INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING: A Practical Guide "If the accounting student was only to purchase one textbook in their student lives then it should without a doubt be Melville's International Financial Reporting" Raymond Holly, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (Ireland) With more than 120 countries in the world now using international financial reporting standards (IFRS), knowledge of the standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is vital to students' success in financial accounting. Melville's International Financial Reporting employs a practical, applied approach in exploring and explaining the key international standards. With a focus on how to implement the standards, this text delivers a focused, user-friendly introduction to international financial reporting. Renowned for clear and concise language, this fifth edition brings the book completely up-to-date with international standards issued as of 1 January 2015.Key features * Unique practical approach * Class-tested by professional and degree students * Worked examples with solutions in every chapter * Chapter-end exercises featuring questions from past exam papers of key professional accountancy bodies Visit www.pearsoned.co.uk/melville for our suite of resources to accompany this textbook, including a complete solutions guide, PowerPoint slides for each chapter and opportunities for extra practice. Alan Melville FCA BSc Cert Ed. is a best-selling author. Previously a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, he has many years' experience of teaching accounting and financial reporting.