Guides: Accounting: Financial accounting

Financial accounting involves recording, summarizing, and reporting financial transactions and performance to external stakeholders, providing essential information for decision-making.

Books

Financial Accounting : the basics by Ilias Basioudis
ISBN: 0429468067
Publication Date: 2019
Understand fundamental principles through concise overviews, practical examples, and exercises, covering key topics like financial statements interpretation, accounting equation, inventories, non-current assets, depreciation, and cash flow statements analysis with the latest IFRS coverage, facilitating independent learning for new accounting students.
Financial Accounting by Craig Deegan. 9th edition
ISBN: 9781743767399
Publication Date: 2020
Features recent changes to accounting standards, comprehensive coverage, real-world case scenarios, and enhanced pedagogy to bridge theory and practice.
Financial accounting : reporting, analysis and decision making by Shirley Carlon
Publication Date: 2019
Written specifically for the Australian and New Zealand markets and presents accounting in a cutting-edge interactive digital format.

Journals

Journals can offer even more refined searching than databases. Browse these top journals to find scholarly articles on financial accounting:

Review of Financial Studies
The Review of Financial Studies is a leading platform for disseminating significant new research in financial economics, featuring a broad editorial board and a balanced approach between theoretical and empirical contributions, emphasizing quality and importance to the field of finance, and it is sponsored by The Society for Financial Studies with rotating editors and officers.
Financial Management
Financial Management is a journal catering to academics and practitioners involved in the financial management of various organizations, emphasizing the publication of high-quality, significant new research in finance.
Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting
The Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting is a leading publication covering original research on international financial management, reporting, banking, financial services, auditing, and taxation, offering insights into market imperfections, institutional variations, and regulatory differences across countries, serving as a dynamic platform for academics and practitioners to exchange ideas and stay informed about emerging trends.