Foreword to the first edition
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
He context of accounting
Introduction
Some fundamentals
Frameworks and concepts
The regulation of accounting
International differences and harmonization
The contents of financial statements
Financial statement analysis
Inancial reporting issues
Recognition and measurement of the elements of financial statements
Tangible and intangible non-current assets
Inventories
Financial assets, liabilities and equity
Accounting and taxation
Cash flow statements
Group accounting
Foreign currency translation
Accounting for price changes
Nalysis
Financial appraisal
International analysis
Annex: GlaxoSmithKline plc note on reconciliation from IFRS to US GAAP
Appendices
A: double-entry bookkeeping
B: an outline of the content of international financial reporting standards
An outline of the content of the EU's fourth directive on company law (as amended in 2001, 2003, etc.)
Answers to multiple choice questions
Glossary of terms
Index.
Financial accounting : an international introduction by David Alexander. ISBN 9780273773436. Published by Pearson in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.