Table of Contents

• 1 Introduction to accounting
• 2 Measuring and reporting financial position
• 3 Measuring and reporting financial performance
• 4 Accounting for limited companies (1)
• 5 Accounting for limited companies (2)
• 6 Measuring and reporting cash flows
• 7 Recognising and reporting assets and liabilities
• 8 Analysing and interpreting financial statements (1)
• 9 Analysing and interpreting financial statements (2)
• 10 Reporting the financial results of groups of companies
• 11 Increasing the scope of financial reporting
• 12 Governing a company

About the Author

Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was previously Head of Business and Management and Head of Accounting and Law at Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University.Eddie McLaney is an academic author who was formerly the Accounting Subject Group Leader and Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University.