Overview: Price/Haddock/Farina has been a long-time market leader because of its readability and relevance. The book includes many real-world examples, high-interest problems and activities, in-text help and practice, and classroom-tested dynamic pedagogy. With the addition of McGraw-Hill’s Connect Accounting, the new edition includes more technology support than ever before.

The text and images in this book are in grayscale. A hardback color version is available. Search for ISBN 9781680922929. Principles of Accounting is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester accounting course that covers the fundamentals of financial and managerial accounting. This book is specifically designed to appeal to both accounting and non-accounting majors, exposing students to the core concepts of accounting in familiar ways to build a strong foundation that can be applied across business fields. Each chapter opens with a relatable real-life scenario for today's college student. Thoughtfully designed examples are presented throughout each chapter, allowing students to build on emerging accounting knowledge. Concepts are further reinforced through applicable connections to more detailed business processes. Students are immersed in the "why" as well as the "how" aspects of accounting in order to reinforce concepts and promote comprehension over rote memorization.

This chapter-by-chapter learning aid systematicaly and effectively helps students study college accounting and get the maximum benefit from their study time. Each chapter provides a Summary Practice Test with fill-in-the-blanks, multiple choice, and true/false problems AND solutions to al the questions, and the Working Papers Working Papers contain tailor-made spreadsheets to al end-of-chapter problems.

This text is meant for use in introductory accounting courses at community colleges and proprietary schools. It is used mainly in vocational, non-transfer courses in basic accounting. It is commonly used in secretarial/office career programs. In addition, it is often used in the required accounting course for many non-office vocational programs in manufacturing technology, hospitality, automotive, HVAC, etc.. The Chapter 1-15 version is intended for one quarter/one semester courses.

Based on the best-selling text by the same author team, College Accounting, A Contemporary Approach, 4/e is a streamlined version of the text designed for instructors who teach the course without covering special journals. The authors represent the breadth of educational environments—a community college, a career school, and a four-year university—ensuring that the text is appropriate for all student populations. Throughout, they have adhered to a common philosophy about textbooks: they should be readable, contain many opportunities for practice, and be able to make accounting relevant for all. College Accounting, A Contemporary Approach, 4/e is available with Connect®. Connect is a learning platform proven to deliver better results for students and instructors. Textbook content integrates seamlessly with enhanced digital tools to create a personalized learning experience that provides students with precisely what they need, when they need it. With Connect, the educational possibilities are limitless.

College Accounting provides solid coverage of basic bookkeeping and accounting skills. With a careful development of topics, Heintz/Parry is a book that provides basic bookkeeping and accounting skills that can easy be used in the real world.-- This book uses a continuing example to aid in reader comprehension. First comes a sole-proprietorship, service-oriented business, then a sole-proprietorship retail business and finally, in the last chapters, a corporate retail and manufacturing example.-- Readers benefit from repeated exposure to important concepts and techniques.-- Modules at the end of specific chapters expose the reader to the way computers are used in accounting today. One, for instance, explains the differences between a manual and computerized system.-- Scattered throughout the book, the margin notes provide additional insight into accounting issues.

For Principles of Accounting or Financial Accounting courses with a sole proprietorship approach. Target success for your accounting students with this market bestseller! This introductory text covers all of the key financial and management accounting topics, and is crafted for students with no prior accounting experience. Accounting, 5/E will motivate your students by introducing them to the accounting issues facing companies such as Target, Nantucket Nectars, Teva, Oracle, and a variety of companies doing e-Business. And, the Target Annual Report is packaged free with new copies of the text. Students can also assess their understanding of concepts with the new "CyberCoach" and "Daily Exercise" features,"Working It Out" problems, and unique "Concept Links."