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Basics of Accounting & Information Processing

This book is the first of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Budgeting: Planning for Success

This book is the twelfth of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Strategic Financial Management

In a world of geo-political, social and economic uncertainty, Strategic Financial Management is under pressure.
International Financial Reporting

How to read an annual report under the ’International Financial Reporting Standards’ (IFRS) provisions?
Managerial and Cost Accounting

This book is the sixth of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Cost Analysis

This book is the ninth of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Hands-on with SAP ERP and IDES

This course offers hands-on knowledge, practices and insight into most important logistic, financial and HRM processes and the integration of business processes.
The Accounting Cycle

This book is the first of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Introduction to Managerial Accounting

This book is the eighth of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Reporting Techniques

This book is the fourteenth of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Portfolio Theory & Financial Analyses

This book and Exercises evaluate Modern Portfolio Theory (Markowitz, CAPM, MM and APT) for future study.
Corporate Governance and International Business

It is clearly accepted that good governance is fundamental to the successfully continuing operating of any organisation.
An Introduction to Accounting Theory

The book aims to develop the readers' ability to think critically about accounting. Accounting theory is covered succinctly and clearly, including all new developments such as integrated accounting.
Using Accounting Information

This book is the fifth of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Budgeting and Decision Making

This book is the last of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Liabilities and Equity

This book is the fourth of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Analytics for Managerial Decision Making

This book is the last of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Financial Econometrics

The aim of this textbook is to provide a step-by-step guide to financial econometrics using EViews 6.
Current Assets

This book is the second of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting, focusing primarily on liquid assets.
Strategic Financial Management: Exercises

By following the same structure as the companion text, this book of exercises and solutions tests your knowledge of Strategic Financial Management.
Job Costing

This book about job costing is the tenth of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Portfolio Theory & Financial Analyses: Exercises

This Exercise book and theory text evaluate Modern Portfolio Theory (Markowitz, CAPM and APT) for future study.
Process and Activity-Based Costing

This book is the eleventh of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Accounting Cycle Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Accounting Cycle textbook.
Managerial and Cost Accounting Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Managerial and Cost Accounting textbook.
Long-Term Assets

This book is the third of seven books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Income Measurement & The Reporting Cycle

This book is the second of fifteen books which introduces the basic principles of accounting.
Working Capital and Debtor Management: Exercises

This free book provides a series of Exercises that support the author’s critique of working capital management and the pivotal role of debtor policy presented in his previous bookboon texts.
Managerial and Cost Accounting Exercises III

This exercise book is the third of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Managerial and Cost Accounting textbook.
Corporate Valuation and Takeover

This free book critically evaluates corporate equity valuation in today’s volatile markets using asset values, earnings, dividend policy, cash flow analysis and behavioural theory.
Managerial and Cost Accounting Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Managerial and Cost Accounting textbook.
Working Capital and Strategic Debtor Management

This free book critically evaluates working capital management and the strategic marketing function of credit terms within a theoretical context of wealth maximisation and empirical research.
Tools for Enterprise Performance Evaluation

Tools for Enterprise Performance Evaluation is one of the great eBooks available to download from our website.
Accounting Cycle Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Accounting Cycle textbook.
Decision-Making using Financial Ratios

The simplest guide in calculating, interpreting and analysing financial ratios. Suitable for students at all levels and beginners in Accounting; you’ll improve your grades in just 7 days.
Managerial and Cost Accounting Exercises IV

This exercise book is the last of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Managerial and Cost Accounting textbook.
Corporate Valuation and Takeover: Exercises

This book of Exercises reinforces theoretical applications of stock market analyses as a guide to Corporate Valuation and Takeover and other texts in the bookboon series by Robert Alan Hill.
The World of Modigliani and Miller

This text presents a body of work by two Nobel Prize economists, Franco Modigliani and Merton H. Miller, who came to prominence in the 1950s and have dominated the world of finance ever since.
Dynamic Costing

Use Dynamic Costing to Control Costs and Increase Profits. Dynamic Costing is an ebook to download free of charge.
Accounting Cycle Exercises IV

This exercise book is the last of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Accounting Cycle textbook.
Accounting Cycle Exercises III

This exercise book is the third of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Accounting Cycle textbook.
Budgeting and Decision Making Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Budgeting and Decision Making textbook.
Preparation of Financial Statements

Budgeting and Decision Making Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Budgeting and Decision Making textbook.
Using Accounting Information Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of two exercise books that correspond directly with the Using Accounting Information textbook.
Budgeting and Decision Making Exercises III

This exercise book is the third of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Budgeting and Decision Making textbook.
Using Accounting Information Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of two exercise books that correspond directly with the Using Accounting Information textbook.
Budgeting and Decision Making Exercises IV

This exercise book is the last of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Budgeting and Decision Making textbook.
The Four Core Financial Statements

Berliner Balanced Scorecard: Customer Perspective

This textbook is a summary of “Berliner Balanced Scorecard: The Customer Perspective”.
Berliner Balanced Scorecard: Employee Perspective

This textbook is a summary of “Berliner Balanced Scorecard: The Employee Perspective”.
Current Assets Exercises III

This exercise book is the third of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Current Assets textbook.
Current Assets Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Current Assets textbook.
Current Assets Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Current Assets textbook.
The Accounting Equation

Current Assets Exercises IV

This exercise book is the fourth of four exercise books that correspond directly with the Current Assets textbook.
Liabilities and Equity Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Liabilities and Equity textbook.
Accounts, Debits, and Credits

Long-Term Assets Exercises III

This exercise book is the last of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Long-Term Assets textbook.
Liabilities and Equity Exercises III

This exercise book is the last of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Liabilities and Equity textbook.
Long-Term Assets Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Long-Term Assets textbook.
Tools for Financial Statement Analysis

Liabilities and Equity Exercises II

This exercise book is the second of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Liabilities and Equity textbook.
Long-Term Assets Exercises I

This exercise book is the first of three exercise books that correspond directly with the Long-Term Assets textbook.
Financial and Managerial Accounting Information

Reconciliation of Bank Accounts

T-Accounts

The Trial Balance

Tax Issues and Lease Issues

Inventory Management and Monitoring

Berliner Balanced Scorecard

This book provides a detailed summary of the key elements within Break-Even Analysis.
Worksheet for Cash Flow Statement

Accounting for Payroll

Intent-Based Accounting

Cash Management and Controls for Receipts and Disb

Accounting for Disposals

Statement of Stockholders' Equity

Depreciation Concepts

The Importance of Business Liquidity and the Conce

The Costs and Benefits of Selling on Credit

Basic Concepts of Inventory Costing Methods

Accounting for Natural Resources

The General Ledger

The Accounting Cycle and Closing Process

Issues in Global Commerce

Components to Include in Inventory

The Equity Method of Accounting

The Control Structure

Inventory Estimation Techniques

The Accounting Profession and Accounting Careers

The Adjusting Process and Related Entries, Part 1

The Nature of Bonds and Terminology

An Alternative Inventory System: The Perpetual Sys

Computerized Processing Systems

Comparison of Inventory Costing Methods

The Adjusting Process and Related Entries, Part 2

Evaluating Cash Flows

Basic Elements of Expense Recognition

Earnings Per Share

Contingent Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accrual vs. Cash-Basis Accounting

Asset Impairments

A Petty Cash System

Treasury Stock

The General Journal

Basic Elements of Revenue Recognition

Common and Preferred Stock

Closing Entries for the Merchandising Business

Held-to-Maturity Securities

Accounting Considerations for Uncollectible Receiv

Enhancements of the Income Statement

Straight-Line and Units-of-Output Depreciation

Consolidations

Other Elements of Employee Compensation

How Transactions Impact the Accounting Equation

The Development of GAAP

Asset Exchanges

Notes Receivable

Stock Splits and Stock Dividends

Costs to Assign to PP&E

Measurement Triggering Transactions and Events

The Direct Approach

Accounting for Highly Liquid Investments Known as

The Merchandising Business and Related Sales Recog

Basic Notes Payable and Present Value Calculations

Intangibles

Costs Subsequent to Acquisition

Classified Balance Sheets

Perpetual FIFO

The Composition of Cash

Corporate Characteristics

Income Measurement and Reporting for the Merchandi

The Nature of Optional Reversing Entries

Effective Interest Method

Double-Declining-Balance and Changes in Estimates

Available-for-Sale Securities

Special Reporting Situations

Key Assumptions

Notes Payable

Gross versus Net Recording and the Period System

Alternative Approaches to Account for Uncollectibl

Perpetual LIFO and Perpetual Average Cost

Lower of Cost or Market

The Periodicity Assumption and Its Accounting Impl

Objectives and Qualities

Commitments, Leases, and Fair Value

Freight Costs

Other Key Indicators

Indirect Approach

Level-Payment Loans
