The easy way to master an intermediate accounting course
Intermediate accounting courses are required for students seeking bachelor's degrees in accounting and often for degrees in finance, business administration, and management. Intermediate Accounting For Dummies provides you with a deeper and broader level of accounting theory, serving as an excellent course supplement and study guide to help you master the concepts of this challenging program.
With easy-to-understand explanations and realworld examples, Intermediate Accounting For Dummies covers all the topics you'll encounter in an intermediate accounting course: the conceptual framework of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), financial ratio analysis, equity accounting, investment strategies, financial statement preparation, and more
Tracks to a typical intermediate accounting curriculum Expert information and real-world examples Other titles from Loughran: Financial Accounting For Dummies and Auditing For Dummies
With the help of Intermediate Accounting For Dummies, you'll discover the fast and easy way to take the confusion out of the complex theories and methods associated with a typical intermediate accounting course.
By:
Maire Loughran
Imprint: For Dummies
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 185mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781118176825
ISBN 10: 1118176820
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 19 April 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1 Part I: Introducing Financial Accounting and Standards 7 Chapter 1: Seeing the Big Picture of Financial Accounting 9 Chapter 2: Walking Through the Conceptual Framework of Financial Accounting 23 Chapter 3: Invaluable Valuation 43 Chapter 4: Reviewing the Accounting System 51 Part II: Preparing and Using Financial Statements 65 Chapter 5: Posting Income Statement Profit and Loss 67 Chapter 6: Reporting Assets and Claims: Keeping Your Balance (Sheet) 83 Chapter 7: Follow the Money! Studying Cash Flow 101 Chapter 8: Time Is Money: Looking at the Time Value of Money 115 Part III: Homing in on Current and Noncurrent Assets 127 Chapter 9: Assessing Cash and Receivables 129 Chapter 10: Inventory Cost Flow Assumptions 145 Chapter 11: Buying and Selling Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) 167 Chapter 12: Recognizing Depreciation, Impairments, and Depletion 183 Chapter 13: Keeping Track of Other Noncurrent Assets 197 Part IV: Analyzing Debt and Equity 207 Chapter 14: Tracking Current Liabilities and Contingencies 209 Chapter 15: Planning for Long-Term Obligations 227 Chapter 16: Letting Owners Know Where They Stand: The Equity Section 241 Part V: Accounting for Advanced Intermediate Issues 257 Chapter 17: Accounting for Income Taxes 259 Chapter 18: Accounting for Leases 277 Chapter 19: Fessing Up: Correcting Errors and Reporting Changes in Methods 295 Chapter 20: Is That You, Revenue? Revenue Recognition Concepts 313 Part VI: The Part of Tens 327 Chapter 21: Ten Common Notes to the Financial Statements 329 Chapter 22: Ten Ratios for Financial Statement Analysis 337 Index 343
Maire Loughran is a certified public accountant who has prepared compilation, review, and audit reports for fifteen years. A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, she is a full adjunct professor who teaches graduate and undergraduate auditing and accounting classes.
