This book aims to solve complex accounting and reporting issues by focusing on applied research, which accounting graduate are expected to know about, as well as having knowledge of accounting concepts, methods and procedures typically covered in intermediate and advanced accounting courses. Using real-world case analysis and issue-based research approaches, the book helps students to develop critical thinking skills and encourages them to think creatively. Section I provides the foundation for applied professional research; Section II covers application issues.

This book is designed specifically to help readers conduct applied professional research i.e., identify an accounting problem or issue encountered in today's business environment and develop a solution using existing professional literature.Goes into topics such as using the Internet for applied research, applied research in tax accounting, and financial accounting and reporting cases.For business professionals, more specifically those involved in financial accounting.

Includes research papers that examines various issues including the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs), management accounting change in the context of public sector reforms, corporate reporting disclosures, auditing, etcetera.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global body for professional accountants. With over 100 years of providing world-class accounting and finance qualifications, the ACCA has significantly raised its international profile in recent years and now supports a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and an MBA.BPP Learning Media is an ACCA Official Publisher. F7 is a demanding paper covering all the fundamentals of financial reporting. It has five main sections: 1. The conceptual framework of accounting 2. The regulatory framework 3. Preparation of financial statements which conform with IFRS 4. Preparation of consolidated financial statements 5. Analysis and interpretation of financial statementsF7 builds on knowledge from F3, or old paper 1.1. New topics introduced at this level are consolidated financial statements, construction contracts, financial instruments and leases. This study text has been reviewed by the examiner and concentrates on the key areas of the syllabus, taking into account the examiner's guidance on how topics will be examined. The text has a step-by-step approach to producing consolidated financial statements and lots of exercises which allow you to practise the workings. We guide you through the more problematic topics which can be brought into the preparation of single company financial statements, and encourage you to develop the critical awareness of problems in financial reporting which the examiner expects to see demonstrated at this level.BPP Learning Media is the publisher of choice for many ACCA students and tuition providers worldwide. Join them and plug into a world of expertise in ACCA exams.

Providing a clear and concise overview of the conduct of applied research studies in accounting, Malcolm Smith presents the principal building blocks of how to implement research in accounting and related fields.

"The Terry E. Hedrick, Leonard Bickman, and Debra J. Rog text provides a framework for designing research that is adaptable to almost any applied setting and constantly reiterates the need for establishing and maintaining credibility with the client at each level of the research process. Although the applied research book is a practical guide, suitable to accompany any thorough applied design textbook, it does a comprehensive job of presenting the distinction between basic and applied research. It introduces many topics found in the general methodology textbooks. This overlap will help students to feel comfortable in using the general skills in a more specific and complex manner." --Contemporary Psychology "For researchers needing to know how to plan and design applied research projects, Applied Research Design will be a most welcome publication. . . . The writing is clear and concise, graphics are utilized helpfully, and this book will be much appreciated by beginning social scientists who are serious but uncertain about the methodologies possible for doing applied research." --Academic Library Book Review Aimed at helping researchers and students make the transition from the classroom and the laboratory to the "real" world, the authors reveal pitfalls to avoid and strategies to undertake in order to overcome obstacles in the design and planning of applied research. Applied Research Design focuses on refining research questions when actual events force deviations from the original analysis. To accomplish this, the authors discuss how to study and monitor program implementation, statistical power analysis, and how to assess the human and material resources needed to conduct an applied research design to facilitate the management of data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Appropriate for professionals and researchers who have had some previous exposure to research methods, this book will enable the development of research strategies that are credible, useful, and--more important--feasible.