Financial Accounting for Non-specialists
R. W. Perks
Abstract
R. W. Perks
Abstract
1. The Balance Sheet, and what it tells us 2. The Profit and Loss Account 3. The Context of Financial Accounting 4. Conventional Interpretation of Financial Statements 5. Profits: definitions, role and measurement 6. How the stock market assesses company performance 7. Cash Flow and Profit 8. Creative Accounting 9. Advanced Interpretation of Financial Statements 10. Assets and Liabilities 11. Revenues and Expenses 12. Sources of Finance 13. Management of Working Capital 14. Investment Appraisal 15. Conclusion: Financial Accounting and Assessing Company Performance Appendix: Basic Accounting Procedures and Statements Answers to Self-testing Questions Index
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1. The Balance Sheet, and what it tells us 2. The Profit and Loss Account 3. The Context of Financial Accounting 4. Conventional Interpretation of Financial Statements 5. Profits: definitions, role and measurement 6. How the stock market assesses company performance 7. Cash Flow and Profit 8. Creative Accounting 9. Advanced Interpretation of Financial Statements 10. Assets and Liabilities 11. Revenues and Expenses 12. Sources of Finance 13. Management of Working Capital 14. Investment Appraisal 15. Conclusion: Financial Accounting and Assessing Company Performance Appendix: Basic Accounting Procedures and Statements Answers to Self-testing Questions Index
Key concepts: Accounting, Balance sheet, Financial accounting, Accounting management, Cash flow, Cash flow statement, Finance, Business