Dictionary of Accounting, Second Edition

Estes, Ralph

ISBN 10: 0262550113 / ISBN 13: 9780262550116

Published by The MIT Press, 1985

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictionary of Accounting, Second Edition
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262550113
• ISBN 13: 9780262550116
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Over 200 new terms have been added to this second edition, bringing the total to over 1,300 definitions. Many of the original entries have been revised, and comprehensive coverage is provided for financial accounting, management accounting, taxation, auditing, social accounting, information systems, computers, financial analysis, reporting standards, and statistical methods. Among the new terms are accelerated cost recovery system (ACRS), "carve-out" accounting, debt defeasance, deep discount bonds, flat rate tax, Governmental Accounting Standards Board, junior stock, "push down" accounting, shelf registration, single audit concept, stripped bond, tax equity and fiscal responsibility act, and windfall profits tax, to name a few.Ralph Estes is Professor of Accountancy at Wichita State University.

Review

"For any person, from student to practicing professional, who needs accurate, clearly stated, yet brief definitions of accounting terminology, this book is a must. The well-phrased definitions are not burdened by an insider's jargon; Dr. Estes writes as a teacher wishing to instruct the reader. He uses such supplementary aids as line drawings, journal entries, and liberal cross-references to similar or related terminology, making the book highly usable." American Reference Books Annual (review of the first edition)