Advanced Financial Accounting

by RichardLewis (Author), David Pendrill (Author)

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  2000

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  Advanced Financial Accounting 6eRichard Lewis and David PendrillAdvanced Financial Accounting provides a lively and comprehensive treatment of current financial reporting standards. The sixth edition retains the successful familiar structure and basic concepts of the previous editions, while being thoroughly updated to reflect the changes and developments that have occurred in UK accounting over the last few years. This major revision includes coverage of the issue of all reporting standards up to and including FRS 15, together with financial reporting exposure drafts and discussion papers issued by the ASB. The new edition also contains greater coverage of the standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee and discussion of controversial topics, including: ? the development of the ASB statement of principles? the continuing debate about the incorporation of current values in financial statements? the treatment of emerging forms of financial assets and liabilities including derivativesThe book provides both clear explanations and critical evaluations of current accounting practice, especially as found in the accounting standards, and relates them to the needs

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  2003

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  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. It also includes greater coverage of the International Standards and provides in depth discussion of such issues as accounting for financial instruments, deferred taxation and stock options as well as exploring the impact of the major changes which have occurred in the accounting treatment of pension costs. This leading text continues to provide both clear explanations and critical evaluations of current accounting practice, especially as found in national and international accounting standards, and relates them to the needs of users of financial statements.