The third edition of Cost and Management Accounting: Operations and management is a southern African text, which supports the latest curriculum offered by the major accounting professional bodies and higher education institutions. Its carefully developed pedagogical approach, offering a balance between the technical and the conceptual, combined with its focus on the requirements of professional bodies, gives students a solid exposure to the cost and management accounting profession. Retaining its student-friendly writing style and practical approach, it is the ideal text for students who are studying cost and management accounting across a variety of levels, from introductory through to advanced, undergraduate and postgraduate. It will help students understand the more complex areas of cost and management accounting and simplifies the learning process.

Assurance, risk and governance: An international perspective provides a comprehensive reference for students of assurance practices and practitioners.

The book explains the technical functioning of assurance processes at an advanced level using a principles-based approach aligned with International Standards on Auditing.

This is complemented by a review of the leading academic research to provide readers with an easy-to-understand overview of the latest developments in external audit and related assurance services.

Focusing on the content that will benefit business and management students, and featuring a wealth of global examples from real businesses, the authors enable students to unpick and analyze financial statements with confidence.

Do your students struggle to engage with financial accounting topics? Look no further than Understanding Financial Accounting to help them actively engage with the content, understand the key concepts, and advance their analysis skills.

Writing specifically for those with no background in accounting, the authors focus on how to extract the information that will contribute to business decision making. Their conversational and captivating style makes even technical and complex principles unambiguous and immediately accessible.

A recurring case study, contextual examples, and real-world financial statements from multinational companies are interwoven throughout, demonstrating the principles in practice. Winfield, Graham, and Miller illuminate the relevan c e of IFRS and financial statement literacy to non-accountants, as well as guiding students towards carrying out analysis autonomously.

Students are also encouraged to develop their independent research and critical thinking skills by attempting a series of end-of-chapter questions. In addition, the book is complemented by the following online resources to support students and lecturers.

Applied Accounting is tailored to meet the needs of students taking a first-year course in Financial Accounting as part of a Higher Certificate in Accounting or a Diploma in Accounting (or equivalent) in terms of both the curriculum covered and the approach toward teaching and learning.

Features:

• an opening practical example which illustrates the concepts introduced in each chapter
• worked examples which guide students through the problem in a step-by-step manner and help them recognise when a particular technique is appropriate or inappropriate
• practical activities and end-of-chapter questions which allow students to practise the ideas learnt in each chapter
• clear definitions that reinforce the basic concepts
• groupwork exercises in the form of discussion questions or activities which encourage students to work collaboratively

In this textbook, the audit process followed during the execution of an internal audit engagement is explained, after which it is practically demonstrated by applying it to the various business cycles.

Mastering Group Financial Statements Volume 2 is part of a two-volume set which provides accounting students and practitioners with an invaluable practical guide to the often complex world of group accounting.

Volume 2 is an essential resource for understanding the application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to business combinations, investments in associates and joint arrangements, changes in ownership interests in investments, foreign operations and the group statement of cash flows.

The book gives detailed explanations and numerous practical worked examples, to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the IFRS principles and concepts underlying group accounting. It therefore serves as a roadmap for preparing group financial statements in varying scenarios.

Along with technical group accounting guidance, this text offers practical group accounting exam techniques, intended to minimise time students spend answering questions and maximise marks earned. The self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, together with comprehensive online case study questions and solutions, allow students to test their understanding of the subject matter and sharpen exam technique.

Mastering Group Financial Statements Volume 1 is part of a two-volume set which provides accounting students and practitioners with an invaluable practical guide to the often complex world of group accounting. The publication gives detailed explanations and numerous practical worked examples, to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the principles and concepts of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that underlie group accounting. It therefore serves as a roadmap for preparing group financial statements in varying scenarios in accordance with IFRS.

Volume 1 deals with the principles of control in IFRS 10, addresses the key disclosure requirements of group financial statements, explains the basic concepts of business combinations, and covers in detail the principles and procedures for consolidating subsidiaries.

Along with technical group accounting guidance, this text offers practical group accounting exam techniques, intended to minimise the time students spend answering questions and maximise the marks earned. The comprehensive selection of self-assessment questions at the end of each chapter, and online case study questions and solutions, allow students to test their understanding of the subject matter and sharpen their exam technique.

Financial Accounting: The Question Book accompanies the sixth edition of Financial Accounting: An introduction.

The Question Book is aimed at first-year students of financial accounting at universities and universities of technology and is suitable for CA stream as well as non-CA stream students.

This book has been compiled specifically to assist students at tertiary institutions in South Africa with their studies in auditing.

Financial Accounting: Group statements is a financial accounting textbook covering the topic area 'Group statements' which is an integral part of the syllabus at second and third year. 'Group statements' refers to the consolidated financial statements of a holding or parent company as well as its subsidiaries and provides information on the overall financial standing of the group of companies. The book takes a principles-based approach to financial accounting as it explains the 'why' as well as the 'how to' of preparing group statements. Financial Accounting: Group statements features the following: - Activity boxes that help students to acquire core pervasive skills - Short examples in the text that illustrate practical application of the principles discussed - Graded questions, divided into basic, intermediate and advanced for each chapter The book is beneficial to second- and third-year Financial Accounting students of BCom degrees at universities, and to National Diploma in Accounting students at universities of technology.

'n Inleidende werk wat die grondslag vestig vir eerstejaar studente.

VAT: An Introduction initiates students and practitioners into the South African value-added tax (VAT) system by guiding them through the basic principles of the Value-Added Tax Act 89 of 1991 (VAT Act). It covers the processes to be followed when dealing with VAT and sheds light on the most important case law and VAT legislation.

Complex concepts and the key objectives and principles of the VAT system are explained simply and clearly, without using unnecessary jargon. This makes VAT: An Introduction suitable for anyone who has to apply basic VAT principles in a business environment or provide general VAT advice and assistance.

The book is also an excellent study guide for students. It will help students understand the mechanics of the South African VAT system and the practical implications of VAT. Students and practitioners will find the revision questions at the end of each chapter useful to test their understanding and knowledge of the fundamentals of VAT.

This book was written with the purpose of ensuring that students who did not take accounting at school level and who will not major in accounting are able to understand and apply the basic principles and applications of accounting.

Accounting All-In-1 covers a wide field, which includes theory, practical examples and self-evaluating assignments.

You ll find the tools you need to help work through end-of-chapter assignments with these working papers. The preformatted files provide a starting point by giving you a basic structure for journal entries and problems.

You'll find the tools you need to help work through end-of-chapter assignments with these working papers. The preformatted files provide a starting point by giving you a basic structure for journal entries and problems.

Budgeting is at the heart of the performance management process for most companies. However, some argue that many companies today are dissatisfied with budgeting. It is seen to be costly and time-consuming; it inhibits action and causes organisational problems. The influence of the "Beyond Budgeting" model has caused many major companies, including Toyota, to abandon traditional budgeting altogether. Should other companies follow suit?

This report explores the changes in budgeting through a survey of financial and non-financial managers. Concerns include:

The attitudes of managers towards budgeting models

How budgetary practices have changed

What problems budgeting can cause

The effects of budgets on overall company performance.

This report reveals that there s little evidence to suggest widespread dissatisfaction with traditional budgeting. However, to enable a company to perform at its best, understanding budgeting in context is essential and it is imperative that budgeting works in tandem with other control systems and organisational structure.

* Original research funded by the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting

* Reveals the realities of budgeting models in practice

* Includes interviews and surveys ofactual businesses"

What part does customer and employee satisfaction play in overall business success?

Management Accountants developing business models must consider this question, especially if they are taking the popular "balanced scorecard" or "strategy mapping" approaches to performance measurement. When doing so, stating cause-and-effect relationships between measurable factors like satisfaction and profitability is common practice. However, few companies test their own hypotheses. If the links are incorrect, these models can actually guide the firm down a path to failure.

This report reveals the findings of state-of-the-art interventionist research on a major US homebuilder. The core claims of this company s business model were positive effects in the future due to improvements in customer and employee satisfaction. Tests were made on the validity of these claims to discover how much we can rely on these factors to improve performance. This report also examines how effective various measurement alternatives are through analysis of data compiled by different consulting companies.

The results reveal that the links between satisfaction and performance is less strong and more complex than the company had assumed: these measures cannot be relied upon to guarantee increased performance. Managers must have a sophisticated understanding of performance measurement systems and to test their strategy maps empirically, rather than relying on their intuitions. This report demonstrates how you can achieve both.

* State-of-the-art interventionist research: new method in which researchers interact with the subject of the research, monitoring the effects of their input

* Helps managers protect their businesses from badbusiness modelsthrough sophisticated understanding of likely causes of success

* Shows managers how to analyse data in balanced scorecards and strategy maps to draw reliable conclusions to make the best decisions for their business"

This research project examines the relationships between HR policies, management accounting and organisational performance on the basis of international case studies and interviews across a range of industries from building materials to software development.

* Explores the relationship between different HR policies and organisational performance and how management accountants can establish links between the two;

* The first to extend existing research into Japanese companies to give a different perspective and another point of comparison;

* Case study results are tested in the telephone survey for better accuracy and insight

* Original, cutting-edge research funded by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

* Unique international perspective: extends existing research into Japanese companies to give a different perspective and another point of comparison

* Results of six extensive case studies and 100 telephone interviews

This book is part of the celebrations to mark CIMA s 90th anniversary in 2009. It looks at the development of cost and management accounting from the founding of the Institute to today. It considers a number of immediate challenges to management accountants and surveys a range of issues and challenges that will likely affect management accounting thought and practice in the future.

The authors examine the possibilities for accountants to widen their focus and become more familiar with the enterprise technology determining their organisations cost structures and with the effects of multiple production in various locations, such as economies or diseconomies of scale. Such change may require the alteration of traditional cost models used by accountants to become more nuanced.

The book suggests how this may be accomplished and highlights the need for management accountants to work as part of management teams throughout the organisation as business partners rather than remain grounded in specialist information provision roles.

Alnoor Bhimani is Professor of Management Accounting at the London School of Economics. He is also a Certified Management Accountant as well as an author of 15 books and over 100 articles.

Michael Bromwich was CIMA s Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science (1985 to 2006), now Emeritus. He is a Past President of CIMA (1987/88) and currently serves on CIMA s Technical Committee.

- A uniquesurvey of 90 years of CIMA research

- Analyses the research to determine future challenges for management accounting and business practices

- Charts the history of management accountancy and business practice over nearly 100 years"

Volume one of the "Handbooks of Management Accounting Research" sets the context for both Handbooks, with three chapters outlining the historical development of management accounting as a discipline and as a practice in three broad geographic settings. The bulk of the first volume then draws together a series of contributions that analyse the scholarly literature in terms of distinct intellectual and theoretical social science perspectives. The volume includes a chapter which looks at work informed by psychology as a base discipline. The volume also includes a set of chapters that seek to evaluate and explain issues of research method for the different approaches to research found within management accounting.
Special pricing available if purchased as a set with Volume 2.
*Documents the scholarly management accounting literature
*Publishing both in print, and online through Science Direct
*International in scope