About the Book: The entire book is organised keeping into mind the need of I.T. professionals regarding business information and is based on MCA syllabus under U.P. Technical University and hence divided into three parts. Part I consists of basics of accounting and financial management followed by financial accounting. This part of book covers Unit I (Accounting and Final Accounts) of MCA syllabus under U.P. Technical University. Part II is devoted to management accounting, which covers ratio analysis of Unit III and basics of costing followed by Marginal costing and Inventory control system of Unit IV. Fund flow statement and standard costing are also covered in this part of the book to widen the scope of book-keeping into minds of undergraduate students of commerce stream. In this part, more thrust is given on management accounting, as management accounting is the analysis part of accounting as information system. The purpose of management accounting is to provide right information to right people at right time. Thus management accounting serves as vital source of data for management planning and controlling. Part III is devoted to Financial Management of Unit II followed by Capital Budgeting of Unit III of MCA syllabus under U.P. Technical University. Features:- Simple language Point-wise presentation Focus on diagrammatic presentation to help I.T. students in logic developments Designed keeping in view of non-commerce background students Large number of solved problems Also useful for BBA/B.Com students and non-finance executives. Contents: Part - I: Financial Accounting Chapter I: Accounting and Financial Management ? A Conceptual Framework Chapter II: Book-keeping Chapter III: Final Accounts (Financial Statements) Part - II: Management & Cost Accounting Chapter IV: Ratio Analysis Chapter V: Fund Flow Statement (FES) Chapter VI: Cost Accounting Part - III: Financial Management Chapter VII: Financial Management Appendix Present and Future value table

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This book will help you learn not only how to use the QuickBooks® software program, but to gain an in-depth understanding of the accounting you're completing each time you record a business transaction. Learn to use the QuickBooks® software to its full potential - through practical examples, we'll show you how to utilize powerful functions that will allow you to track Income & Expenses for Job Costing and Departmentalized accounting purposes so that you can maximize the value of the QuickBooks® software to your company.

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Essential guidance on the new fair value rules for accounting managers, auditors, and fraud investigators Fair Value accounting is emerging as the next prime opportunity for financial statement fraud. Explaining the many complex applications of fair value accounting in the preparation of financial statements, Fair Value Accounting Fraud offers timely guidance on an up-and-coming issue as U.S. and international accounting rules pertaining to the use of fair value accounting continue to change. You'll find discussion of U.S. GAAP and IFRS rules on fair value accounting issues, highlighting the areas most vulnerable to fraud Explanations of 75 categories of fair value accounting fraud schemes Fraud risk checklist that you can put to immediate use Practical detection techniques useful for auditors, investigators and others who rely on financial statements Expert advice from Gerard Zack, CFE, CPA, author of Fraud and Abuse in Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Prevention and Detection Comparing US accounting standards to International Financial Reporting Standards-thereby making this book useful worldwide- Fair Value Accounting Fraud helps you understand the new rules and develop new auditing and investigative techniques to enable you to detect potential fraud.

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Praise for Just-in-Time Accounting How to Decrease Costs and Increase Efficiency Third Edition "Most books on business accounting focus only on the accounting process?and never address the operational issues that impact it. Steve Bragg has delivered the rest of the story—the valuable insight and detailed information accountants need to help?them not only properly account for business activities, but to streamline and improve the overall process. Whether the practitioner is just starting up or is working with a well-established business, the information in this book offers real benefits to both." —Joanie C. Mann, Executive Vice President, InsynQ e-Accounting; Business Development Consultant, The Sleeter Group "Mr. Bragg delivers another essential reference for every CFO's bookshelf. Just-in-Time Accounting is full of specific guidance you can use right now to save money, improve processes, and make you more effective." —Luella Schmidt, President, Fine Point Consulting LLC "Just-in-Time Accounting is the 'go-to' accounting department transaction and streamlining reference. Process improvement begins here." —Geoffrey Garland, Controller, Staco Systems "Just-in-Time Accounting is an incredible toolkit for streamlining and simplifying the accounting process. Practical but intelligent approaches to the whole accounting cycle make this book so effective and unique that it is a must-read for accounting clerk and CFO alike, regardless of the company and accounting department size or the industry you are in. —Shan Staka, MBA, Controller, PGP International "One of the critical goals for the CFO is to develop a Lean Finance Factory that is efficient, on time, reliable, and accurate. Steve Bragg's Just-in-Time Accounting does exactly that and more. It not only teaches how to set up a system that delivers, but also teaches how to optimize it and, as such, is a great resource for both new and established CFOs. In today's world of information and data overload, this book is invaluable in teaching how to focus on the urgent and important." —Arif Iqball, Executive Director and Board Member, Avon Products Co. Ltd., Japan "The underlying theme of the book is working in a consistent and efficient manner. Topics discussed and suggestions presented often have a 'lean' feel to them. These methodologies and practices lead to higher efficiency, the elimination of waste, and an increase in quality. The examples on Value-Added Analysis are prime examples of 'lean' thinking. In a time when global competition requires faster response times and lower prices, having an accounting system in place to accurately and effectively support business operations is extremely important. Operational efficiencies lead to lower operating costs and higher operating margins, and Just-in-Time Accounting helps identify many potential candidates for increasing efficiency." —Chip Nickolett, MBA, PMP, Director, Consulting Services—Americas

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Driving Your Company's Value: Strategic Benchmarking for Value is a step-by-step book presenting a valuation-oriented methodology that helps companies maximize shareholder value. It offers clear, concise, and concrete methods for management to create and preserve value, complete with case study applications. In an easy-to-read format, it brings together the aspects of the Financial Accounting Standards Boards' new performance measurements, the balanced scorecard, and the new guidelines on fraud detection and Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). * Identifies the critical decisions that most effectuate growth and value. * Covers the easy and reliable ways to monitor value of an entity. * Demonstrates how management can apportion and allocate resources to achieve the highest value.

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This book introduces corporate financial management, based on the basic capital budgeting framework and the time value of money. It focuses on theoretical formulations and correct application of financial techniques that will help improve managerial and financial decisions. Based on fundamental principles of accounting and finance like time value of money and after-tax, it introduces readers to real-world constraints and complexities in the two fields. Written in a simple and accessible manner. It can be read by students of finance and accounting courses, business professionals and general public alike.

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Praise for VALUE MAPS "Equivocator, Explorer, Experimenter, Exploiter, Extender—Chapter 12 might be well served as mandatory reading for all subject matter experts! SPARC is not a valuation, per se, but rather a separate consulting engagement that might interest a client—especially if that client is preparing for a sale or planning an exit strategy. Miller has taken the good ideas from five disciplines and married them with value enhancement, creating what could become a very good 'add-on' consulting engagement. NACVA recommends, and looks forward to, further dialogue related to this new approach. This book will open your eyes to new opportunities." — Parnell Black, MBA, CPA, CVA, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) "No one illuminates the murky intersection where business strategy and private company value creation meet better than Warren Miller. Now he's focused his extensive professional training and real-world experience to produce this intellectually rich, yet down-to-earth and fun-to-read road map we can all use. Business owners and leaders, financial analysts, management consultants, wealth managers, CPAs, business brokers, private equity investors, business appraisers—no one should plan to increase the value of an enterprise without Value Maps in their passenger seat." — David Foster, CEO, Business Valuation Resources "Private-equity analysts do not often come across scholarly and technical professional reading laced with laugh-out-loud moments! Yet this is exactly what one finds in Value Maps . Warren Miller's advice stems from his career as a finance executive, a CPA, a valuation analyst, and a 'recovering academic.' With pitch-perfect balance, Warren has created both a must-have professional reference guide and a best-practices road map designed to enhance the profitability of your client's business and your own—all in a very readable style with just a 'spoon-full of sugar.' Enjoy the read!" — Gary M. Karlitz, ASA, CPA, Partner-in-Charge, Valuation Services, Forensic Services, and Forensic Accounting, Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP "Extremely readable, with numerous real-world examples—valuation specialists who don't read this book will soon be looking for a new profession. Miller takes the term 'valuation' to new levels, suggesting that appraisers can indeed add real value to their clients' businesses. Clients should demand that a valuation professional read this book before he or she will be hired." — Alfred M. King, Vice Chairman, Marshall & Stevens, Inc.

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'Shareholder Value' presents a powerful and useful toolkit of market-based perspectives, analytic approaches, valuation techniques, and specific financial metrics for use in everyday business life. The author helps a broad spectrum of professionals understand the salient points and real world implications of a 'value management' movement which has taken hold in many corporations in the United States and around the world. This movement is being supported by some of the major institutional investors who influence financial markets. The main goal of 'Shareholder Value' is to help working professionals grasp the concept of value 'creators' and 'destroyers', along with the implications. He also provides tools to measure the success (or failure) of major strategic and operational initiatives and enables corporate managers to understand how shareholder value is created, and then directs behaviour toward 'value-based' planning and action. Although mainly aimed at the professional market, 'Shareholder Value' will also be of use to students of business and finance as it is intended to provide a comprehensive foundation for important elements of business strategy and acquisition valuation, corporate financial analysis, capital investments, corporate financing and economic value based metrics. AUTHOR'S REVIEW: When developing this book, I strived to achieve the following: * Provide the finance professional and student of finance with a comprehensive template of shareholder value concepts and techniques - geared toward use in a corporate setting. * Give the non-financial professional an understanding of the underpinnings and behavioural aspects of economic value management. * Outline and provide details of an effective process for implementing a value-based financial performance system within a corporation. * ...And, combine learning with enjoyable reading by presenting technical material through a story. The "story" and "characters" are unique features of Shareholder Value - A Business Experience. The reader can get an appreciation of the environment surrounding value-based management, along with challenges that arise when transitioning from traditional "accounting" performance (where earnings and earnings per share reign supreme) to "economic" performance (where cash flow and return on investment are emphasized). Characters occupying operating and staff roles have been created to represent people that those working inside companies (large, medium and small) may encounter and, also, to invoke some humour. Insights into how to function in different corporate roles can be gained by following the characters through the story. Presents a combination of analysis and case study in which a strong technical treatment is blended with a fictional case study to offer clarity and explanation A practical and effective implementation process for a comprehensive financial performance system Offers a perspect

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This e-book represents some of the main current research activities in intellectual capital (IC) in Europe and Australasia; which were all presented at the conference, ''The transparent enterprise. The value of intangibles'' held in Madrid in November 2002. These contribute a fourth dimension to the current research interests of accounting, management control and management and that is where the subject should be going in the future - its current shortcomings, IC's potential for policy making and the need for some basic research. This e-book takes stock of the subject and its development and therefore is a ''must read'' for those in the field.

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Accounting for Goodwill explains the concepts and methods used to determine the valuation of companies whose intangible assets form a large component of their business. This book is an excellent source for understanding how to estimate the market value of internally generated goodwill, and how to explain competitive differentials based on the assessment of intangibles like intellectual property, human capital, and customer relationships.

Price: $210.00 USD