In the newly revised fourteenth edition of Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis: Text and Cases, a decorated team of accounting veterans delivers an authoritative exploration of how accounting standards impact the daily decisions of accounting professionals. You'll discover how accounting theory explains why particular companies select particular accounting methods and predicts the attributes of firms by analyzing the accounting methods they employ. The authors examine the latest empirical research relevant to theories of accounting and the uses of accounting information, including the fundamental analysis model, the efficient markets hypothesis, the behavioral finance model, the positive accounting theory model, and more. This latest edition robustly summarizes current disclosure requirements for various financial statement items and reviews the development and current state of accounting theory. It also includes: Discussions of the decline of the movement to adopt international accounting standards in the United States Coverage of the proposed IASB amendment to require reporting on ESG metrics Explorations of recent attempts to promote relevant and practical accounting research in academia Updated analysis exercises for real-world financial statements Analysis of the differences between FASB and IASB accounting standards pertaining to fair value Coverage of the changes related to stock compensation contained in ASU 2021-04 and ASU 2018-07

Table of Contents:
Preface v 1 The Development of Accounting Theory 1 The Early History of Accounting 2 Accounting in the United States Since 1930 5 The Role of Ethics in Accounting 22 International Accounting Standards 26 Cases 27 FASB ASC Research 29 Room for Debate 29 2 The Pursuit of the Conceptual Framework 30 The Early Theorists 30 Early Authoritative and Semiauthoritative Attempts to Develop the Conceptual Framework of Accounting 32 Statement on Accounting Theory and Theory Acceptance 38 The FASB’s Conceptual Framework Project 41 International Convergence 66 Cases 74 FASB ASC Research 76 Room for Debate 77 3 International Accounting 78 International Business Accounting Issues 79 The Development of Accounting Systems 79 Preparation of Financial Statements for Foreign Users 81 The International Accounting Standards Committee 81 The Uses of International Accounting Standards 92 The IASC and the IOSCO 94 The IASB Annual Improvements Project 95 IASB–FASB Convergence 96 The Effects of International versus US GAAP Accounting Standards 97 Standards Overload 100 Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements 101 The IASB–FASB Financial Statement Presentation Project 110 Cases 112 FASB ASC Research 114 Room for Debate 114 4 The Status Development and Uses of Financial Reporting 115 The Financial Reporting Environment 115 Research Methodology 118 The Outcomes of Providing Accounting Information 121 The Relationship Among Accounting Research Education and Practice 147 Cases 149 FASB ASC Research 152 Room for Debate 153 5 Income Concepts Revenue Recognition and Other Methods of Reporting 154 The Nature of Income 155 Economic Versus Accounting Income 159 Revenue Recognition 161 Matching 180 Income Recognition Constraints 182 Non- GAAP Measures of Performance 183 Sustainability Reporting 186 Earnings Quality Earnings Management and Fraudulent Financial Reporting 191 International Accounting Standards 197 Cases 203 FASB ASC Research 206 Room for Debate 207 6 Financial Statement I: The Income Statement 208 The Economic Consequences of Financial Reporting 208 Income Statement Elements 208 Statement Format 210 The Value of Corporate Earnings 233 International Accounting Standards 238 Cases 243 FASB ASC Research 246 Room for Debate 246 7 Financial Statements II: The Balance Sheet and the Statement of Cash Flows 247 The Balance Sheet 247 Fair Value Measurements 259 Evaluating a Company’s Financial Position 266 The Statement of Cash Flows 269 Financial Analysis of Cash- Flow Information 279 International Accounting Standards 280 FASB ASC Research 291 Room for Debate 292 8 Working Capital 293 Development of the Working Capital Concept 293 Current Usage 295 Components of Working Capital 295 Working Capital Management 306 International Accounting Standards 314 Cases 316 FASB ASC Research 319 Room for Debate 319 9 Long- Term Assets I: Property Plant and Equipment 321 Property Plant and Equipment 321 Financial Analysis of Property Plant and Equipment 326 Cost Allocation 326 Capital and Revenue Expenditures 329 Recognition and Measurement Issues 330 Impairment of Value 330 Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations 333 International Accounting Standards 335 Cases 341 FASB ASC Research 345 Room for Debate 346 10 Long- Term Assets II: Investments and Intangibles 347 Investments in Equity Securities 347 Investments in Debt Securities 355 Impairment of Investments in Unsecuritized Debt Including Receivables and Loans 359 The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets 363 Transfers of Financial Assets 364 Cryptocurrency 376 Financial Analysis of Investments and Intangibles 379 International Accounting Standards 379 Cases 390 FASB ASC Research 394 Room for Debate 394 11 Long- Term Liabilities 395 The Definition of Liabilities 395 Recognition and Measurement of Liabilities 396 Debt versus Equity 397 Classification of Long- Term Debt 400 Other Liability Measurement Issues 414 Reference Rate Reform 422 Troubled Debt Restructurings 424 Financial Analysis of Long- Term Debt 426 International Accounting Standards 428 Cases 437 FASB ASC Research 440 Room for Debate 441 12 Accounting for Income Taxes 442 Historical Perspective 442 The Income Tax Allocation Issue 444 Permanent and Temporary Differences 444 Conceptual Issues 448 Alternative Interperiod Tax Allocation Methods 452 Financial Statement Disclosure 460 FIN No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” 462 The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 463 Financial Analysis of Income Taxes 466 International Accounting Standards 469 Cases 472 FASB ASC Research 475 Room for Debate 476 13 Leases 477 Accounting for Leases 478 Subsequent Developments 489 ASU 2016- 02 (FASB ASC 842) 491 Lease Agreements Affected by ASU 2020- 04 Reference Rate Reform 502 Financial Analysis of the Effects of Capitalizing Operating Leases 503 International Accounting Standards 506 Cases 511 FASB ASC Research 516 Room for Debate 517 14 Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits 518 Historical Perspective 520 Accounting for the Pension Fund 531 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act 531 Other Postretirement Benefits 532 Postemployment Benefits 534 SFAS No. 132 534 SFAS No. 158 534 Financial Analysis of Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits 536 International Accounting Standards 537 Cases 539 FASB ASC Research 543 Room for Debate 544 15 Equity 545 Theories of Equity 545 Definition of Equity 550 The Distinction Between Debt and Equity 551 Reporting Equity 553 Financial Analysis of Stockholders’ Equity 565 International Accounting Standards 567 Cases 569 FASB ASC Research 573 Room for Debate 574 16 Accounting for Multiple Entities 575 Business Combinations 575 Accounting for Business Combinations 576 Consolidations 582 Theories of Consolidation 589 Noncontrolling Interest 590 Drawbacks of Consolidation 593 Special Purpose Acquisition Companies 594 Segment Reporting 596 Foreign Currency Translation 601 International Accounting Standards 609 Cases 621 FASB ASC Research 624 Room for Debate 625 17 Financial Reporting Disclosure Requirements and Ethical Responsibilities 626 Recognition and Measurement Criteria 626 Areas Directly Affected by Existing FASB Standards: Supplementary Information 632 Financial Reporting: Other Means of Financial Reporting 640 All Information Useful for Investment Credit and Similar Decisions: Other Information 643 Securities and Exchange Commission Disclosure Requirements 645 Ethical Responsibilities 655 International Accounting Standards 663 Cases 666 FASB ASC Research 670 Room for Debate 670 Index I- 1