Financial Accounting (Concepts, Methods, and Applications - 10th Edition)

Author: [USA] Stickney, [USA] Weil, translated by Liu Hualing et al.
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Features: Helps students fully understand the basic concepts involved in financial statements, enabling them to apply these concepts in different new environments. Teaches students some accounting terms and methods, allowing them to understand, analyze, and evaluate financial statements commonly published in corporate annual reports. This book emphasizes the theoretical foundation and practical implications of important accounting concepts. Each chapter begins with the identification of key accounting concepts. Some numerical examples are provided to illustrate the application of the concepts to be discussed. For each chapter of this book, the accompanying workbook Stickney Problem Set includes many short exercises to assess students' ability to apply concepts in different problem contexts. The book consists of 14 chapters, divided into four parts: Part I, Chapter 1, provides an overall overview of financial statements. Part II, Chapters 2–5, discusses the basic accounting models used in preparing major financial statements. Part III, Chapters 6–13, covers specific accounting principles or methods used in preparing financial statements. Finally, Part IV, Chapter 14, provides a comprehensive summary and review of Chapters 1–13. These four parts serve as the key steps or milestones in the entire process of learning financial accounting. At the end of the book, the appendix illustrates the methods for compound interest and present value calculations, along with relevant data tables for students who have not previously studied this material. This book is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in accounting programs and other non-accounting disciplines at universities. It is a supplementary book to Financial Accounting: Concepts, Methods, and Applications by Scott P. Stickney and Roman L. Weil, including "Chapter Highlights" and "Questions, Exercises, Problems, and Cases." The "Chapter Highlights" section concisely introduces the key points covered in each chapter. The book includes many short exercises to assess students' ability to apply concepts in different problem contexts. The exercises, problems, and cases are related to the topics discussed in each chapter. By solving these problems, students can improve their ability to understand the information disclosed in financial statements.