The sixth edition retains all of the classic features that have contributed to the book’s success: clarity of expression, the focus on the accounting equation, student activities and real-life commentaries running through each chapter, and the inclusion of the Safe and Sure Annual Report as an example of a listed company.

Financial Accounting: an Introduction is aimed at first-level undergraduates on business studies degrees taking introductory financial accounting classes; first-level specialist accounting undergraduate students; introductory core accounting for MBA and postgraduate specialist Masters students (e.g. finance, actuarial studies), focusing on analysis through the accounting equation and a questioning approach to problem solving; and professional courses where accounting is introduced for the first time.

Key features:

• Fully up-to-date with International Financial Reporting Standards, IFRS
  
• Experience-driven conversations between two managers are included throughout, providing a practical examination of real life scenarios
  
• New coverage on Corporate Governance
  
• Focuses on specific knowledge outcomes, with end-of-chapter self-evaluation
  
• Questions are graded to test student understanding
  
• New case studies containing examples from real-world companies