Discovering Hospitality and Tourism or Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting

Discovering Hospitality and Tourism: The World's Greatest Industry

Author: Jack D Ninemeier

Discovering the Hospitality and Tourism Industry is specially designed to help students learn about the worldwide tourism and hospitality industry, and exciting career opportunities within it.

 

Each chapter provides:

• Learning objectives stat­ed at the beginning of each chapter to help readers focus on the most important information they will be reading. Specific objectives introduce each section of chapter to provide context for discussion, and conclude each chapter as the most important learning points are summarized.
• A "Feedback from the Real World" feature that poses questions for students that are addressed by an industry expert at the end of the chapter.
• Key word definitions at the points where they appear throughout the chapter.
• Numerous figures, anecdotal information, and graphics.
• Color Photos that highlight industry and scenarios
• Hospitality Leader and "Rising Star" Profiles that provvide advice from professioanls working in the industry
• Learn from The Internet exercises that encourage readers to review websites applicable to the chapter's topic.
• An end-of-chapter glossary of key hospitality terms, listing all key words defined throughout the chapter

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• Chapter 27, “Overview  of  the Entertainment Industry”
• Completely revised and updated -- Chapter 19, “Food and Nutrition Services in Healthcare Facilities”
• Major revision to Chapter 9 “Resorts, Timeshares, and Condo-Hotels” to explore Condo-Hotels
• Approximately 50 major inserts to previous chapters to expand upon and update conternt
• “Check It Out!” and “Did You Know?” features to invite further exploration.

This textbook includes definitions for more than 600 industry terms including 75 that are new to this edition, and several hundred color photos. Students have access to the text's companion website for glossary term quizzes and PowerPoint presenta­tions. Numerous supplemental materials are also available for the instructor's use.

 

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Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting

Author: Joe Ben Hoyl

Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting, 2/e is ideal for those schools wanting to cover 12 chapters in their advanced accounting course. Typically, this course covers 5-6 consolidations chapters, two foreign currency chapters, two partnership chapters, and 2-3 governmental and not-for-profit chapters. Fundamentals of Advanced Accounting boasts the same great assets that have made the authors' longer Advanced Accounting a success, including the incorporation of the latest FASB pronouncements, the integration of skill preparation for the new CPA exam, and of course, great authorship. This edition also includes an update on the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB), in conjunction with the International Accounting Standards Board, which enacted the following two statements of financial accounting standards (SFAS) that will affect significantly the accounting and financial reporting for business combinations:

SFAS 141R, “Business Combinations” (to replace SFAS 141).

SFAS 160, “Noncontrolling Interests and Consolidated Financial Statements” (to replace Accounting Research Bulletin 51).

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1 The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments 1

Ch. 2 Consolidation of Financial Information 37

Ch. 3 Consolidations - Subsequent to the Date of Acquisition 85

Ch. 4 Consolidated Financial Statements and Outside Ownership 143

Ch. 5 Consolidated Financial Statements - Intercompany Asset Transactions 197

Ch. 6 Variable Interest Entities, Intercompany Debt, Consolidated Cash Flows, and Other Issues 244

Ch. 7 Foreign Currency Transactions and Hedging Foreign Exchange Risk 293

Ch. 8 Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements 352

Ch. 9 Partnerships: Formation and Operation 406

Ch. 10 Partnerships: Termination and Liquidation 443

Ch. 11 Accounting for State and Local Governments (Part 1) 479

Ch. 12 Accounting for State and Local Governments (Part 2) 529

Index 587