Description
Students get accounting when using Kimmel Financial Accounting withWileyPLUS because we make learning accounting easy and accessible for today’s different types of learners. Written in a concise, clear, and conversation way, Kimmel Financial Accounting provides just the right amount of information students need to come to class prepared, while powerful visuals and Interactive Tutorials make complex accounting concepts possible to absorb quickly.
Starting with the big picture of financial statements first, Paul Kimmel shows students why financial accounting is important to their everyday lives, business majors, and future careers. This best-selling financial accounting text is known for the most relevant and easy to understand examples, while teaching students the accounting cycle through the lens of one consistent story of Sierra Corp, an outdoor adventure company.
The automatically graded WileyPLUS problem-solving experience imitates a blank sheet of paper with type-ahead for entering account titles, so that students use recall memory when they practice or do homework online. More students get accounting when using Kimmel Financial Accounting withWileyPLUS, because they can Read It, See It, Do It – Get It.
Features
Updated interior design and info graphics that make the text easier to read and highlight important information students need to know.
Brand new opening stories engage students and include companies students know and whose products and services they use, like Groupon, ClifBar, REI, Nike, and JetBlue
New sustainability coverage throughout the book called People, Planet, Profit and reinforced with aPeople Planet Profit end of chapter question
New research cases based on business world events give students the opportunities to critical apply their knowledge to real world business scenarios.
Updated Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash chapter includes use of more recent technology, such as point-of-sale terminals instead of cash registers.
New Problem Set B for additional practice
PowerPoint slides include teaching tips to foster in class discussions.
Table of Contents 1 Introduction to Financial Statements 2 A Further Look at Financial Statements 3 The Accounting Information System 4 Accrual Accounting Concepts 5 Merchandising Operations and the Multiple-Step Income Statement 6 Reporting and Analyzing Inventory 7 Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash 8 Reporting and Analyzing Receivables 9 Reporting and Analyzing Long-Lived Assets 10 Reporting and Analyzing Liabilities 11 Reporting and Analyzing Stockholders’ Equity 12 Statement of Cash Flows 13 Financial Analysis: The Big Picture APPENDICES A Specimen Financial Statements: Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. B Specimen Financial Statements: The Hershey Company C Specimen Financial Statements: Zetar plc D Time Value of Money E Reporting and Analyzing Investments