Accounting for Business (Hardcover, 3 ed)

Introduction to accounting - The main accounting reports; Accounting statements: nature and preparation - The balance sheet; The profit and loss account: nature and purpose; The profit and loss account: form and content; The measurement of profit: depreciation; Measurement problems: stock valuation; Profit measurement: bad and doubtful debts; Practical accounting - Practical accounting: ledger accounts; Ledger accounts: further complications; Accounting systems; Accounting for companies: the regulatory framework - An introduction to the accounts of limited companies; Accounting for companies; The regulatory framework; The accounts of groups of companies 1; The accounts of groups of companies 2; The analysis and interpretation of accounts - The cash flow statement; The use of financial statements for planning and decision making; The analysis of financial statements 1; The analysis of financial statements 2; The analysis of financial statements 3; The conventions and the conceptual framework; Measurement of profit and capital maintenance; Solutions to self-assessment questions.