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“A contemporary, user-friendly textbook that stands out for its practical coverage of complex topics and its accessible, step-by-step format – allowing students of specialised and non-specialised courses to understand the essence of each topic. The chapters contain special 'Real World' sections, useful examples and exercises, and excerpts from real companies' annual reports and financial statements. The book integrates the use of AI and critical review questions. A valuable resource for teaching and learning.” Professor Nadia Gulko, PFHEA, University of Lincoln, UK Gain a complete grounding in Accounting and Finance and develop the skills to work with financial information in the business environment. Accounting and Finance: An Introduction, 12th edition by Eddie McLaney and Peter Atrill is the ideal introduction to the subject, providing you with the knowledge you need to make informed, successful business decisions. This bestselling book is for students taking finance or accounting related modules on undergraduate and MBA courses, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Management in one text. With its approachable style and easy-to-understand language, this edition helps you learn to use financial information step by step as you work through the chapters, explaining both the theory and practice of accounting and finance. Pair this text with MyLab Accounting MyLab Accounting is the teaching and learning resource available to support this title. It combines trusted author content with quizzes and assessments, and support for self-study. The MyLab for this book includes adaptive learning content for every chapter and over 1800 auto-graded questions for students to attempt. MyLab Accounting is not included with this title. If you would like to purchase both the physical textbook and MyLab Accounting (which also comes with the eBook), search for ISBN 9781292488967, which consists of: Print textbook ETextbook MyLab Accounting

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Author:   Eddie McLaney ,  Peter Atrill
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   12th edition
ISBN:  

9781292756752

ISBN 10:   1292756756
Publication Date:   19 May 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Part 1 – Financial accounting Measuring and reporting financial position Measuring and reporting financial performance Accounting for limited companies (1) Accounting for limited companies (2) Measuring and reporting cash flows Analysing and interpreting financial statements Part 2 Management accounting Making management decisions Cost – volume – profit analysis Full costing Costing and performance evaluation in a competitive environment Budgeting Accounting for control Part 3 – Financial Management Making capital investment decisions Financing a business Managing working capital Part 4 – Supplementary information Appendix A Recording financial transactions Appendix B Glossary of key terms Appendix C Solutions to self-assessment questions Appendix D Solutions to critical review questions Appendix E Solutions to selected exercises Appendix F Present value table Index

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Eddie McLaney is an academic author with several years of experience in 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. Peter Atrill is a freelance academic and author who has worked with leading institutions in the UK, Europe and SE Asia. He was previously Head of Accounting and Law and Head of Business and Management at the Plymouth University Business School.

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