Accounting Theory And Practice

The seventh edition of this text has been developed to ensure it still meets the needs of lecturers. The book integrates financial and management accounting and offers a clear treatment of the theory and practice of modern accounting.

Focuses On The Theory Part Of Advanced Accounting. Covers Theories Of Accounting, Accounting Standards, Measurement Of Income, Charging Prices, Human Resource Accounting, Social Responsiblity Accounting, Mechanized Accounting, Valuation Of Shares And Reporting. In Question-Answer Format, Useful For Mcom Students.

Financial accounting theory has numerous practical applications and policy implications, for instance, international accounting standard setters are increasingly relying on theoretical accounting concepts in the creation of new standards; and corporate regulators are increasingly turning to various conceptual frameworks of accounting to guide regulation and the interpretation of accounting practices. The global financial crisis has also led to a new found appreciation of the social, economic and political importance of accounting concepts generally and corporate financial reporting in particular. For instance, the fundamentals of capital market theory (i.e. market efficiency) and measurement theory (i.e. fair value) have received widespread public and regulatory attention. This comprehensive, authoritative volume provides a prestige reference work which offers students, academics, regulators and practitioners a valuable resource containing the current scholarship and practice in the established field of financial accounting theory.

Cost accounting provides key data to managers for planning and controlling, as well as for costing products, services, and customers. This text examines the cost accounting market and integrates current practices and theories.

Presents complex materials in a clear and understandable manner. Incorporating the latest accounting standards and presenting the most up-to-date accounting theory from the top academic journals in accounting and finance throughout the world.

This book discusses the foundations of social and environmental accounting and highlights local differences in countries like Italy and Bulgaria. It also describes the institutional environment, which affects the development and application of environmental accounting and reporting, as a basis for evaluating current achievements and the future steps that need to be taken to develop and spread environmental accounting. The book is unique in presenting exemplary cases from different emerging and developed countries. It is a valuable resource for theorists in the field, practitioners in companies, as well as investors and other stakeholders. Moreover, it provides students with the necessary theoretical constructs, empirical studies as well as practical and managerial tools to allow for a quick orientation in the methodology, techniques and selected practices used in environmental accounting and reporting.