Accounting for Non-Accountants
Kaup valmöguleikar
Reikningshald hefur orð á sér fyrir að vera tæknilegt og þungt í hugtakanotkun, en það er engin ástæða fyrir því að þeir sem ekki hafa formlega menntun geti ekki náð tökum á grunnatriðum þess að lesa úr ársreikningum og taka góðar ákvarðanir. Accounting for Non-Accountants gerir engar kröfur um fyrri þekkingu og er ætluð sem inngangsrit fyrir stjórnendur og aðra sem vilja fá yfirsýn yfir greinina.
Bókin fjallar um bæði fjárhagsbókhald og rekstrarreikningshald nógu ítarlega til að hægt sé að túlka gögnin, en með skýrum og aðgengilegum hætti svo lesandinn nái fljótt grunnlögmálum efnisins. Tólfta útgáfan hefur verið uppfærð að fullu í samræmi við nýjustu kröfur regluverks, þar á meðal breska GAAP rammann, alþjóðlegu reikningsskilastaðlana IFRS og alþjóðlegu reikningshaldsstaðlana IAS.
Lokakaflinn fjallar um áhrif breytinga í efnahagsumhverfinu á fyrirtæki, og einnig er farið inn á svið á borð við skatta, milliverðlagningu og skapandi reikningsskil. Þessi hagnýti leiðarvísir ber upprifjunarspurningar í hverjum kafla, með svörum og útreikningum þar sem við á, og honum fylgja á vef yfir 200 spurningar og orðaskrá til að festa efnið í sessi.
Accounting has a reputation as a technical and jargon-heavy subject, but there is no reason why those without formal training cannot master the basics of interpreting accounts and making good decisions. Accounting for Non-Accountants assumes no prior knowledge of the subject area and is designed to serve as an introductory text for managers and non-specialists who wish to gain an oversight of the accounting discipline.
The book covers both financial and management accounting in sufficient detail to allow data to be interpreted but in a clear and accessible manner so the reader can quickly gain an understanding of the basic principles of the subject area. Now in its 12th edition, Accounting for Non-Accountants has been fully updated to the latest regulatory requirements including the UK GAAP framework, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS).
The final chapter focuses on the impact of changes in the economic environment on businesses and there are introductions to areas including tax, transfer pricing and creative accounting. This practical guide includes review questions in each chapter, with answers and workings where appropriate, and is supported online by over 200 questions and a glossary to develop a firm understanding of all topics.
Nánar um bókina
- Kogan Page
- 9781789664317
- 9781789664300
- ePub
- 12
- David Horner
- English
- 2020-05-03
- 100
- 2
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Accounting for Non-Accountants
- Titlepage
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Introduction
- 1 Financial record keeping
- Introduction
- Single-entry bookkeeping
- Double-entry bookkeeping
- Balancing accounts
- The trial balance
- Daybooks and ledgers
- Accounting software
- Benefits of accounting software
- Review questions
- 2 Income statements
- Introduction
- Calculating profit
- The income statement
- Classification of expenditure
- Review questions
- 3 The balance sheet
- Introduction
- Content of the balance sheet
- Format of the balance sheet
- Review questions
- 4 Further adjustments to the income statement
- Introduction
- Accruals concept
- Accruals and prepayments
- Depreciation
- Irrecoverable debts
- Allowance for doubtful debts
- Discounts
- Review questions
- 5 Checking the double-entry system
- Introduction
- Correction of errors
- Bank reconciliation statements
- Control accounts
- Sales ledger control accounts
- Purchases ledger control accounts
- Reconciliation of control account totals
- Review questions
- 6 Accounting concepts
- Introduction
- Accounting concepts
- From accounting concepts to accounting standards
- Review questions
- 7 Accounting for other business organizations
- Introduction
- Manufacturing organizations
- Partnerships
- Not-for-profit organizations
- Incomplete records
- Review questions
- 8 An introduction to business costing
- Introduction
- Cost centres and cost units
- Cost behaviour
- Principles and methods of costing
- Costing principles
- Absorption costing
- Costing methods
- Review questions
- 9 Marginal costing and decision making
- Introduction
- Contribution
- Uses of marginal costing
- Break-even analysis
- Optimum production plans
- Make-or-buy decisions
- Special order decisions
- Closing down an unprofitable business segment
- Marginal and absorption costing compared
- Review questions
- 10 Standard costing
- Introduction
- Standard costs
- Variance analysis
- Types of variance
- Sub-variances
- Materials variances
- Labour variances
- Flexible budgets
- Sales variances
- Overhead variances
- Interpretation of variances
- Interrelationships of variances
- Review questions
- 11 Budgeting
- Introduction
- Purpose of budgets
- Types of budget
- Budgeting example
- Budgeting techniques
- Review questions
- 12 Working capital management
- Introduction
- The working capital cycle
- Inventory
- Trade receivables
- Management of trade payables
- Managing cash
- Review questions
- 13 Capital investment appraisal
- Introduction
- Capital investment
- Relevant costs and benefits
- Net cash flow and the investment appraisal
- Methods of investment appraisal
- Payback
- Accounting rate of return (ARR)
- Discounted cash flow
- Net present value (NPV)
- Internal rate of return (IRR)
- Discounted payback
- Investment appraisal evaluated
- Review questions
- 14 An introduction to limited companies
- Introduction
- Limited liability
- Setting up a limited company
- Types of limited company
- Share capital and dividends
- Financial statements of the limited company
- Rights issues
- Bonus issues
- Review questions
- 15 Published accounts of the limited company
- Introduction
- Annual return
- Contents of the annual report
- Auditor’s report
- Directors’ report
- Published financial statements – IAS 1
- Revenue
- Statement of changes in equity
- Notes to the financial statements
- Review question
- 16 Accounting standards
- Introduction
- UK GAAP
- International accounting standards
- IASB conceptual framework
- Recent progress towards a single set of accounting standards
- Financial reporting standards (FRSs) used in the UK
- Earnings management
- Review questions
- 17 Statement of cash flows
- Introduction
- The differences between cash and profit
- The statement of cash flows
- Review questions
- 18 Accounting ratios
- Introduction
- Types of accounting ratio
- Profitability ratios
- Efficiency ratios
- Liquidity ratios
- Gearing ratios
- Investor ratios
- Limitations of ratio analysis
- Review questions
- 19 The economic environment
- Economic objectives
- Economic policy
- Review questions
- Index
- Copyright