Intermediate Accounting [Import] [Hardcover]

Donald E. Kieso (Author), Jerry J. Weygandt (Author), Terry D. Warfield (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471072087 | ISBN-13: 978-0471072089 | Publication Date: January 20, 2004 | Edition: 11

This bestseller has powered the careers of countless professionals. This update to the 11^th edition builds on the book's reputation for comprehensiveness, accuracy, and currency, incorporating all the recent changes to the accounting literature. It integrates numerous examples from real corporations throughout the chapters to help readers understand the application of accounting principles and techniques in practice. They'll also find problems that are modeled on the AICPA 'Simulations' - a new question format designed for the computerized uniform CPA Exam. These problems prepare readers for the exam, testing their ability to read, digest, research and respond to both a numeric problem and a short answer essay. This edition does NOT include the Problem Solving Survival Guide

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1392 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 11 edition (January 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471072087
• ISBN-13: 978-0471072089
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just what it says...INTERMEDIATE, April 22, 2004

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This review is from: Intermediate Accounting (Hardcover)

This is NOT an easy book. It would be a complete waste of time for a student who hasn't already taken beginning accounting. It basically goes through the balance sheet and other financial statements line-by-line, as many beginning texts do. BUT, it digs deeper. It's looking for the EXCEPTIONS to the usual, easy-to-learn rules.

It is very comprehensive and the end of chapter questions are extensive. If you can more or less master this book...you're ready for accountancy. If you just can't "get" the material, maybe another career choice is better.

The writing style is hardly "reader friendly" but it isn't too stiff, has lots of examples and charts and tables, and is broken up into many "little" sections. Any instructor / course would be insane to have someone try to get through the material properly in just one semester. It's a 2 semester book, for sure.

30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Intermediate Accounting, January 6, 2004

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This review is from: Intermediate Accounting (Hardcover)

This book is difficult for the student to understand. I felt that I had learned nothing in my previous accounting classes. Even though the text seems straightforward in some areas, the chapter problems are difficult - the student needs more knowledge. If it had not been for the Solution Manual, I would have had no idea how to approach the homework problems. Author is presenting information above the student level. It's OK to stretch, but not at the expense of learning. Even our professor strongly suggested that we invest in another author's text in order to understand the material. I ended up dropping the class and taking it again 2 years later. By then, another text was in use.

A relative had the author as an instrtucor in college and told me Kieso was just as obtuse in class and expected students to know more than they should at that level of accounting instruction. Thank goodness there are other, student friendly Intermediate Accounting textbooks. such as the one by Dy Dyckman. Dyckman's book was the best out of the 4 that I purchsed and got me through the 3 Intermediate Accounting classes I have recently completed.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unparalled, November 21, 2003

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Patrick - See all my reviews

This review is from: Intermediate Accounting (Hardcover)

This book (and the course) is the transitional step in becoming an accountant (or not). I feel compelled to say that this book should be considered as a bible for all accountants. It is tedious, but very rewarding for all who can last the journey through inventories, receivables, etc. Eat, sleep, drink with it, do whatever you can because this book is one of the best published pieces on accounting to date. Don't leave home without it.