Financial Accounting,
18th Edition

1. Introduction to Accounting and Business.
2. Analyzing Transactions.
3. The Adjusting Process.
4. The Accounting Cycle.
Appendix 1: End-of-Period Spreadsheet.
Appendix 2: Statement of Cash Flows for NetSolutions.
5. Accounting for Merchandising Businesses.
Appendix 1: Sales Discounts.
Appendix 2: The Periodic Inventory System.
6. Inventories.
Appendix: Estimating Inventory Cost.
7. Internal Control and Cash.
8. Receivables.
9. Long-Term Assets: Fixed and Intangible.
Appendix: Exchanging Similar Fixed Assets.
10. Liabilities: Current, Installment Notes, and Contingencies.
11. Liabilities: Bonds Payable.
Appendix 1: Present Value Concepts and Pricing Bonds Payable.
Appendix 2: Effective Interest Rate Method of Amortization.
12. Accounting for Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies.
13. Corporations: Organization, Stock Transactions, and Dividends.
14. Statement of Cash Flows.
Appendix 1: Spreadsheet (Worksheet) for Statement of Cash Flows – The Indirect Method.
Appendix 2: Preparing the Statement of Cash Flows – The Direct Method.
15. Financial Statement Analysis.
Appendix A: Present Value Tables.
Appendix B: Selected Topics.
Topic 1: Investments.
Topic 2: Evaluating Decentralized Operations.
Topic 3: The Balanced Scorecard.
Appendix C: Nike Inc. Annual Report (10-K).
Glossary.
Index.
Online Appendices.
O-1: Special Journals and Subsidiary Ledgers.
O-2: Reversing Journal Entries.
O-3: Reporting Unusual Items and Comprehensive Income.
O-4: Revenue Recognition.

• Carl S. Warren

  Dr. Carl S. Warren is professor emeritus of accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. For more than 25 years, Dr. Warren has taught all levels of accounting courses with a primary focus on introductory of accounting and auditing. Dr. Warren has taught classes at the University of Iowa, Michigan State University and the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University and his B.A.A. and M.A. from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous articles in professional journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accountancy, The CPA Journal and Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory. Dr. Warren’s outside interests include handball, backpacking, skiing, hiking, fly-fishing and golf. He also spends as much time as possible visiting with his five grandchildren (two sets of twins). Dr. Warren resides in Bozeman, Montana.

• Jefferson P. Jones

  Jefferson P. Jones is the PricewaterhouseCoopers associate professor of accounting at Auburn University. He received his bachelor's and master of accountancy degrees from Auburn University and his PhD in accounting from Florida State University. While earning his CPA, he worked for Deloitte & Touche. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Outstanding Master of Accountancy Professor Award, the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teaching Award (six times), the Auburn University College of Business McCartney Teaching Award, and the Auburn University School of Accountancy Teaching Award. In addition to writing an intermediate accounting text, he has published articles in Advances in Accounting, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Issues in Accounting Education, International Journal of Forecasting, The CPA Journal, Managerial Finance, Journal of Accounting and Finance Research and The Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. Jones has made numerous presentations around the country on research and pedagogical issues. He is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Alabama Society of CPAs (ASCPA).

• William B. Tayler

  William B. Tayler is the Robert J. Smith Professor of Accountancy in the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. Dr. Tayler is an internationally renowned, award winning accounting teacher and researcher.

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