{"product_id":"more-than-a-numbers-game-a-brief-history-of-accounting-paperback-softback-9781119086963","title":"More Than a Numbers Game; A Brief History of Accounting (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119086963","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMore Than a Numbers Game\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Brief History of Accounting\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas A. King (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119086963, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 September 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe world certainly suffers no shortage of accounting texts. The many out there help readers prepare, audit, interpret and explain corporate financial statements. What has been missing is a book offering context and discussion for divisive issues such as taxes, debt, options, and earnings volatility. King addresses the \u003ci\u003ewhy\u003c\/i\u003e of accounting instead of the \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e, providing practitioners and students with a highly readable history of U.S. corporate accounting. \u003ci\u003eMore Than a Numbers Game: A Brief History of Accounting\u003c\/i\u003e was inspired by Arthur Levitt's landmark 1998 speech delivered at New York University. The Securities and Exchange Commission chairman described the too-little challenged custom of earnings management and presaged the breakdown in the US corporate accounting three years later.  \u003cp\u003eSomehow, over a one-hundred year period, accounting morphed from a tool used by American railroad managers to communicate with absent British investors into an enabler of corporate fraud. How this happened makes for a good business story. This book is not another description of accounting scandals. Instead it offers a history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter covers a controversial topic that emerged over the past century. Historical background and discussion of people involved give relevance to concepts discussed. The author shows how economics, finance, law and business customs contributed to accounting's development. Ideas presented come from a career spent working with accounting information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Cover ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Double-Entry 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Railroads 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Taxes 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Costs 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Disclosure 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Standards 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Science 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Inflation 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Volatility 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Intangibles 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Debt 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Options 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Earnings 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 SOX 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Epilogue 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 242\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Finance \u0026amp; accounting [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Finance \u0026amp; accounting\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Finance%20\u0026amp;%20accounting%20%5BKF%5D%22\"\u003eKF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470087319832,"sku":"9781119086963","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119086963.jpg?v=1785632367","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/more-than-a-numbers-game-a-brief-history-of-accounting-paperback-softback-9781119086963","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}