This core undergraduate textbook has been fully updated in line with current accounting practices and legislation. * Offers flexible usage to lecturers and students - designed to support a lecture programme or more independent training * Student centred and tested with students * Includes worked examples and self-testing activities throughout * Objectives and summaries included in each chapter. Accounting for Business has been written for the business studies student who needs to study accounting but does not necessarily wish to specialize in the subject. To achieve a thorough understanding of business, the role of accounting information in order to make rational decisions needs to be fully appreciated. The authors concentrate on those aspects of accounting practice which are most relevant to the non-specialist manager. Ideal for first year undergraduates of business studies and BTEC Higher students, and recommended by the Open Learning Foundation as core reading for its Accounting module. Accounting for Business has been written for the business studies student who needs to study accounting but does not necessarily wish to specialize in the subject. To achieve a thorough understanding of business, the role of accounting information in order to make rational decisions needs to be fully appreciated. The authors concentrate on those aspects of accounting practice which are most relevant to the non-specialist manager. Ideal for first year undergraduates of business studies and BTEC Higher students, and recommended by the Open Learning Foundation as core reading for its Accounting module. A complete complementary learning package is available from the Open Learning Foundation at 24 Angel Gate, City Road, London, EC1V 2RS.