Financial accounting

Preface -- Visual walk-through -- The financial statements -- Transaction analysis -- Accrual accounting & income -- Internal control & cash -- Short-term investments & receivables -- Inventory & cost of goods sold -- Plant assets, natural resources, & intangibles -- Long-term investments & the time value of money -- Liabilities -- Stockholders' equity -- Evaluating performance: earnings quality, the income statement, & the statement of comprehensive income -- Financial statement analysis -- Appendix a: amazon.com 2012 annual report -- Appendix b: yum! brands, inc. annual report 2012 -- Appendix c: typical charts of accounts for different types of businesses -- Appendix d: summary of generally accepted accounting principles (gaap) -- Appendix e: summary of differences between u.s. gaap and ifrs cross referenced to -- Company index