Comparative International Accounting (Paperback)

~ (Author), R. H. Parker (Editor)

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Comparative International Accounting 5th edition comprehensively examines the international dimensions of financial accounting and reporting. Teacher's Manual (0-13-736471-7).

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In this edition, the text has been up-dated and restructured to reflect the development and changes since the third edition appeared in 1991, both in regulation and teaching of the subject internationally. It remains an authoritative, popular and accessible examination of the context and issues of comparative International accounting, as well as on the financial reporting in individual countries. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 541 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 Sub edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137364636
• ISBN-13: 978-0137364633
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,190,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Broad coverage of major world accounting systems, January 15, 2006

By	Robert Albon "I'm Just The Translator" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Comparative International Accounting (8th Edition) (Paperback)

As a translator who works with Japanese, Chinese, and French financial reports, it is difficult to find up to date books that cover all of the financial systems that I deal with, and I would go broke buying updated books for each country every year.

This book is the next best thing. It gives an introduction to the system used in a particular country and then discusses the basis for differences between systems used in different countries, so that at least one can understand the types of differences one can expect.

It is a given that any book such as this must address Japan as well as major European and North American, but this title is noteworthy for covering China as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars One you can miss out on if you don't need International accounting, June 28, 2009

By	Kevin McClain (Providence, RI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Comparative International Accounting (8th Edition) (Paperback)

It explains how does accounting apply to international economics and its full spread over managerial part of accounting that differs in every country and is not laid down as set rules everywhere. Good book.

2.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, but difficult to read, March 8, 2007

By	jsinger (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Comparative International Accounting (9th Edition) (Paperback)

Maybe I'm just unfamiliar with the style of a British textbook, but I found it very difficult to follow. The text rambles from one statement to another, with no logical flow, structure or summaries of introduction or conclusion. It's certainly a thorough treatment of the field if your interest is understanding differences in international practice, although it's not targeted at someone who wants to learn to actually perform the accounting.