Carl S. Warren
Dr. Carl S. Warren is Professor Emeritus of Accounting at the University of Georgia, Athens. Dr. Warren has
taught classes at the University of Georgia, University of Iowa, Michigan State University, and University of Chicago.
He focused his teaching efforts on principles of accounting and auditing. Dr. Warren received his PhD from Michigan
State University and his BBA and MA from the University of Iowa. During his career, Dr. Warren published numerous
articles in professional journals, including THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW, JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, JOURNAL OF
ACCOUNTANCY, THE CPA JOURNAL, and AUDITING: A JOURNAL OF PRACTICE AND THEORY. Dr. Warren has served on numerous
committees of the American Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and
the Institute of Internal Auditors. He also has consulted with numerous companies and public accounting firms.
His outside interests include playing handball, golfing, skiing, backpacking, and fly-fishing.
James M. Reeve
Dr. James M. Reeve is Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Tennessee.
Professor Reeve taught as part of the accounting faculty for twenty-five years after graduating with his PhD from
Oklahoma State University. His teaching effort focused on undergraduate accounting principles and graduate education
in the Master of Accountancy and Senior Executive MBA programs. Beyond this, Professor Reeve is very active in
the Supply Chain Certification program, which is a major executive education and research effort of the college.
His research interests are varied and include work in managerial accounting, supply chain management, lean manufacturing,
and information management. He has published over forty articles in academic and professional journals, including
JOURNAL OF COST MANAGEMENT, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, ACCOUNTING REVIEW, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
QUARTERLY, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, and ACCOUNTING HORIZONS. He has consulted or provided training around
the world for a variety of organizations, including Boeing, Procter & Gamble, Norfolk Southern, Hershey Foods,
Coca-Cola, and Sony. When not writing books, Professor Reeve plays golf and is involved in faith-based activities.
Jonathan Duchac
Dr. Jonathan Duchac is the Merrill Lynch and Co. Professor of Accounting and is Director of the Program in
Enterprise Risk Management at Wake Forest University. He earned his PhD in accounting from the University of Georgia
and currently teaches introductory and advanced courses in financial accounting. Dr. Duchac has received a number
of awards during his career, including the Wake Forest University Outstanding Graduate Professor Award, the T.B.
Rose award for Instructional Innovation, and the University of Georgia Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. In
addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Duchac has served as Accounting Advisor to Merrill Lynch Equity
Research, where he worked with research analysts in reviewing and evaluating the financial reporting practices
of public companies. He has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission and has worked with a number of major public companies on financial
reporting and accounting policy issues. In addition to his professional interests, Dr. Duchac is Treasurer of The
Special Children's School of Winston-Salem, a private, nonprofit developmental day school serving child with special
needs. Dr. Duchac is an avid long-distance runner, mountain biker, and snow skier. His recent events include the
Grandfather Mountain Marathon, the Black Mountain Marathon, the Shut-In Ridge Trail run, and NO MAAM (Nocturnal
Overnight Mountain Bike Assault on Mount Mitchell).
Summary
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Accounting & Business.
2. Analyzing Transactions.
3. The Adjusting Process.
4. Completing the Accounting Cycle.
5. Accounting Systems.
6. Accounting for Merchandise.
7. Inventories.
8. Sarbanes-Oxley, Internal Control and Cash
9. Receivables.
10. Fixed Assets and Intangible Assets.
11. Current Liabilities & Payroll.
12. Accounting for Partnership & LLC's.
13. Corporations: Organizations, Stock Transactions & Dividends.
14. Long-term Liabilities: Bonds & Notes.
15. Investment & Fair Value Accounting.
16. Statement of Cash Flows.
17. Financial Statement Analysis.
18. Managerial Accounting Concepts & Principles.
19. Job Order Costing.
20. Process Cost Systems.
21. Cost Behavior & Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis.
22. Budgeting.
23. Performance Evaluation Using Variances from Standard Costs.
24. Performance Evaluation for Decentralized Operations.
25. Differential Analysis, Product Pricing and Activity Based Costing.
26. Capital Investment Analysis.