Corporate Accounting in Australia

Corporate Accounting in Australia, Fourth Edition is a textbook designed for one- or two-semester company accounting courses at both under- and postgraduate level.This new edition retains the accessible writing style and logical chapter format and sequence of its forerunners, as well as being extensively revised to reflect current developments, particularly with the adoption in Australia of international accounting standards.The author team for the fourth edition were determined to retain the strong academic and pedagogical foundations of earlier editions. Their aim was to create a book that comprehensively covers the latest company accounting principles, practices and issues in a manner accessible to second-year Accounting students. Students would attain a full and professional command of the subject, while not being overwhelmed or intimidated by its content or level of complexity.As well as thoroughly explaining the international accounting standards adopted in Australia from January 2005, this new edition includes new chapters on acquisition of assets and business combinations, as well as extensive revision of all other chapters.The key features include: user-friendly approach