This text is designed to provide students with the best tools and resources to understand accounting. Emphasizing decision-making techniques and... concentrating on real-world business examples, the text shows students how to analyze financial information to make informed business decisions. The text also recognizes that in order to effectively use accounting information to make decisions, students must have a solid foundation in the basic accounting procedures and concepts and the text  gives students this foundation enabling them to understand and prepare all four types of financial statements.

Wild’s Financial Accounting Fundamentals responds to the market’s request for a low-cost, succinct book; a book that balances large and small... businesses, and one that is contemporary, engaging, and accessible for today’s students. With numerous innovative features, the author focuses on “Three C’s”: Clear presentation of accounting concepts, Concise coverage to help students focus on important material, and Cutting edge technology to engage students and improve their chances for success. The author provides examples from a balance of different size businesses, integration of new computerized learning tools, superior end-of-chapter materials, and highly engaging pedagogical learning structures. Technology tools such as Connect and Carol Yacht’s General Ledger and Peachtree software provides students with further advantages as they learn and apply key accounting concepts and methods.

Grounded in financial statements, Financial Accounting allows accountants to see not only the impact of financial transactions in financial statements,... but also the impact of transactions on overall business decisions. The eighth edition offers new elements designed to sharpen Pratt’s economic decision-making foundation with a more timely, real-world focus. Up-to-date, expanded, and detailed IFRS coverage is now included. The SEC 2014 roadmap is explored in all chapters. Comprehensive coverage of real-world financial crisis issues is presented. Accountants will also find more discussions on the increasing role of management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.

Grounded in financial statements, Financial Accounting allows accountants to see not only the impact of financial transactions in financial statements,... but also the impact of transactions on overall business decisions. The eighth edition offers new elements designed to sharpen Pratt’s economic decision-making foundation with a more timely, real-world focus. Up-to-date, expanded, and detailed IFRS coverage is now included. The SEC 2014 roadmap is explored in all chapters. Comprehensive coverage of real-world financial crisis issues is presented. Accountants will also find more discussions on the increasing role of management’s assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.