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Financial accounting and reporting for non-accounting students : how to interpret financial statements and appraise company performance / Stephen Frost.

Summary:

Learn the fundamentals of financial accounting and performance appraisal with this accessible, internationally focused textbook written specifically for non-accounting students.

"Using terminology which is compliant with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Financial Accounting and Reporting for Non-Accounting Students covers topics such as the statement of financial position, profit and loss statements, non-current assets, inventory valuation and the statement of cashflows. It also provides a roadmap for performance appraisal and presents the subjective nature of financial accounting and the impact of bias in financial reporting" -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781398614086
Physical Description: xiii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: London ; KoganPage, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-367) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

01 Introduction to financial accounting -- 02 The statement of financial position -- 03 The statement of profit and loss -- 04 Non-current assets -- 05 Inventory valuation -- 06 The statement of cash flows -- 07 Performance appraisal: analysing operating profitability -- 08 Performance appraisal: investor returns and operating assets -- 09 Financial reporting issues -- Glossary -- Appendix: Templates -- Index.