1. Introduction to accounting
2. Measuring and reporting financial position
3. Measuring and reporting financial performance
4. Accounting for limited companies (1)
5. Accounting for limited companies (2)
6. Measuring and reporting cash flows
7. Recognising and reporting assets and liabilities
8. Analysing and interpreting financial statements (1)
9. Analysing and interpreting financial statements (2)
10. Reporting the financial results of groups of companies
11. Increasing the scope of financial reporting
12. Governing a company

‘My many students and I have used this book for years now and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a very accessible introduction to financial reporting.' 

Dr Andrew McFaull, Deputy Programme Director of BSc Accounting and Finance, King's College London 

Understand financial accounting principles and techniques, and develop skills to make informed business decisions 

An accessible introduction to the subject from two highly regarded accounting authors, Financial Accounting for Decision Makers, 10th edition by Peter Atrill & Eddie McLaney focuses on the ways in which financial statements and information can be used to improve the quality of decision making. Updated with examples that show the pressure facing industries as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the book regularly illustrates the outworking of financial accounting in real business issues. It maintains a clear, friendly style throughout, and is essential reading whether you are on an accounting degree or studying financial accounting modules within other disciplines.  

Key features:  

• Updated examples show the theory as it is applied in practice in contemporary issues facing businesses. New to this edition are examples from J.P. Morgan, BP, Airbus, and other prominent companies, explaining how they have responded to pressure on their industries due to the impacts of Covid-19. 
• Revised and rewritten sections on auditing in Chapter 12 reflect the latest thinking about good auditing and the purpose of auditing in light of recent inquiries. Chapter 12 has also been updated with the 2020 UK Stewardship Code. 
• Activities and exercises, many updated for this edition, enable you to reinforce learning, assess your progress, and take knowledge beyond theoretical understanding and into more practical applications. 
• End of chapter exercises cover a range of levels, assessing knowledge of core ideas and developing critical thinking. 
• Key terms, glossary and bulleted summaries provide excellent revision aids. 

Instructors, pair this text with MyLab Accounting  

MyLab™ is the teaching and learning platform that allows you to reach every student with powerful self-study material and assessments. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab personalises the learning experience and improves results for each student. MyLab Accounting for this edition includes over 1200 questions that can be assigned to students, and now includes improvements to the user experience.  

Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and South-East Asia. As well as working as a business consultant, he was previously Head of Business and Management and Head of Accounting and Law at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth.  

Eddie McLaney is an academic author with many years' experience of teaching Accounting and Finance. He was formerly the Accounting Subject Group Leader and Principal Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth.  

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Clear introduction to the key principles of financial accounting

• Using a step-by-step approach, the text equips students with the principles and techniques they will need in their future work.
• Regular illustrations, including a wide range of real-world example boxes, help students understand the relevance of the theory and bring essential principles to life.

Support your students' learning and revision with helpful pedagogical features

• Regular Activity boxes and Examples enable your students to assess their progress and reinforce learning from theory to practice.
• End-of-chapter exercises test your students’ knowledge of core ideas and develop their critical thinking.
• The key terms, glossary, and bulleted summaries provide excellent revision aids.

"My many students and I have used this book for years now and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a very accessible introduction to financial reporting." – Dr. Andrew McFaull, Deputy Programme Director of BSc Accounting and Finance, King's College London

"When used in conjunction with the MyLabs Accounting package this is an excellent resource to build a non-technical understanding of financial accounting" – Graham McDonald CA CFA, Senior Lecturer

Help students make sense of real accounting issues with new real-life examples

• Updated examples show the application of contemporary theory to practice focusing on real-life issues businesses face.
• New articles and accounts information demonstrate the various impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on prominent businesses, explaining how they have responded to pressure on their industries. Examples include BP, EasyJet, Ryanair, J.P. Morgan, and Airbus. These real examples help students understand the theory as it is actually applied in the business environment and explore how financial issues impact real businesses.

Updated content to teach your students about the role of auditing and its relevance for businesses

• Revised and rewritten sections on auditing in Chapter 12 reflect the latest thinking about good auditing and its purpose in light of recent inquiries. Chapter 12 has also been updated with the 2020 UK Stewardship Code.