Manual of Accounting - UK GAAP 2008

The definitive guide to UK accounting law and practice

PricewaterhouseCoopers' Manual of Accounting provides a single source of expert interpretation and practical guidance on the UK accounting standards issued by the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) and the accounting requirements of UK law, as well as the other elements that make up UK GAAP.

The Manual offers a clear explanation of today's UK reporting requirements in straight forward language. It is a practical and thorough publication which will help you deal with day-to-day tasks as well as difficult issues.

Practical UK GAAP examples

There are over 400 practical worked examples, hundreds of extracts from company reports and model financial statements for both large and small companies, which help to illustrate the explanations and show exactly how even the most complex calculations and disclosures should be made.

Written by PricewaterhouseCoopers UK Accounting Consulting Services experts

The Manual of Accounting is written by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Accounting Consulting Services team of experts and draws on the combined expertise of specialist authors who are actually involved in the development and interpretation of new accounting standards, practices and legislation.

The Manual will be of particular interest to finance directors, chief accountants and others concerned in preparing and using company financial statements under IFRS. Analysts, academics and overseas readers will find it invaluable as a comprehensive description of IFRS for the UK.

The 2008 edition is packaged as a three-volume publication, along with the Manual of Accounting – Management reports and governance and Illustrative financial statements – IFRS and UK GAAP 2008. Management reports and governance supports the Manual of Accounting – IFRS for the UK and Manual of Accounting – UK GAAP by providing UK companies with guidance on the legal and other regulatory requirements that impact elements of financial statements that are common to users of both IFRS and UK GAAP, often referred to as the 'front half' of the financial statements. Illustrative financial statements – IFRS and UK GAAP 2008 will assist you in preparing financial statements by illustrating the required disclosure and presentation for UK groups, whether you report under IFRS or UK GAAP.

The 2008 edition is no longer on sale. Pre-order information for the 2009 edition will be available shortly - to register your interest please contact our Publishers, Wolters Kluwer/CCH on +44 (0) 844 561 8166 or customerservices@cch.co.uk. If you are a PwC audit client or a PwC alumnus please email PwCInform.Sysadmin@uk.pwc.com.