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Financial Accounting Fundamentals

ISBN10: 126607578X | ISBN13: 9781266075780

Financial Accounting Fundamentals
ISBN10: 126607578X
ISBN13: 9781266075780
By John Wild

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Financial Accounting Fundamentals has helped introductory accounting students succeed for more than seven decades. With its direct, concise, and systematic approach, this title streamlines complex accounting processes and helps students build confidence by mastering key concepts and procedures. Chapter opening vignettes using dynamic entrepreneurs appeal to all students and show the relevance of accounting. Students are encouraged to think like a businessperson and apply what they learn. A robust variety of assignments provides instructors with materials to teach, assess, and challenge students on several levels. Join your colleagues and the millions of students who have used this best-selling learning system to advance their education and careers. 

1.  Accounting in Business
2.  Accounting for Business Transactions
3.  Adjusting Accounts for Financial  Statements
4.  Accounting for Merchandising Operations
5.  Inventories and Cost of Sales
6.  Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control
7.  Accounting for Receivables
8.  Accounting for Long-Term Assets
9.  Accounting for Current Liabilities
10. Accounting for Long-Term Liabilities
11. Corporate Reporting and Analysis
12. Reporting Cash Flows
13. Analysis of Financial Statements

Financial Statement Information A
Time Value of Money B-1
Investments C-1
Chart of Accounts CA-1
Brief Review BR-1

About the Author

John Wild

JOHN J. WILD is a distinguished professor of accounting at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He previously held appointments at Michigan State University and the University of Manchester in England. He received his BBA, MS, and PhD from the University of Wisconsin.

John teaches accounting courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous teaching honors, including the Mabel W. Chipman Excellence-in-Teaching Award and the departmental Excellence-in-Teaching Award, and he is a two-time recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from business graduates at the University of Wisconsin. He also received the Beta Alpha Psi and Roland F. Salmonson Excellence-in-Teaching Award from Michigan State University. John has received several research honors, is a past KPMG Peat Marwick National Fellow, and is a recipient of fellowships from the American Accounting Association and the Ernst and Young Foundation.

John is an active member of the American Accounting Association and its sections. He has served on several committees of these organizations, including the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, Wildman Award, National Program Advisory, Publications, and Research Committees. John is author of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and College Accounting, all published by McGraw-Hill Education. 

John’s research articles on accounting and analysis appear in The Accounting Review; Journal of Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting and Economics; Contemporary Accounting Research; Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance; Journal of Accounting and Public Policy; and other journals. He is past associate editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and has served on several editorial boards including The Accounting Review.

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