Jill Collis was was Reader (Associate Professor) in Accounting at Brunel University London from 2010 to 2019, where she was the founding director of the Accounting and Auditing Research Centre. Jill’s research has contributed to the ‘think small first’ approach in UK company law and policy on better regulation to reduce burdens on smaller entities. Internationally, she is recognised as a leading scholar on the financial reporting and auditing needs of small and micro-companies. Andrew Holt is Principal Lecturer in Accounting at Kingston University. Previously he held positions at Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA and the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Roger Hussey is former Dean of the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and was previously Deloitte and Touche Professor in Financial Communications at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK.

• Part I: The World of Accounting and Finance1. Introduction to Business Accounting2. The Importance of CashPart II: Financial Accounting3. The Accounting System4. The Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting5. The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting6. The Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income7. The Statement of Financial Position8. The Statement of Cash Flows9. Consolidated Financial Statements10. Financial Statement Analysis11. Corporate Governance, Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Integrated ReportingPart III: Management Accounting12. The Importance of Cost Information13. Costing for Product Direct Costs14. Costing for Indirect Costs15. Activity-based Costing16. Marginal Costing17. Budgetary Control18. Standard Costing19. Strategic Management Accounting20. Environmental Management AccountingPart IV: Investment Appraisal21. Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return22 Discounted Cash Flow MethodsAppendix: Present value tablesGlossaryIndex.

A coherent, fluid, concise and well developed accounting book for both beginners in accounting and non-accounting students. The great thing about this book is that it is simply written and has a lot of examples, activities and revision questions along with innovative proposed topics for student dissertations for each chapter/topic covered. A fantastic book overall.

Jill Collis was was Reader (Associate Professor) in Accounting at Brunel University London from 2010 to 2019, where she was the founding director of the Accounting and Auditing Research Centre. Jill’s research has contributed to the ‘think small first’ approach in UK company law and policy on better regulation to reduce burdens on smaller entities. Internationally, she is recognised as a leading scholar on the financial reporting and auditing needs of small and micro-companies. Andrew Holt is Principal Lecturer in Accounting at Kingston University. Previously he held positions at Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA and the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Roger Hussey is former Dean of the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and was previously Deloitte and Touche Professor in Financial Communications at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK.

• Part I: The World of Accounting and Finance1. Introduction to Business Accounting2. The Importance of CashPart II: Financial Accounting3. The Accounting System4. The Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting5. The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting6. The Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income7. The Statement of Financial Position8. The Statement of Cash Flows9. Consolidated Financial Statements10. Financial Statement Analysis11. Corporate Governance, Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Integrated ReportingPart III: Management Accounting12. The Importance of Cost Information13. Costing for Product Direct Costs14. Costing for Indirect Costs15. Activity-based Costing16. Marginal Costing17. Budgetary Control18. Standard Costing19. Strategic Management Accounting20. Environmental Management AccountingPart IV: Investment Appraisal21. Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return22 Discounted Cash Flow MethodsAppendix: Present value tablesGlossaryIndex.

A coherent, fluid, concise and well developed accounting book for both beginners in accounting and non-accounting students. The great thing about this book is that it is simply written and has a lot of examples, activities and revision questions along with innovative proposed topics for student dissertations for each chapter/topic covered. A fantastic book overall.

Jill Collis was was Reader (Associate Professor) in Accounting at Brunel University London from 2010 to 2019, where she was the founding director of the Accounting and Auditing Research Centre. Jill’s research has contributed to the ‘think small first’ approach in UK company law and policy on better regulation to reduce burdens on smaller entities. Internationally, she is recognised as a leading scholar on the financial reporting and auditing needs of small and micro-companies. Andrew Holt is Principal Lecturer in Accounting at Kingston University. Previously he held positions at Metropolitan State College of Denver, USA and the University of Gloucestershire, UK.Roger Hussey is former Dean of the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada and was previously Deloitte and Touche Professor in Financial Communications at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, UK.

• Part I: The World of Accounting and Finance1. Introduction to Business Accounting2. The Importance of CashPart II: Financial Accounting3. The Accounting System4. The Regulatory Framework for Financial Reporting5. The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting6. The Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income7. The Statement of Financial Position8. The Statement of Cash Flows9. Consolidated Financial Statements10. Financial Statement Analysis11. Corporate Governance, Stewardship, Social Responsibility and Integrated ReportingPart III: Management Accounting12. The Importance of Cost Information13. Costing for Product Direct Costs14. Costing for Indirect Costs15. Activity-based Costing16. Marginal Costing17. Budgetary Control18. Standard Costing19. Strategic Management Accounting20. Environmental Management AccountingPart IV: Investment Appraisal21. Payback Period and Accounting Rate of Return22 Discounted Cash Flow MethodsAppendix: Present value tablesGlossaryIndex.

A coherent, fluid, concise and well developed accounting book for both beginners in accounting and non-accounting students. The great thing about this book is that it is simply written and has a lot of examples, activities and revision questions along with innovative proposed topics for student dissertations for each chapter/topic covered. A fantastic book overall.