and their antigovernment messages. It was a “me” world. An aura of invincibility existed.

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Accounting for Fixed Assets

2008-07-21T04:25:00.000-07:00

Accounting for Fixed Assets by Raymond H. Peterson (Author)
Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (March 15, 2002) | ISBN-10: 047109210X | PDF | 1 Mb | 224 pages

Strategies AND techniques for getting the most out of A COMPANY'S physical assets
Accounting for Fixed Assets, Second Edition presents comprehensive guidelines for effectively managing property, plant, and equipment in order to get the maximum benefits out of investments in these long-term tangible assets. Enhanced with numerous examples and illustrations, this new edition features essential material on government accounting, not-for-profit accounting, and practical computer programs.
Complete, up-to-date coverage of fixed-asset accounting includes:
— Asset classification — Base unit — Asset value — Asset safeguards — Inventories of fixed assets — Extraordinary repairs — Written policies — Self-constructed assets

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Accounting and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry

2008-07-19T01:48:00.000-07:00

Jonathan A. Hales “Accounting and Financial Analysis in the Hospitality Industry"
Butterworth-Heinemann | 2005-08-01 | ISBN: 0750678968 | 312 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

The objective of this textbook is to teach students to be conversational in speaking numbers. This means understanding fundamental accounting concepts, developing solid financial analysis abilities, and then applying them to understand and improve the operational performance of their hotel or restaurant. The book will accomplish this by studying the current practices of some of todays leading hotel and restaurant companies. Chapters will be developed under the auspices of a select group of hospitality industry General Mangers, Directors of Finance, and Regional Accounting Managers to ensure that the information is current, accurate and useful. Understanding and applying the information will be the main focus of this book.
This textbook should provide hospitality managers the knowledge and experience to be comfortable in using numbers to operate their departments. This includes developing the ability to perform all accounting and financial aspects of their position efficiently and correctly including revenue forecasting, wage scheduling, budgeting, P&L critiques, purchasing procedures and cost control methods. As a result, they will have more time to spend on the floor with their customers and employees. This knowledge will help them understand their operations and how to improve, change or expand them to increase revenues or profits.
* Introduces the fundamentals of hospitality accounting from an applied perspective with real industry examples
* Developed under supervision of industry experts
* Incorporates career success model to place subject in a larger context for students

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Accountants' Handbook, Volume 2: Special Industries and Special Topics

2008-07-18T03:59:00.000-07:00

Accountants' Handbook, Volume
Wiley | 2003-04-09 | ISBN: 0471269921 | 840 pages | PDF | 2,4 MB

The Accountants' Handbook series has the longest tradition of any reference of providing comprehensive coverage of the field to both accounting professionals and professionals in other fields who need or desire quick, understandable, and thorough exposure to complex accounting-related subjects.

Like its predecessors, the Tenth Edition is designed as a single reference source that provides answers to all reasonable questions on accounting and financial reporting asked by accountants, auditors, bankers, lawyers, financial analysts, and other preparers and users of accounting information. Written by nationally recognized accounting professionals, including partners in major public accounting firms, financial executives, financial analysts, and other relevant business professionals, the Handbook covers both financial accounting and reporting and industry specific accounting issues in separate volumes for easy reference. Its comprehensive content provides analysis on over 43 critical areas of accounting.

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Accountants' Handbook, Financial Accounting and General Topics

2008-07-18T03:52:00.000-07:00

D. R. Carmichael, O. Ray, CPA, PhD Whittington, Lynford Graham “Accountants' Handbook, Financial Accounting and General Topics"
Wiley | 2007-04-20 | ISBN: 0471790389 | 1056 pages | PDF | 5,85 MB

This highly regarded reference is relied on by a considerable part of the accounting profession in their day-to-day work. This handbook is the first place many accountants look to find answers to practice questions. Its comprehensive scope is widely recognized and relied on. It is designed as a single reference source that provides answers to all reasonable questions on accounting and financial reporting asked by accountants, auditors, bankers, lawyers, financial analysts, and other preparers and users of accounting information.

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The Controller's Function: The Work of the Managerial Accountant

2008-07-18T03:46:00.000-07:00

The Controller's Function
Wiley | 2004-12-03 | ISBN: 0471683302 | 480 pages | PDF | 4,6 MB

From describing essential competencies—cash management, budgeting, fraud prevention and establishing codes for corporate ethical behavior—to detailing the more sophisticated skills like activity-based and target costing, disaster recovery planning, and outsourcing, The Controller's Function expertly balances both the technical and managerial sides of the job.

You'll quickly access information on how to:
* Use electronic spreadsheets for financial analysis
* Successfully implement a shared service center
* Enhance performance through online inventory systems, quick closing procedures
* Selecting adequate accounting software
* Avoid insurance pitfalls through proper planning

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Essays in Accounting Theory

2008-07-18T03:42:00.000-07:00

Essays in Accounting Theory in Honour by Joel S. Demski
Publisher:Springer (2006-11-15) | ISBN-10: 0787962112 | PDF | 4.3 Mb | 326 pages

Essays on Accounting Theory in Honour of Joel S. Demski is a collection of previously unpublished essays on accounting theory. The contributors are students, collaborators, colleagues and friends of Professor Joel S. Demski. Most of the contributors share Professor Demski’s view of accounting as the production and consumption of a very special and powerful economic good called information. Like Professor Demski, they also prefer an economic analytic approach to accounting theory. However, some contributors have chosen other perspectives on the field of accounting.

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