Mastery of the Financial Accounting Research System (Fars) Through Cases

Master the most important tool of your accounting career!With Wanda A. Wallacea?s MASTERY OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH SYSTEM (FARS) THROUGH CASES, youa?ll learn how to use FARS effectively, so you can better understand generally accepted accounting principles, exercise judgment in their interpretation and application, and meet the challenges that will arise in your future accounting career!This casebook helps you hone your analytical abilities, design effective search phrases using Boolean logic, and cope with contradictions and ever changing guidance in regulation and business practices. In addition, an extended five-part case introduces you to a number of resources beyond FARS, such as Web sites, legal cases, and public filings.Features Includes the latest academic version of FARS on CD. Registration card (Included with purchase of new text) gives you access to the online version of the text. A FARS Primer outlines how to use the database. Introductory exercises, tied to common topics in financial accounting, help you build a stronger business vocabulary. "Brain Teasers" give you the opportunity to analyze conceptual and practice problems. Cases draw on actual financial statements and events involving real companies and not-for-profit entities to demonstrate realistic applications of FARS.Wallace, Wanda A. is the author of 'Mastery of the Financial Accounting Research System (Fars) Through Cases' with ISBN 9780471263999 and ISBN 0471263990.