Jan R. Williams is Dean and Professor Emeritus of the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee—Knoxville, where he was a faculty member from 1977 to 2013. He received a BS degree from George Peabody College, an MBA from Baylor University, and a PhD from the University of Arkansas. He previously served on the faculties at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University. A CPA in Tennessee (active license) and Arkansas (inactive). Dr. Williams is the coauthor of four books and has published over 125 articles, research monographs, proceedings, and other publications on issues of corporate financial reporting and accounting and business education. He served as president of the American Accounting Association in 1999-2000, is past president of Beta Alpha Psi and past vice president of the Tennessee Society of CPAs, and has had active roles in the American Institute of CPAs and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. In 2011-12, he served as chair of the board of AACSB International—the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business—the accrediting organization for business schools and accounting programs worldwide. He retired from the University of Tennessee in 2013 and remains active in several business and accounting professional organizations. He was named Outstanding Accounting Educator by the American Accounting Association in 2018.

• 1 Accounting: Information for Decision Making2 Basic Financial Statements3 The Accounting Cycle: Capturing Economic Events4 The Accounting Cycle: Accruals and Deferrals5 The Accounting Cycle: Reporting Financial ResultsCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM 1: French Broad Equipment Rentals6 Merchandising Activities7 Financial Assets8 Inventories and the Cost of Goods SoldCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM 2: Music-Is-Us, Inc.9 Plant and Intangible Assets10 Liabilities11 Stockholders’ Equity: Paid-In CapitalCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM 3: Mountain Sports, Inc.12 Revenue Recognition and Reporting Results of Operations13 Statement of Cash Flows14 Financial Statement Analysis15 Data Analytics: Addressing Accounting Questions with Data16 Managerial Accounting: A Business Partner17 Job Order Cost Systems and Overhead Allocations18 Process Costing19 Costing and the Value Chain20 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis21 Incremental AnalysisCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM 4: Jasper Company22 Responsibility Accounting and Transfer Pricing23 Operational Budgeting24 Standard Cost Systems25 Rewarding Business PerformanceCOMPREHENSIVE PROBLEM 5: Utease Corporation26 Capital BudgetingAPPENDIX A: Excel TutorialAPPENDIX B: The Time Value of Money: Future Amounts and Present ValuesAPPENDIX C: Tableau Tutorial (Connect only)APPENDIX D: Forms of Business Organization (Connect only)