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Financial accounting / John Arnold, Tony Hope, Alan Southworth and Linda Kirkham.

By: Arnold, John, 1944-.
Contributor(s): Hope, Tony, 1945- | Southworth, Alan | Kirkham, Linda.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow, England : Prentice Hall - Financial Times, 1994Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxii, 577 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0135188385.Subject(s): Accounting | Financial statements | Finance and Accounting | Financial accountingDDC classification: 657.48 | 657.48 ARN
Contents:
Part 1: Basic framework -- The role and context of accounting -- Accounting and decision making -- The regulation of financial reporting -- Part 2: The conventional accounting model of the organization -- The transformation process and financial statements -- Financial statements and the accounting equation -- Fixed and intangible assets -- Stocks -- Sources of finance -- Double-entry book-keeping -- Interpretation of accounts: Ratio analysis -- Interpretation of accounts: Cash flow statements -- Part 3: Limitations of the conventional model -- Problems with the conventional accounting model -- Accounting for changing prices -- Evaluation of alternative accounting methods -- Part 4: Advanced issues -- Conceptual frameworks and international harmonization -- Introduction to accounting for groups -- Intangibles revisited -- Part 5: Summary and review.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 657.48 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00099607
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main 657.48 ARN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 0 Available 38888000725253
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A rigorous and comprehensive introductory text which explains and critically evaluates the concepts underlying the preparation of financial accounts, their application and possible alternatives to current practice.

This ed. originally published: New York; London: Prentice Hall, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Basic framework -- The role and context of accounting -- Accounting and decision making -- The regulation of financial reporting -- Part 2: The conventional accounting model of the organization -- The transformation process and financial statements -- Financial statements and the accounting equation -- Fixed and intangible assets -- Stocks -- Sources of finance -- Double-entry book-keeping -- Interpretation of accounts: Ratio analysis -- Interpretation of accounts: Cash flow statements -- Part 3: Limitations of the conventional model -- Problems with the conventional accounting model -- Accounting for changing prices -- Evaluation of alternative accounting methods -- Part 4: Advanced issues -- Conceptual frameworks and international harmonization -- Introduction to accounting for groups -- Intangibles revisited -- Part 5: Summary and review.