How would the stakeholders of a company listed on the
London Stock Exchange make use of the published annual
Report and accounts?
I
ntroduction:
1. What is accounting, and what are the uses of accounting systems in the business?
2. What is the Financial and Management accounting? Discuss their role in the business.
3. What are the four main Financial statements? What do they represent in the business?
Main Body:
Discuss the importance of Financial and Management accounting.
Discuss contemporary issues in accounting for business.
Conclusion
Essential Resources:
Core text book – Dyson, J. and Franklin, E. (2020), Accounting for non-accounting students (10th
ed.),
Pearson Education Limited: Harlow.
Recommended Resources:
Journals, magazines & academic articles related and relevant to the subject:
You are expected to keep abreast of current academic theory and the events affecting
accounting practice in organisations and societies.
This may be via published and
academic journals, newspapers, trade magazines etc.
bbc.co.uk
Financial Times
Accountancy Age (Journal)
Journal of Corporate Accounting & Finance
Publications by “Big four” accounting firms – PWC, Deloitte, Ernst & Young,
KPMG
Publications by Professional Accounting Bodies – ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW,
Websites:
You are expected to keep abreast of news and developments concerning accounting
practice. Websites you need to use and be aware of are:
http://www.bbc.co.uk
http://www.cipfa.org.uk