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Accounting Desk Book with CD (2009)
The 2009 Accounting Desk Book is a practical readable guide that provides insightful and clear explanations for CPAs and financial services professionals on key areas of daily accounting practice. It explores dozens of important accounting and finance issues from IRS practice to equity strategies; from budgeting to depreciation; from e-commerce to expert witness testimony.
The Desk Book offers straightforward discussion of significant developments that help the accountant understand and apply relevant accounting principles, legal requirements and tax rules. It discusses important pronouncements from the FASB, GASB and the IASB, along with updated information on PCAOB activities. This handy guide examines the financial reporting presentation requirements and required disclosures and reviews and updates the reader on specialized accounting topics needed for the proper treatment of a transaction. The book provides information that is key to the consideration of an engagement in a new area of practice or to field a client's question. New developments are discussed within the context of the topics in each chapter.
Guidelines, illustrations, and practical explanations simplify complex issues and help accountants quickly understand how to apply new accounting and finance developments to client situations.
The Accounting Desk Book comes complete with a companion CD, which provides full text of the book in a convenient searchable format.
What's Included:
Paperback and CD, 1304 pages, Nov. 2008
Author: Lois Ruffner Plank, Donald Morris, Bryan R. Plank and Christie Plank Ciraulo
Format: Hardcover
Item #: 978-0-8080-1940-4
Price: $178.00 (US)
FINANCIAL REPORTING
1: Principles Of Financial Statements, Disclosure, Analysis And Interpretation
2: Revenue And Expenses
3: Stockholders' Equity
4: Statement Of Cash Flows
5: Segment Reporting STANDARDS
6: Actions Of The Financial Accounting Standards Board
7: Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities
8: Governmental Accounting
9: Governmental Fund Accounting
10: Not-For-Profit Or Exempt Organizations
11: International Standards: Accounting
12: International Standards: Auditing, Ethics, Public Sector ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES
13: Cost Accounting
14: Budgeting For Profit Planning And Budgetary Control
15: Change In Accounting Methods And Consideration Of Accounting Periods
16: Auditor Independence And The Audit Committee
17: Taxpayer Rights NICHE TOPICS
18: Practice Before The Irs And The Power Of Attorney
19: Internet Accounting
20: E-Commerce And E-Communication
21: Insurance Accounting
22: Expert Witness
23: Keep It Honest And Profitable SEC ACCOUNTING & OVERSIGHT
24: The Securities And Exchange Commission -- Organization And The Acts
25: The Securities And Exchange Commission -- Materiality
26: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
27: Public Company Accounting Oversight Board INVESTMENTS
28: The CPA As A Financial Planner
29: Equity Strategies
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30: Advanced Equity Strategies
31: Debt Securities 32: Demystifying Funds
33: Mutual Funds
34: Mutual Fund "Profile" Disclosure Option
35: Plain English Disclosure Rule
36: Derivatives
37: Consideration Of Real Estate As An Asset
38: Saving For A Higher Education TAX MATTERS
39: American Jobs Creation Act And Working Families Tax Relief Act
40: Federal Bankruptcy -- 2005 Changes And Federal Tax Aspects
41: Depreciation
42: Asset Valuation For Tax Purposes
43: Business Use Of The Home 44: Limited Liability Companies
45: Independent Contractor Or Employees
46: Tip Income
Appendix A: Financial Planning Tables
Appendix B: Index To Journal Entries
Appendix C: Tax Terminology
Appendix D: Investment Vocabulary
Appendix E: The Going Concern Company
AppendixF: Guidelines For Interim Reporting
AppendixG: Reporting Cash Payments Of Over $10,000
Appendix H: Goodwill
Appendix I: Foreign Currency Translations |
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