Business Accounting is the worlds bestselling textbook on bookkeeping and accounting. It provides students with a clear and straight forward introduction to the core techniques and skills required to fully understand the foundations of financial accounting. Each topic is back up by a wealth of worked examples, as well as a rich pool of self assessment material, so that students can monitor their own progress and understanding.
Notes for Teachers and LecturersNotes for StudentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO DOUBLE ENTRY BOOKKEEPING1. The accounting equation and the balance sheet2. The double entry system for assets, liabilities and capital 3. The asset of stock4. The effect of profit or loss on capital and the double entry system for expenses and revenues5. Balancing of accounts6. The trial balancePART TWO: THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF SOLE TRADERS7. Trading and profit and loss accounts: an introduction8. Balance Sheets9. Trading and profit and loss accounts and balance sheets: further considerations10. Accounting Concepts PART THREE: BOOKS OF ORIGINAL ENTRY11. Books of original entry and ledgers12. The banking system13. Cash books14. The sales day book and the sales ledger15. The purchases day book and the purchases ledger 16. The returns day books17. The journal18. The analytical petty cash book and the imprest system19. Value added tax20. Columnar day books21. Employees' pay22. Computers and accounting 23. Computerised accounting systems PART FOUR: ADJUSTMENTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS24. Capital and revenue expenditure25. Bad debts, provisions for doubtful debts, provisions for discounts on debtors26. Depreciation of fixed assets: nature and calculations 27. Double entry records for depreciation 28. Accruals and prepayments and other adjustments for financial statements29. The valuation of stock 30. Bank reconciliation statements31. Control accounts32. Errors not affecting trial balance agreement33. Suspense accounts and errorsPART FIVE: SPECIAL ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES34. Introduction to accounting ratios35. Single entry and incomplete records36. Receipts and payments accounts and income and expenditure accounts37. Manufacturing accounts38. Departmental accounts39. Cash flow statements40. Joint venture accountsPART SIX: PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTS AND COMPANY ACCOUNTS41. Partnership accounts: an introduction 42. Goodwill for sole traders and partnerships 43. Revaluation of partnership assets44. Partnership dissolution 45. An introduction to the financial statements of limited liability companies46. Purchase of existing partnership and sole traders' businessesPART SEVEN: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ANALYSIS47. An introduction to the analysis and interpretation of accounting statements Part 8: AN INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 48. An introduction to management accounting APPENDICES1. Answers to review questions2. Answers to multiple-choice3. GlossaryIndex