Accounting for Price-Level Changes—Theory and Procedures


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Accounting for Price-Level Changes: Theory and Procedures shows the importance of taking actions to incorporate the effects of changing prices into each firm’s accounting systems, and encourage the firms to treat this incorporation as a normal routine. This book shows that prices have in fact been altering over the years, and then explains the problems of changing prices as they affect accounting. Then, this text demonstrates these problems with the aid of a few simple examples. This book also includes statements of professional bodies and proposals that have been advocated. The latter part focuses on other accounting methods and concepts, complemented with illustrative examples. This book will be beneficial to accounting practitioners and those working at business firms.




The Tangled Web of Price Variation Accounting


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The Tangled Web of Price Variation Accounting covers a wide range of topics in the area of price variation - from purchasing power, prices and inflation, to price level variations and serviceability.




Wiley CPA Exam Review Study Guide 2023


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The Wiley CPA Study Guides four-volume set, fully updated for the 2022 CPA exam, reviews all four parts of the exam and provides the detailed information candidates need to master or reinforce tough topic areas. Content is organized into Bite-Sized Lessons that map perfectly to the Wiley CPA online course. The books are designed to supplement the online course but may also be used as a stand-alone study tool.




Wiley CPAexcel Exam Review January 2016 Course Outline


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The Wiley CPAexcel Course Outlines are updated bi-annually, map perfectly to the Wiley CPAexcel Courseware outline and structure, and feature Bite-Sized Lessons. Provided in printed format for all four sections of the CPA Exam; the FAR section includes 1 volume. Each course outline is a series of Bite-Sized Lessons. Each lesson usually consists of 3 to 10 pages of study material. The content of each course outline is identical to our courseware at the date of printing. Separate course outlines(s) for each exam section covering the complete scope of the AICPA content specification. Course outlines map perfectly to our courseware outline and structure. No cross-referencing is required. At the front of each course outline is advice from the author concerning the emphasis of the questions on the CPA Exam, as a guide to students completing their studies.




Government Auditing Standards - 2018 Revision


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Audits provide essential accountability and transparency over government programs. Given the current challenges facing governments and their programs, the oversight provided through auditing is more critical than ever. Government auditing provides the objective analysis and information needed to make the decisions necessary to help create a better future. The professional standards presented in this 2018 revision of Government Auditing Standards (known as the Yellow Book) provide a framework for performing high-quality audit work with competence, integrity, objectivity, and independence to provide accountability and to help improve government operations and services. These standards, commonly referred to as generally accepted government auditing standards (GAGAS), provide the foundation for government auditors to lead by example in the areas of independence, transparency, accountability, and quality through the audit process. This revision contains major changes from, and supersedes, the 2011 revision.




Accounting for Price-level Changes


Book Description

Accounting for Price-Level Changes: Theory and Procedures shows the importance of taking actions to incorporate the effects of changing prices into each firms accounting systems, and encourage the firms to treat this incorporation as a normal routine.




The Decision Usefulness Theory of Accounting


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This book ties together selected contributions by George Staubus to the early development of the decision-usefulness theory of financial accounting--the theory that has become generally accepted accounting theory in the last half of the twentieth century and is the basis for the FASB's conceptual framework.







Managerial Finance in a Canadian Setting


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Managerial Finance in a Canadian Setting, Fourth Edition relates the theories to the practice of managerial finance. The contents of the book are organized into eight parts that tackle the various concerns in the practice of managerial finance. The text first covers the institutional environment within which financial management takes place, which includes a brief introduction to areas of business law and taxation. Part II covers the determination of economic value, while Part III presents various long-term sources of funds available to a firm. The next part discusses the overall financing mix that a firm should employ in funding its operation. Part V covers short- and intermediate-term financing, and Part VI tackles financial analysis, planning, and control. The seventh part deals with working-capital management, while the eighth part talks about external expansion. The book will be of great use to financing managers. Students and professionals of finance related fields such as accounting and banking will also benefit from this book.




Inflation Accounting Practices in India's Corporate Sector


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This Treatise On Inflation Accounting Provides A Detailed Treatment Of Concepts And Techniques Of Inflation Accounting. It Gives A Clear Understanding Of Accounting Data And Their Limitations During Inflation. In This Context, An Attempt Is Made To Underline The Importance Of Inflation Accounting With Particular Reference To A Case Study Of Selected Units.