International introduction to financial accounting - David Alexander

Financial Accounting: an International Introduction is particularly timely...It is unusual in that it takes as its base not one country's standards but International Accounting Standards which I firmly believe are going to be the worldwide requirements of the future...I congratulate the authors for their foresight in producing such an excellent book.Sir David Tweedie, ChairmanInternational Accounting Standards BoardThis new text by David Alexander and Christopher Nobes is aimed at undergraduate and MBA students worldwide, taking a first course in financial accounting.It provides a complete introduction to the subject, but is written in the context of the accounting rules of the International Accounting Standards Committee, drawing examples from a range of European countries and including references to EU Directives. Key features? Teaches financial accounting from a non-country specific perspective, using IAS as its framework to explain concepts and standards.? Examples are included from a wide range of countries.? Activities and 'Why it Matters' boxes are integrated throughout each chapter to challenge students and stimulate further interest.?;Each chapter contains a range of self-assessment questions, as well as end of chapter exercises with selected answers at the back of the book? A glossary is included, expanding on key terms highlighted in the text. The authorsDavid Alexander is Professor of Accounting at the University of Birmingham, England. He has authored successful texts and an authoritative Guide to International Accounting Standards.Christopher Nobes is PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor of Accounting atthe University of Reading, England. From 1993 to 2000, he was arepresentative on the board of the International Accounting StandardsCommittee.