A clumsy attempt at teaching
This is one of the most poorly written text books I have ever encountered. How many times and in how many ways can an author tell us that when companies consolidate they must present their financial statements to appear as if they were a single company? This is not the only instance of use of repetition. An effectly written book would not have to repeat itself so much. If the concept is presented correctly the student will get it the first time!
Additionally, the author spends too much time talking about outdated accounting methods and in many cases makes no preface as to the fact that they are no longer acceptable methods. So, while the student tries to drill this information in, he doesn't realize that it is inconsequential information.
Throughout the text the authors refer the reader to Figures and Exhibits. This, in turn forces the reader to fan back and forth through the text. If you are going to refer to an example, all of the information pertaining to that example should be one the same page as the example! I also found it frustrating that the author would continually introduce topics and then say that they would be covered more fully in a later chapter.
Sure, this is an advanced topic but the text doesn't need to contribute to the problem. Overall, I would give this text book a "D"
advanced accounting
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