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Accounting

  • ProQuest - Decision Making and Problem Solving

    • This textbook guides students to have an understanding of how the mind works and the principles of effective thinking. As well as being aware of the relation between decision making and problem-solving.

  • OpenStax - Principles of Accounting Volume 1 Financial Accounting

    • This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields.

  • OpenStax - Principles of Accounting Volume 2 Managerial Accounting

    • This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields.

  • Lyryx - Introduction to Financial Accounting

    • The textbook focuses on core introductory financial accounting topics that match pre-requisite requirements for students advancing to Intermediate Financial Accounting. Excluded are advanced topics that are covered in Intermediate Financial Accounting, such as leases and bond amortization.

  • Lyryx - Intermediate Financial Accounting Volume 1

    • This textbook provides a review of introductory accounting concepts and covers all topics essential to a first level Intermediate Accounting course: the conceptual framework and current landscape of financial reporting; statements of financial position; comprehensive income; cash flows and shareholders’ equity; cash and receivables; revenue; inventory; property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; and intercorporate investments. For those requiring preparation for CPA designation, competencies as outlined by the CPA are addressed in this textbook.

  • Lyryx - Intermediate Financial Accounting Volume 2

    • This textbook covers all topics essential to a second level Intermediate Accounting course: current, long-term and complex liabilities, income taxes, pensions, leases, shareholders’ equity, earnings per share, statement of cash flows including the direct approach, effects of changes and errors, and disclosures and analysis.

  • BCcampus OpenEd - Introduction to Financial Accounting

    • This textbook is an adaptation by Athabasca University of the original text written by D. Annand and H. Dauderis. It is intended for use in entry-level college and university courses in financial accounting.

  • ProQuest - Accounting for Non-Accountants

    • Provides the perfect introduction to the basics of accounting and business finance. It takes you through accounting and financial techniques and terms in an easy-to-follow style. Fully revised to include information on the latest accounting standards and changes in taxation law, it introduces concepts in a way intended to aid non-financial students, as well as managers from organizations of all sizes.

  • Open Textbook Library - Managerial Accounting

    • An online textbook focusing on Managerial Accounting.

  • Merlot - Accounting Principles

    • This comprehensive college-level publication covers all managerial accounting topics and contains extensive and detailed examples, self-tests, questions, problems, alternate problems, and answers.

  • ProQuest - Essential Management Accounting

    • Essential Management Accounting looks to bring the financial tools used by the biggest companies in the UK to the smallest, many of whom would undoubtedly see increased efficiency through the application of basic management accounting techniques. SMEs can benefit from the same analysis, planning and control tools as large multinational companies.

  • Management Accounting Concepts and Techniques

    • A Free online textbook about management accounting and its concepts and techniques

  • Open Textbook Library - Financial Accounting

    • This book is intended for an undergraduate or MBA level Financial Accounting course. It covers the standard topics in a standard sequence, utilising the Socratic method of asking and answering questions.

  • Bookboon - An Introduction to Accounting Theory

    • The book aims to develop the readers' ability to think critically about accounting. Accounting theory is covered succinctly and clearly, including all new developments such as integrated accounting.

  • Open Textbook Library - Information Systems for Business and Beyond

    • In this book, you will be introduced to the concept of information systems, their use in business, and the larger impact they are having on our world.

  • Bookboon - Business Information Systems

    • This textbook provides an overview of business information systems and provides definitions for the different systems used in companies.

  • Open Textbook Library - Principles of Financial Accounting

    • Principles of Financial Accounting is a needed contribution to open source pedagogy in the business education world. Written in order to directly meet the needs of her students, this textbook developed from Dr. Christine Jonick’s years of teaching and commitment to effective pedagogy.

  • BCcampus OpenEd - Accounting Principles

    • Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today.

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  • Open Access - Ethics and Auditing

    • This text highlights the importance of making sure a business abides by its ethics and auditing practices.

  • Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

    • The Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) is an independent, non-corporate Commonwealth entity of the Australian Government, responsible for developing, issuing and maintaining auditing and assurance standards.

  • Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board

    • The Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB) is an independent, national body that sets the code of ethics and professional standards with which accounting professionals who are members of CPA Australia, CA ANZ or IPA must comply. The APESB is equally funded by CPA Australia, CA ANZ and the IPA.