UK Accounting Standards
A Quick Reference Guide

Keep up to date with all the latest changes to accounting standards

Robert Kirk (Author)

9780750664745

Paperback, published 15 December 2004

368 pages
23.4 x 16.5 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg

The pace of development in financial reporting has accelerated sharply during the last few years and shows no sign of abating as the UK prepares to comply with International Accounting Standards.

This text gives accounting professionals an understanding of UK accounting standards and demonstrate how they are used in practice. It is the perfect companion for those who need to keep abreast of changes to accounting standards or who need to see how the standards are applied in practice.

Accounting Standards includes:
* Summaries outlining the principles behind UK accounting standards
* Examples and extracts from well-known recent company accounts

The Regulatory Framework and Standard-setting Process
Asset valuation: Accounting for Tangible Fixed Assets
Asset valuation: Accounting for Intangible Assets
Asset valuation: Accounting for stocks and works in progress
Profit and Loss: Accounting for Taxation
Profit and Loss: Earnings per Share and Reporting Financial Performance
Cash Flow Statements
Accounting Disclosure Standards: Post Balance Sheet Events, Provisions and Contengencies, Pensions and Segmental Reporting
Group Accounting
Foreign Currency Translation
Sundry Accounting Standards.

Subject Areas: Management accounting & bookkeeping [KFCM], Financial accounting [KFCF], Accounting [KFC], Architectural structure & design [AMC]