This innovative new textbook firmly roots management accounting in management, placing the emphasis on the management accountant as a key member of the management team and the strategic business decision making process. Unique case studies and examples of worldwide practices illustrate how concepts and techniques are applied in real-world business situations. It explores how management accounting techniques are adapted and modified to support specific industries from energy to media sectors and covers topical issues such as: * Environmental accounting * Environmental auditing and ISO14001/EMAS * The balanced scorecard * Kaizen costing * Target costing * Social responsibility Features * Integrates the most up-to-date and relevant research with a broad approach to management accounting. * Presents compelling examples of 'real' organisations, exploring the interactions of management accounting in practice. * Extends knowledge of management accounting concepts and techniques to how they can be used for strategic decision making and management control. * Uses Excel to develop and apply solutions methods. * Examines how management accounting techniques are adapted and modified to support specific industries from energy to media sectors. * Covers topical issues such as activity-based budgeting, the balanced scorecard, target costing, capacity planning, quality management, Six Sigma and performance measurement. * Fully compliant with developments within the professional bodies such as CIMA and ACCA. * Offers end-of chapter exercises to extend your critical thinking and applications of key concepts. * Provides short case studies, so you can practise manipulating and analysing data. This is the ideal textbook for students studying management accounting at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate level.

An accessible introduction to FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

GETTING STARTED IN FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

If you've picked up this book, you probably recognize the value of fundamental analysis, but aren't sure that you can master it. With "Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis" as your guide, you'll quickly become familiar with the key concepts of this discipline and learn how to put them into action in the real world.

"Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis" contains important insights that can help you manage risk and make more informed investment decisions. Each chapter is filled with a variety of relevant illustrations, examples, and definitions that bring important concepts to life. Written in a non-technical format that's easy to follow, "Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis" provides valuable coverage of: The audited statement Finding financial information online The process of confirmation Balance sheet and income statement ratios The P/E ratio and how to use it How the combination of fundamental analysis with technical methods creates a powerful strategy

Straightforward and accessible, "Getting Started in Fundamental Analysis" is not just an introduction to a range of analytical tools collectively called fundamental analysis. It's designed to help you put those tools to work in identifying risk levels, making valid and reliable comparisons, and picking stocks for your portfolio. It is this activity--deciding which stocks to buy, how long to hold them, and when to sell--that lies at the center of a successful and profitable investment program.

This revised and updated fifth edition of Accounting for Managers builds on the international success of the previous editions in explaining how accounting is used by non-financial managers. Emphasizing the interpretation rather than the construction of accounting information, Accounting for Managers encourages a critical, rather than an unthinking acceptance of accounting techniques. Whilst immensely valuable for planning, decision-making and control, users of accounting information need to recognize the assumptions behind, and the limitations of particular accounting techniques. As in the previous editions, the book links theory with practical examples and case studies drawn from real business situations across a wide range of manufacturing, retail and service industries.

In the Third Edition of "Managing Investment Portfolios," financial experts John Maginn, Donald Tuttle, Jerald Pinto, and Dennis McLeavey provide complete coverage of the most important issues surrounding modern portfolio management.

Now, in "Managing Investment Portfolios Workbook," Third Edition, they offer you a wealth of practical information and exercises that will solidify your understanding of the tools and techniques associated with this discipline. This comprehensive study guide--which parallels the main book chapter by chapter--contains challenging problems and a complete set of solutions as well as concise learning outcome statements and summary overviews.

Topics reviewed include:

The portfolio management process and the investment policy statement

Managing individual and institutional investor portfolios

Capital market expectations, fixed income, equity, and alternative investment portfolio management

Monitoring and rebalancing a portfolio

Global investment performance standards

This book is extracted from the main work, Silke: SA Income Tax, mainly for use by second-year students seeing that they do not study all the topics addressed in the main Silke.

The availability of this title prevents them from having to purchase the same work for two consecutive years, which is more focused and cost-effective.

This book was written with the first year/first time income tax student in mind.

It uses simple language and the unique aspects of the book are the flow charts used to visually explain some of the more complicated aspects of taxation, the inclusion of a glossary, and the reproductions of the actual forms that SARS requires. This makes for a very practical application of the theory being taught. It covers all the topics needed by a taxpayer who is required to fill in an IT12 tax return, which means that it will not only be valuable to the students, but also to the 'man on the street' who wishes to understand and learn more about his taxable income calculation.

The benefit of working through the book is that taxpayers will know what is expected of them during the income tax assessment process and will be able to verify their income tax calculations. All examples and practical application questions in the book relate to the year of assessment from 1 March to 28 February (the year of assessment). Unless indicated otherwise, all dates fall into the aforementioned tax year.

Gain a strong understanding of the accounting information systems and related technologies you'll use in your business career with Hall's leading ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, 10E. You'll find a unique emphasis on ethics, fraud, and the modern manufacturing environment. This edition focuses on the needs and responsibilities of accounting system designers and auditors. Coverage discusses Sarbanes-Oxley as it affects internal controls and other relevant topics. Examine the risks and advantages of IT outsourcing including cloud computing. With thorough updates of the transaction cycle and business processes coverage, you also gain a solid understanding of the risks and internal control issues related to a range of accounting information system technologies employed by today's small and large business organizations.

Packed with current examples from companies you know, CONTEMPORARY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 14e, equips you with the knowledge and skills to enhance enterprise value, manage risk, and effectively manage cash flow. Completely up to date with the latest developments from the field, the text explores the international aspects of financial management, the ethical behavior of managers, the unique finance-related concerns of entrepreneurs, and the effects of the 2008-2009 recession. Chapter-opening "Financial Challenges," integrative cases, and other learning features highlight critical concepts and enable you to apply what you learn to real-world practice. Excel (R) templates allow you to use technology to achieve financial management objectives.

The first edition of "The Internal Auditing Handbook" received wide acclaim from readers and became established as one of the definitive publications on internal auditing. The second edition was released soon after to reflect the rapid progress of the internal audit profession. There have been a number of significant changes in the practice of internal auditing since publication of the second edition and this revised third edition reflects those changes. The third edition of "The Internal Auditing Handbook" retains all the detailed material that formed the basis of the second edition and has been updated to reflect the Institute of Internal Auditor's (IIA) International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. Each chapter has a section on new developments to reflect changes that have occurred over the last few years. The key role of auditors in reviewing corporate governance and risk management is discussed in conjunction with the elevation of the status of the chief audit executive and heightened expectations from boards and audit committees. Another new feature is a series of multi-choice questions that have been developed and included at the end of each chapter.

This edition of "The Internal Auditing Handbook" will prove to be an indispensable reference for both new and experienced auditors, as well as business managers, members of audit committees, control and compliance teams, and all those who may have an interest in promoting corporate governance.

Step-by-step guide to successful implementation and control of IT systems including the Cloud Many auditors are unfamiliar with the techniques they need to know to efficiently and effectively determine whether information systems are adequately protected. Now in a Second Edition, Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing presents an easy, practical guide for auditors that can be applied to all computing environments. * Follows the approach used by the Information System Audit and Control Association's model curriculum, making this book a practical approach to IS auditing * Serves as an excellent study guide for those preparing for the CISA and CISM exams * Includes discussion of risk evaluation methodologies, new regulations, SOX, privacy, banking, IT governance, CobiT, outsourcing, network management, and the Cloud * Includes a link to an education version of IDEA--Data Analysis Software As networks and enterprise resource planning systems bring resources together, and as increasing privacy violations threaten more organization, information systems integrity becomes more important than ever. Auditor's Guide to IT Auditing, Second Edition empowers auditors to effectively gauge the adequacy and effectiveness of information systems controls.

This book is designed to serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students who seek a rigorous yet accessible introduction to the modern financial theory of security markets. This is a subject that is taught in both business schools and mathematical science departments. The full theory of security markets requires knowledge of continuous time stochastic process models, measure theory, mathematical economics, and similar prerequisites which are generally not learned before the advanced graduate level. Hence a proper study of the full theory of security markets requires several years of graduate study. However, by restricting attention to discrete time models of security prices it is possible to acquire mathematics. In particular, while living in a discrete time world it is possible to learn virtually all of the important financial concepts. The purpose of this book is to provide such an introductory study.

There is still a lot of mathematics in this book. The reader should be comfortable with calculus, linear algebra, and probability theory that is based on calculus, (but not necessarily measure theory). Random variables and expected values will be playing important roles. The book will develop important notions concerning discrete time stochastic processes; prior knowledge here will be useful but is not required. Presumably the reader will be interested in finance and thus will come with some rudimentary knowledge of stocks, bonds, options, and financial decision making. The last topic involves utility theory, of course; hopefully the reader will be familiar with this and related topics of introductory microeconomic theory. Some exposure to linearprogramming would be advantageous, but not necessary.

The aim of this book is to provide a rigorous treatment of the financial theory while maintaining a casual style. Readers seeking institutional knowledge about securities, derivatives, and portfolio management should look elsewhere, but those seeking a careful introduction to financial engineering will find that this is a useful and comprehensive introduction to the subject.

Auditing Fundamentals in a South African Context 2e is a practical, applied and engaging introductory textbook that supports students throughout the undergraduate level of the Auditing curriculum. The text is designed to enhance learning by supporting holistic understanding: theory is presented within the framework of the real-world business environment, assisting students to apply principles and standards with an understanding of their context.

The text offers a clear pedagogical framework, which supports applied learning and develops independent, critical and reflective engagement with the subject matter. A continuing case study, which follows each stage of the audit of a South African company, demonstrates the practical application of learned principles and the integration of the auditing process with a typical audit client's business.

The second edition is comprehensively revised to reflect all relevant, recent changes in the requirements of legislation, financial reporti ng and auditing pronouncements and codes, and addresses the new Code of Professional Conduct which was issued by the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants in the final quarter of 2018.

Additional educational resources support teaching and learning, assisting students to develop the academic skills required to master their studies.

Global Financial Accounting and Reporting 4e provides a complete companion to financial accounting that takes management students with no previous knowledge of accounting from the mechanics of how financial records are structured through to being able to understand and analyze published consolidated financial statements. The book is global in its approach. It uses IFRS Standards as its basis and so reflects the rules followed by nearly all European listed companies and by an ever-increasing number of firms worldwide. Global Financial Accounting and Reporting is primarily aimed at future users of accounting information such as managers and analysts. It is therefore ideal for use at MBA level. It can also be used on financial accounting modules for business students at the undergraduate level.

Ethics for Accountants and Auditors 4e offers an introduction to the ethical value systems and ethical theories that are relevant to the accounting and auditing profession. The text introduces various ethical dilemmas, and the combination of theoretical and practical guidance equips students and practitioners with the tools to deal with these issues in practice.

Principles of Cost Accounting offers a solid theoretical foundation in cost accounting aligned with the curricula of the professional bodies Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). The book builds knowledge in incremental steps, allowing students to develop the framework required to conceptualise the technicalities of cost accounting. It refers to the specifics of accounting practice in the South African context where relevant, developing students' competence for their workplace. Principles of cost accounting offers a holistic approach to understanding the work of a cost accountant and incorporates decision-making and communication skills.

Corporate Finance: A South African perspective second edition takes a fresh principles-based approach to the study of financial management. It is aimed at second and third-year students following courses in financial management in BCom or BBusSc degree programmes.

The book explains financial management concepts and practice in an accessible and concise way, while supporting students with plenty of practice examples and illustrations of real-life application.

Corporate Finance features:

• Opening and closing case studies of international as well as South African companies to help students analyse financial theory in context
• Worked examples and end-of-chapter questions to provide essential practice in financial calculations
• Solutions section at the end of the book to facilitate self-study
• Ethics case studies, which create awareness of ethical dilemmas students may encounter in practice
• Finance in action' boxes, which provide practical advice from financial managers, exposing students to real financial decision-making
• Revision quizzes, which test key concepts
• Examples of financial statements build on students' understanding of accounting and develop financial literacy
• A glossary of key concepts in English and in Afrikaans at the end of each chapter

About the book Use the most current information to prepare students for their field * Emphasis on Global Issues reflect today's increasingly global business environment, including: * The importance of joint cost allocation in creating a trade war between poultry farms in South Africa and the United States (Chapter 16). * The text's examples of management accounting applications in companies are drawn from international settings. * Focus on merchandising and service sectors (versus traditional manufacturing settings)highlight the shifts in the US and world economies, including: * Several Concepts in Action boxes focus on the merchandising and service sectors, including achieving cost leadership at Trader Joes, using activity-based costing to reduce the costs of health care delivery at the Mayo Clinic (Chapter 5), reducing fixed costs at Twitter (Chapter 2), and analyzing operating income performance at Best Buy (Chapter 12) and web-based budgeting at 24 Hour Fitness. * Emphasis on sustainability as one of the critical managerial challenges of the coming decades, including: * Material that stress themes of recognizing and accounting for environmental costs, energy independence and the smart grid, setting stretch targets to motivate greater carbon reductions, using cost analysis, carbon tax, and cap-and-trade auctions to reduce environmental footprints, and constructing "green" homes in a cost-effective manner. * More focus on the role of accounting concepts and systems in fostering and supporting innovation and entrepreneurial activities in firms including: * The challenges posed by recognizing R&D costs as period expenses even though the benefits of innovation accrue in later periods. * How companies budget for innovation expenses and develop measures to monitor success of the innovation efforts delinked from operational performance in the current period (Chapter 6). * The importance of nonfinancial measures when making decisions about innovation (Chapter 11). * The concept that innovation starts with understanding customer needs (Chapter 13). * Process innovations for improving quality (Chapter 19). * Cutting-edge topics are covered, including: * Material around recent trends in big data and data analytics in predicting costs and when making demand forecasts. Provide a solid presentation of accounting hallmarks with a great emphasis on strategy * Strategy maps are presented as a useful tool to implement the balanced scorecard and a simplified presentation of how income statements of companies can be analyzed from the strategic perspective of product differentiation or cost leadership. A new section helps students evaluate strategy maps such as the strength of links, differentiators, focal points and trigger points. * Try It examples are simple and focus on key ideas or concepts. They are located after a particular concept or calculation, and invite students to practice what they have just learned. * Becker Multiple Choice Questions in the assignment material probe students' knowledge of the chapter material and their ability to think critically about key concepts. * Opening Vignettes. Each chapter opens with a vignette on a real company situation. The vignettes get students engaged in a business situation, or dilemma, illustrating why and how the concepts in the chapter are relevant in business. New examples on Quiksilver, General Motors, Boeing, Delta, Honda, and Viacom have been incorporated. * Concepts in Action Boxes. Found in every chapter, these boxes cover real-world cost accounting issues across a variety of industries including automobile racing, defense contracting, entertainment, manufacturing, and retailing. New examples include Subway, Chipotle, H&M, Amazon, Under Armour, and Netflix.

Brandl's MONEY, BANKING, FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS brings key financial concepts to life in a clear, concise manner. You clearly see the links between macroeconomics and the money and banking course as you examine financial entities in detail, using the recent economic crisis as a backdrop. This unique, inviting book reads almost as a conversation that encourages you to discuss and debate these important concepts with friends, colleagues and future employers. Leading MindTap and Aplia online learning and homework tools available with this book further enhance the book's reader-friendly approach and prepares you with the understanding of banking and financial markets you need for future success.

Colin Drury’s Management and Cost Accounting covers the theory and practice of management and cost accounting and includes extensive assessment questions and illuminating Real World Views.

This textbook is ideally suited for use on management accounting and cost accounting modules taught on undergraduate accounting courses and for students preparing for the cost and management accounting examinations of the professional accountancy bodies at intermediate or advanced level. It is also appropriate for use by postgraduate and higher national diploma students studying cost and management accounting for the first time.

Also included is the student manual book.

Substantially revised for this edition and packed with additional question and answer material directly linked to each chapter topic, this Student Manual is the ideal learning tool for students who wish to reinforce their understanding of key management and cost accounting principles and to test their problem-solving abilities. This Student Manual is a companion workbook to accompany 'Management and Cost Accounting with CourseMate and eBook Access Card'(ISBN 9781408064313) the international bestseller which has been widely recognised as the definitive textbook on management and cost accounting for over 25 years.