Holgate, Peter, 1953-

Accounting principles for lawyers / Peter Holgate - Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 - xv, 209 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Law practitioner series .

Includes index

Introduction -- UKGAAP and international harmonisation -- The legal framework for accounting -- Substance over form -- The accounting profession and the regulatory framework for accounting and auditing -- Communicating accounting information -- Current trends in accounting -- Individual entity accounts and consolidated accounts -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Interaction of accounting with tax -- Assets -- Liabilities -- Leases -- Pensions -- Financial instruments, including capital instruments -- Realised and distributable profits -- Disclosures in published accounts -- Use of financial information in contracts and agreements

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