Accounting Theory

ISBN-13: 9781844800292 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 608 str.

Ahmed Belkaoui; Ahmed Raihi-Belkaoui

Opis

This fifth edition of Accounting Theory presents the principal approaches and proposed solutions to the problem of formulating an accounting theory and brings the book up to date with the latest theoretical developments. Accounting theory is a highly complex subject for students to understand. No single generally accepted theory has been created, despite many attempts. Different assumptions and methodologies have resulted in a variety of frameworks, which some experts find acceptable. But it is vital to uphold the consistent standards that define the nature, function and scope of financial statements and the techniques for producing them. To understand how accounting theories are constructed and verified is to understand the essence of accounting.

Spis treści

1. The history and development of accounting.2. The nature and uses of accounting.3. The structure of an accounting theory.4. The traditional approaches to the formulation of an accounting theory.5. The regulatory approach to the formulation of an accounting theory.6. A conceptual framework for financial accounting and reporting.7. Postulates, concepts and principles in accounting.8. Fairness, disclosure and future trends in accounting.9. Research perspectives in accounting.10. Accounting: a multiple paradigm science.11. The events and behavioral approaches.12. The predictive approach to theory.13. Positive accounting theory.14. Current-value accounting.15. General price-level accounting.16. Alternative asset-valuation and income-determination models.

O autorze

Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui is Professor of Accounting at the University of Illinois in Chicago. His research interests include accounting theory and international facets of financial reporting. He has published 30 books, including International and Multinational Accounting (The Dryden Press) and over 80 articles and reviews.