A compilation of recent business press and academic articles designed to accompany Atkinson/Banker/Kaplan Young, Management Accounting. Each section of the book is introduced with a summary of the articles and their overall contribution to the topics. Each reading concludes with a set of questions designed to provoke thought and analysis on the part of the student. The Instructor's Guide details at what juncture each of the articles can be used with the main text.

"Teaches essential accounting terminology and techniques that serious stock investors need to know." -- Preface

This collection of notes and readings on Financial accounting is best used as a core text in the theory course or as a supplement to an Intermediate course or an Advanced accounting course. The goal of this book is to provide insight into concepts, issues, and controversies which underlie accounting standards and practices.

Provides readers with a broader view of accounting theory than can be provided by using only techniques and procedures. Primarily a descriptive interpretation of the Opinions and Standards issued by the Accounting Principles Board and the Financial Accounting Standards Board. It is descriptive of existing accounting theory--exploring it in depth--while critically examining alternatives to current practice. Through the use of research articles at the end of each chapter and supplemental readings, which provide additional discussion of complex material or a dissenting opinion from current generally accepted accounting principles, it also helps readers evaluate the conclusions reached by the APB and FASB.