Accounting

by Warren, Carl S.; Reeve, James M.; Fess, Philip E.

• ISBN13: 9780538869720
• ISBN10: 0538869720
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub

Summary

The most successful higher education text of all time keeps getting better. The authors adapt their proven approach to accounting's evolving role in business and use the preparation of financial statements as the framework for understanding what accounting is all about. Designed for the introductory accounting course offered at community colleges, career colleges, and four-year schools, Accounting, 19e provides a solid foundation of accounting concepts with unique features to show how users can use accounting to understand business.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Accounting and Business	1	(43)
Analyzing Transactions	43	(54)
The Matching Concept and the Adjusting Process	97	(38)
Completing the Accounting Cycle	135	(42)
Accounting Systems and Internal Controls	177	(47)
Accounting for Merchandising Businesses	224	(53)
Cash	277	(33)
Receivables	310	(33)
Inventories	343	(38)
Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets	381	(39)
Current Liabilities	420	(44)
Corporations: Organization, Capital Stock Transactions, and Dividends	464	(33)
Corporations: Income and Taxes, Stockholders' Equity, and Investments in Stocks	497	(39)
Bonds Payable and Investments in Bonds	536	(40)
Statement of Cash Flows	576	(49)
Financial Statement Analysis	625
Appendixes:
A Interest Tables	A-2	(1)
B Codes of Professional Ethics	B-1	(1)
C Alternative Methods of Recording Deferrals	C-1	(1)
D Periodic Inventory Systems for Merchandising Businesses	D-1	(1)
E Foreign Currency Transactions	E-1	(1)
F Partnerships	F-1	(1)
G Hershey Foods Corporation Annual Report	G-1	(1)
Glossary	GL-1	(1)
Subject Index	Sl-1	(1)
Company Index	CI-1	(1)
Index of Web Site Addresses	WI-1