Book Description
Introduction to Financial Accounting: U.S. GAAP, was intended for a first course in introductory financial accounting. It focuses on core introductory financial accounting topics that match pre-requisite requirements for students advancing to intermediate financial accounting. A corporate approach is utilized versus beginning with a sole proprietorship emphasis and then converting to a corporate approach; this consistency throughout the book reduces confusion for the introductory student. This most recent revision by D. Marchand converted the text from IFRS to reflect the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles of the United States (U.S. GAAP).
Donna L. Marchand, CPA, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Emmanuel College in Boston. Prior to taking this position she worked as a full-time instructor at Wheaton College in Norton, MA, and played a key role in transitioning the Business and Management program into a fully open source program for students. Prior to this, she worked as Director of the Academic Achievement Center and full-time instructor at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, MA. Before transitioning into higher education she worked in public accounting. However, her career initially began in K-12 education, playing an integral role in launching a fully inclusive education program that became a state-wide model in New York State.
This open book is licensed under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-SA). You can download Introduction to Financial Accounting: U.S. GAAP Adaptation ebook for free in PDF format (3.3 MB).
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Chapter 2
The Accounting Process
Chapter 3
Financial Accounting and Adjusting Entries
Chapter 4
The Classified Balance Sheet and Related Disclosures
Chapter 5
Accounting for the Sale of Goods
Chapter 6
Assigning Costs to Merchandise
Chapter 7
Cash and Receivables
Chapter 8
Long-lived Assets
Chapter 9
Debt Financing: Current and Long-term Liabilities
Chapter 10
Equity Financing
Chapter 11
The Statement of Cash Flows
Chapter 12
Financial Statement Analysis
Chapter 13
Proprietorships and Partnerships
Solutions To Discussion Questions
Solutions To Exercises
Solutions To Problems