Business Accounting (Paperback, 3 ed)

Part I: The World of Accounting and Finance.- 1. Introduction to Business Accounting.- 2. The Importance of Cash.- Part II: Financial Accounting.- 3. The Accounting System.- 4. The Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting.- 5. The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting.- 6. The Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income.- 7. The Statement of Financial Position.- 8. The Statement of Cash Flows.- 9. Consolidated Financial Statements.- 10. Financial Statement Analysis.- 11. Corporate Governance, Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Integrated Reporting.- Part III: Management Accounting.- 12. The Importance of Cost Information.- 13. Costing for Product Direct Costs.- 14. Costing for Indirect Costs.- 15. Activity-based Costing.- 16. Marginal Costing.- 17. Budgetary Control.- 18. Standard Costing.- 19. Strategic Management Accounting.- 20. Environmental Management Accounting.- Part IV: Investment Appraisal.- 21. Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return.- 22 Discounted Cash Flow Methods.- Appendix: Present value tables.- Glossary.- Index.