Business Accounting covers financial and management accounting in an accessible, non-technical style suitable for non-specialist undergraduate and postgraduate students. Preface, Acknowledgements, The World of Accounting and Finance, Nature and Purpose of Accounting, Accounting Principles and Rules, Importance of Cash, Financial Accounting, The Accounting System, The Trial Balance, Measuring Financial Performance, Measuring Financial Position, Financial Statements of a Partnership, Financial Statements of a limited company, Analyzing Financial Statements, Management Accounting, Importance of Cost Information, Costing for Product Direct Costs, Costing for Indirect Costs, Costing for Specific Orders and Continuous Operations, Activity-Based Costing, Marginal Costing, Budgetary Control, Standard Costing, Capital Investment Appraisal, Discounted Cash Flow, Appendix, Glossary of Terms, Index.