Financial & Managerial Accounting [Hardcover]

Jan Williams (Author), Sue Haka (Author), Mark Bettner (Author), Joseph Carcello (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0073526991 | ISBN-13: 978-0073526997 | Edition: 15

With the fifteenth edition of Financial and Managerial Accounting: The Basis for Business Decisions, the Williams author team continues to be a solid foundation for students who are learning basic accounting concepts. In this revision, the authors have added to and refined the coverage of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), particularly in Chapter 15 (“Global Business and Accounting”). Hallmarks of the text—including the solid Accounting Cycle Presentation, relevant pedagogy, and high quality, end-of-chapter material—have been updated throughout the book.

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About the Author

Mark Bettner is the Chair of Accounting at Bucknell University. He received his Ph.D. at Texas Tech University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1264 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 15 edition (January 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073526991
• ISBN-13: 978-0073526997
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decrease in service with newer addition, September 6, 2007

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Dallas S. Scholes (Buckley, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial And Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

With the 14th edition of this book, the use of the website for studying was taken away, to be replaced with a pay for use service of about $20. My professor would have stayed with the 13th edition had he known that they were going to take away this service to the students. No CD or access to a website for answers to the questions. Book is well written, easy to follow, but needs a more comprehensive glossary, since words and phrases within accounting mean different things and can be interpreted differently depending on the user and with accounting following the GAAP rule this becomes even more important. Practice items are well designed. The Layout of the book demands approximately 100 pages a week for a semester course, for a course in oversight of accounting this is rather hefty. Without a CD or other access privileges, I don't see a need to order this as a new item, go for used!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A beginner's accounting book written by poor writers., February 27, 2011

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This review is from: Financial & Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

This is supposed to be a BEGINNER'S accounting book, but throughout the book it assumes that the student has information that IS NOT in this book. It made me hate the idea of being an accountant and I have changed majors because of it. DO NOT buy it unless you are willing to spend a lot of time messing with it.

One of the biggest issues about this book is that it uses terminology that is not defined anywhere in the book and then gives you very long examples to teach you what they want you to know. I have a master's degree in education and I have had to rewrite every single chapter in order to get all of the information that my current teachers want me to get from this book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, October 13, 2007

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Zhang Yifan "blue" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial And Managerial Accounting (Hardcover)

as good as I imagined, and i wish i could have more chances to purchase textbooks like this~