Accounting Principles (15^th Ed.)

Accounting Principles, 15th Edition by Jerry Weygandt, Paul Kimmel, and Jill Mitchell provides a practical introduction to introductory accounting from the sole proprietor perspective with a hands-on, active learning experience to improve student understanding, retention, and engagement. Students work through integrated practice at the point of learning with real-world connections and high-quality assessment, ensuring they learn concepts more efficiently and understand the why and how of accounting application.

In addition, Accounting Principles, 15th Edition includes a variety of hands-on activities and resources that enhance practical learning and key skills, including running cases, various data analytics assignments, and coverage of leading industry topics. These resources help develop critical thinking and business decision-making skills, preparing students for future job success no matter what path they take.

1 Accounting in Action 1-1

2 The Recording Process 2-1

3 Adjusting the Accounts 3-1

4 Completing the Accounting Cycle 4-1

5 Accounting for Merchandising Operations 5-1

6 Inventories 6-1

7 Accounting Information Systems 7-1

8 Fraud, Internal Control, and Cash 8-1

9 Accounting for Receivables 9-1

10 Plant Assets, Natural Resources, and Intangible Assets 10-1

11 Current Liabilities and Payroll Accounting 11-1

12 Accounting for Partnerships 12-1

13 Corporations: Organization and Capital Stock Transactions 13-1

14 Corporations: Dividends, Retained Earnings, and Income Reporting 14-1

15 Long-Term Liabilities 15-1

16 Investments 16-1

17 Statement of Cash Flows 17-1

18 Financial Analysis: The Big Picture 18-1

19 Managerial Accounting 19-1

20 Job Order Costing 20-1

21 Process Costing 21-1

22 Cost-Volume-Profit 22-1

23 Incremental Analysis 23-1

24 Budgetary Planning 24-1

25 Budgetary Control and Responsibility Accounting 25-1

26 Standard Costs and Balanced Scorecard 26-1

27 Planning for Capital Investments 27-1

APPENDICES

A Specimen Financial Statements: Apple Inc. A-1

B Specimen Financial Statements: PepsiCo, Inc. B-1

C Specimen Financial Statements: The Coca-Cola Company C-1

D Specimen Financial Statements: Amazon.com, Inc. D-1

E Specimen Financial Statements: Walmart Inc. E-1

F Specimen Financial Statements: Louis Vuitton F-1

G Time Value of Money G-1

H Just-in-Time Processing and Activity-Based Costing H-1

COMPANY INDEX / SUBJECT INDEX I-1

RAPID REVIEW: CHAPTER CONTENT

Available in Wiley's Online Course and Wiley Custom:

CHAPTER 5A Accounting for Merchandising Operations (Periodic Approach) 5A-1

CHAPTER 6A Inventories (Perpetual Approach) 6A-1

CHAPTER 20A Job Order Costing: Non-Debit-and-Credit Approach 20A-1

CHAPTER 21A Process Costing: Non-Debit-and-Credit Approach 21A-1

Jerry J. Weygandt, PhD, CPA, is Arthur Andersen Alumni Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a PhD in accounting from the University of Illinois. Articles by Professor Weygandt have appeared in the Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of Accountancy, and other academic and professional journals. These articles have examined such financial reporting issues as accounting for price-level adjustments, pensions, convertible securities, stock option contracts, and interim reports. Professor Weygandt is author of other accounting and financial reporting books and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Wisconsin Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served on numerous committees of the American Accounting Association and as a member of the editorial board of the Accounting Review; he also has served as president and secretary-treasurer of the American Accounting Association. In addition, he has been actively involved with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has been a member of the Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC). He has served on the FASB task force that examined the reporting issues related to accounting for income taxes and served as a trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Professor Weygandt has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Beta Gamma Sigma Dean's Teaching Award. He is the recipient of the Wisconsin Institute of CPA's Outstanding Educator's Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he received the American Accounting Association's Outstanding Educator Award.

Paul D. Kimmel, PhD, CPA, received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and his doctorate in accounting from the University of Wisconsin. He is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison