Financial Accounting SEND ISBN 0324155964 - Hardcover

Antle, Rick; Garstka, Stanley J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0538846712 ISBN 13: 9780538846714

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2001

Synopsis

Developed to give students a thorough understanding of financial statement analysis, Financial Accounting allows students to see how financial statements are developed and how they are eventually used by business managers.

About this title

About the Author

Rick Antle, Associate Dean of the Yale School of Management, received his Ph. D from Stanford University. Professor Antle is an expert on many facets of accounting. His academic research has been on such diverse topics as auditor independence, the reporting of business income, the use of information in capital budgeting decisions, the compensation of corporate executives, the incentives of auditors and the structure of CPA firms. He has served as a consultant in matters involving auditor independence, compensation, the proper application of accounting methods, auditing standards and capital budgeting.

Review

The writing style was quite clear even though the level of material was sophisticated. In fact, I think the presentation is better than the text I used last quarter. Unfortunately, many students in our school do not like to read. They respond to icons, graphics, and other visual illustrations with eye-appeal. Thus, these visual features are necessary to keep the students interest in the material up. The more features in the textbook the better. One of the strong points of the text is the abundance of relevant features.

This text reads more like a story than it does a traditional accounting text.

The definitions of accrual accounting and the notion of accrual and deferral are the best I have ever encountered.

Edition details

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0538846712
• ISBN 13: 9780538846714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350