Introductory accounting text for tertiary students which uses an Australian conceptual approach and pays considerable attention to financial statement analysis. Each chapter includes a list of learning objectives, demonstration problems where appropriate, additional references and case studies of contemporary issues from newspaper and magazine articles. Includes an index. Supplementary material available includes a solutions manual, overhead master transparencies and a document-based spreadsheet for student use. Graham Pierson is professor of accounting and finance, and director of the centre for research in accounting and finance at Monash University. Alan Ramsay is senior lecturer in the department of accounting and finance at Monash University, Clayton campus.