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Financial Accounting Fundamentals responds to the market's request for a succinct book; a book that balances large and small businesses, and one that is contemporary, engaging, and accessible for today's students. With content that is presented in organized learning blocks ending with a need-to-know examples, the text makes it easy for students to find the most relevant content needed to solve problems. Chapter opening vignettes use dynamic, well-known entrepreneurs to appeal to all students and show the relevance of accounting. Students are encouraged to think like a businessperson and apply what they learn. A wide variety of assignments provide instructors with flexibility to teach, assess, and challenge students on several levels. Join your colleagues and the millions of students that have used this best-selling learning system to advance their education and careers.
Brief Contents
1. Accounting in Business 2
2. Accounting for Business Transactions 44
3. Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements 84
4. Accounting for Merchandising Operations 152
5. Inventories and Cost of Sales 200
6. Cash, Fraud, and Internal Control 244
7. Accounting for Receivables 280
8. Accounting for Long-Term Assets 312
9. Accounting for Current Liabilities 346
10. Accounting for Long-Term Liabilities 386
11. Corporate Reporting and Analysis 422
12. Reporting Cash Flows 458
13. Analysis of Financial Statements 502
14. A Financial Statement Information A
15. B Time Value of Money B-1
16. C Investments C-1
17. Index IND-1
18. CA Chart of Accounts CA-1
About the Author
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