International Financial Reporting (eBook)

A focused, user-friendly introduction to international financial reporting International Financial Reporting, 8th edition by Melville employs a practical, applied approach in exploring and explaining the key financial standards. With more than 140 countries in the world now using international financial reporting standards (IFRS(R) Standards), knowledge of the standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB(R)) is vital to your success in financial accounting. Offering a thorough introduction to international financial reporting, this new edition brings the book completely up-to-date with international standards issued as of 1 January 2022. The title is suitable for second-year undergraduates studying for a degree in accounting and finance and those preparing for examinations for the professional accounting bodies. It explains each standard as clearly and concisely as possible and provides plenty of worked examples and solutions. End-of-chapter exercises feature questions from past exam papers of key professional accountancy bodies to test your grasp of the topics introduced in that chapter. 'Melville's textbook is accessible, comprehensive, reliable, and a pleasure to read.' Dr. Neil Dunne, Trinity College Dublin 'A practical book which takes a very technical subject and breaks it down into concise sections which are easy to follow.' Emma James, Swansea University Pearson, the world's learning company.