Research Catalog

Title

The ultimate accountants' reference : including GAAP, IRS & SEC regulations, leases, and more / Steven M. Bragg.

Author

Bragg, Steven M.

Publication

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2005], ©2005.

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Description

xxviii, 775 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subject

• Accounting > Standards > United States
• Corporations > United States > Accounting
• Financial statements > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The role of accounting -- 3. The corporate structure -- 4. Standard-setting organizations -- 5. Accounting standards -- 6. The securities and exchange commission -- 7. Laws impacting accounting -- 8. The balance sheet and statement of stockholders' equity -- 9. The income statement -- 10. The statement of cash flows -- 11. Footnotes -- 12. Internal management reports -- 13. Foreign currency translation -- 14. Cash, prepaid expenses, and investments -- 15. Inventory -- 16. Accounts receivable -- 17. Fixed assets -- 18. Current liabilities and contingencies -- 19. Debt -- 20. Equity -- 21. Stock options -- 22. Revenue -- 23. Research and development -- 24. Leases -- 25. Best practices -- 26. Budgeting -- 27. Closing the books -- 28. Control systems -- 29. Cost accounting -- 30. Financial analysis -- 31. Management information systems -- 32. Records management -- 33. Customer credit -- 34. Financing -- 35. Cash management -- 36. Risk management -- 37. Mergers and acquisitions -- 38. The initial public offering -- 39. Bankruptcy -- 40. Taxation -- A. The chart of accounts -- B. Journal entries -- C. Interest tables -- D. Ratios -- E. Dictionary of accounting terms -- F. Due diligence checklist.

ISBN

0471678139 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2004007662
• R7-467193

OCLC

• 54881891
• ocm54881891
• SCSB-5111274

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries