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Principles of Financial Accounting (Chapters 1-17)

ISBN10: 1266285342 | ISBN13: 9781266285349

Principles of Financial Accounting (Chapters 1-17)
ISBN10: 1266285342
ISBN13: 9781266285349
By John Wild and Ken Shaw

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Principles of Financial Accounting (Chapters 1-17 of Fundamental Accounting Principles) 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.  Analyzing and Recording Transactions
3.  Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements
4.  Completing the Accounting Cycle
5.  Accounting for Merchandising Operations
6.  Inventories and Cost of Sales
7.  Accounting Information Systems
8.  Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control
9.  Accounting for Receivables
10. Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangibles 
11. Current Liabilities and Payroll Accounting
12. Accounting for Partnerships
13. Accounting for Corporations
14. Long-Term Liabilities
15. Investments
16. Reporting the Statement of Cash Flows 
17. Analysis of Financial Statements

A. Financial Statement Information
B. Time Value of Money
C. Activity-Based Costing
CA Chart of Accounts
BR Brief Review

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.

Ken Shaw

KEN W. SHAW is an associate professor of accounting and the KPMG/Joseph A. Silvoso Distinguished Professor of Accounting at the University of Missouri. He previously was on the faculty at the University of Maryland at College Park. He has also taught in international programs at the University of Bergamo (Italy) and the University of Alicante (Spain). He received an accounting degree from Bradley University and an MBA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Certified Public Accountant with work experience in public accounting.

Ken teaches accounting at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He has received numerous School of Accountancy, College of Business, and university-level teaching awards. He was voted the “Most Influential Professor” by four School of Accountancy graduating classes and is a two-time recipient of the O’Brien Excellence in Teaching Award. He is the advisor to his school’s chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Ken is an active member of the American Accounting Association and its sections. He has served on many committees of these organizations and presented his research papers at national and regional meetings. Ken’s research appears in the Journal of Accounting Research; The Accounting Review; Contemporary Accounting Research; Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis; Journal of the American Taxation Association; Strategic Management Journal; Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance; Journal of Financial Research; and other journals. He has served on the editorial boards of Issues in Accounting Education; Journal of Business Research; and Research in Accounting Regulation. Ken is co-author of Financial and Managerial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, and College Accounting, all published by McGraw-Hill Education.

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