Controllership, the work of the managerial accountant, seventh edition. 2006 cumulative supplement

This 2006 Cumulative Supplement contains the following new chapters: Leading Practices in Testing Highly-Configurable Software Packages (Chapter 39A) Leveraging Business Process Management Technologies for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Compliance (Chapter 51A) The Missing Piece of the Merger and Acquisition Puzzle (Chapter 52A) Walking the Merger and Acquisition Tightrope—with a Safety Net (Chapter 52B) An earlier edition of this enduring classic (which was originally published in 1952) is cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Of course it has evolved substantially to remain useful, and this seventh edition incorporates new material on the following topics: ethics-related decisions, GAAP pronouncements, cost accounting methodologies, throughput costing, composition and role of the audit committee, taxation strategy, business cycle forecasting, payroll and tax issues, management reporting formats, reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission, acquisition due diligence checklists, and accounting manual preparation and maintenance. Purchasers of this volume should be alert for future supplements and updates from the publisher, because the field just won't stay still. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Provides an overview of all the management-level accountant's functions in a corporation. This book features chapters on e-business, inventory valuation, accounting best practices, business planning, strategic planning, and tax planning. It also includes a discussion outlining major accounting processes, financial tools, and pertinent tax issues. The controller can have an additional impact on the pervasive attention to ethics within the corporation by requiring its consideration as part of the capital budgeting process.