Accounting for Business

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Peter Scott (Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, De Montfort University)

Accounting for Business

Peter Scott (Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, De Montfort University)

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Oxford University Press
31 December 2015

Accounting; Business studies: general; Budgeting & financial management

This textbook is a refreshingly clear introduction to the core accounting topics that non-specialist students need to master. Designed to help students learn key principles, reinforce understanding, and apply accounting concepts to real business decisions, it is an ideal first stepping stone into the world of accounting. Peter Scott's Accounting for Business:· Offers full coverage of key accounting concepts in an authoritative manner whilst remaining sensitive to the needs of non-specialist students in employing an excellent writing style and clarity of explanation;· Firmly sets accounting principles in context through a variety of newspaper articles and online media to help students understand the relevance of accounting to a variety of business professions;· Uses running examples across Financial and Management Accounting so students can strengthen their understanding of the material covered as the author regularly reviews and recaps information;· Is a complete solution to teaching accounting, offering a brand new online learning and assessment tool, Dashboard. The Dashboard course offers a test bank of over 500 ready-to-use questions, tailored specifically to this text, which can be automatically graded to cut down time spent marking.· Dashboard also offers students numerous opportunities to revisit, reinforce and revise their understanding, through the provision of an online workbook fully integrated with the chapter material.

By: Peter Scott (Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance De Montfort University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 247mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 952g
ISBN: 9780198719861
ISBN 10: 0198719868
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 31 December 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Financial accounting 1: Introduction to accounting 2: The statement of financial position 3: The income statement 4: The statement of cash flows 5: Business organisations and the financing of business 6: Ratio analysis: profitability, efficiency and performance 7: Liquidity, working capital and long-term solvency Management accounting 8: Costing 9: Relevant costs, marginal costing and decision making 10: Standard costing and variance analysis 11: Budgeting 12: Capital investment appraisal

Peter Scott is a Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at De Montfort University, teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. He An undergraduate personal tutor, he has been awarded a Vice Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award on four occasions following nominations by his students. Prior to De Montfort, Peter trained with Grant Thornton, Chartered Accountants, where he also gained post qualification experience, before moving into industry at Ashfield Holdings Plc. Peter has presented various academic papers on the subject of auditing at several conferences in the UK, and has jointly authored published papers in refereed journals. He has also undertaken writing assignments for the ACCA, CIMA and the CIES International University Network (University of Neuchatel, Switzerland).

Reviews for Accounting for Business

Review from previous edition In my opinion the clarity and style of writing are exemplary and are indicative of first class tutoring. Mark Whitford, Canterbury Christ Church University I think the online workbook is a fantastic tool in which you can test your understanding of the accounting concepts. Adam Horton, student at Brunel University