Cost Accounting is a ‘just the basics’ book. It focuses on the role cost accounting plays in cost management systems. The text is designed to be a starting point that covers the essential cost accounting topics (job-order costing, process costing, and standard costing systems, overhead allocation and etc.) while permitting instructors the freedom to emphasize additional material with case work and outside readings.
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Computerized Accounting w/Simply Accounting v. 6.0 w/Software Update
Step-by-step procedures, each extensively illustrated, introduce the material in each chapter to help increase student confidence and expertise in analyzing and entering transactions. End-of-chapter assignments provide reinforcement to the transactions presented within the chapter to help students gain proficiency in analyzing and recording transactions that parallel the chapter material. Practice sets—as cumulative reviews of material—are incorporated into the text at the end of each section.
Cases from the Sec Files: Topics in Auditing
This casebook consists of 26 cases excerpted from the SEC Enforcement Division’s releases for false and misleading financial statements, each containing valuable lessons to be learned about the possibility of financial statement fraud and how an auditor can go about finding such fraud. The real people, companies, and events of each case provide readers with an understanding of the practical applicability and real consequences of the book’s discussions. A four-part organization examines professional responsibilities, internal control, specific accounts and areas, and cases covering multiple areas. For fraud examiners and those preparing for the CFE exam.
The McGraw-Hill 36 Hour Accounting Course
Aimed at professionals in all fields who want a fast, no-nonsense introduction to the basic principles and procedures of financial accounting, the book contains twenty concise chapters packed with easy-to-read, simple-to-apply information. Plus, it’s all written in relaxed, non-technical language that anyone can understand-regardless of their background or training. Most impressive of all, the book features an array of learning enhancements that are second to none: A Study Plan that maps out the most efficient strategy for using the book, and even suggests convenient start-and-stop points; Self-tests within each chapter that ensure reader comprehension every step of the way; A 100-question final exam that may be submitted by readers for a Certificate of Achievement.
Principles of Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making, with Annual Report,
This book starts with a macro view of accounting information by presenting real financial statements. The authors establish how financial statements communicate the financing, operation, and investing activities of a business. To integrate the use of financial statements for decision making, the authors identify a finite set of tools necessary to make business decisions based on financial information. The Decision Toolkit is provided for the reader and integrated throughout the text.
