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Accounting for Lawyers, Concise

6th Edition
Mathew J. Barrett | David R. Herwitz
ISBN: 9781636591070
Subject: Accounting
Format: Print & Electronic - Hardbound
Page Count: 932
Copyright: 2022 | Status: In Stock
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Now in its sixth edition, the concise version of this widely adopted text responds to the demand for a concise, efficient casebook that introduces novices to financial statements and how accounting issues frequently arise in the practice of law, both in transactional work and litigation. Designed specifically for one- and two-credit hour courses for law students with no accounting background, the text of the Concise Sixth Edition is about forty percent shorter than the Sixth Edition, so students will find this text less expansive and easier to master.

The first section of each chapter, entitled "Importance to Lawyers," explains how the topics discussed in that chapter affect lawyers and their clients. The text empowers students:

  • To work backwards through the bookkeeping process and, when necessary, to trace an amount that appears on the financial statements through the accounting records to the ledgers, journals, and supporting documentation;
  • To negotiate agreements or other legal documents containing accounting terminology or concepts;
  • To recognize “red flags” that suggest financial difficulties--or even financial fraud; and
  • To understand--and, when necessary, defend against--the opportunities to obtain accounting-related information about an underlying lawsuit and then to use that information during litigation.

Like its predecessor, the Concise Sixth Edition uses a “learn by doing” approach, including:
  • Illustrative financial statements from Starbucks Corporation
  • Multiple problems using the financial statements from Amazon.com, Inc., Alphabet Inc., and United Parcel Service, Inc.

To assist instructors, additional teaching materials supplement the text with an electronic version of the teacher’s manual, PowerPoint slides, and sample exams.


Imprint: Foundation Press
Series: University Casebook Series
Publication Date: 06/13/2022

Mathew J. Barrett, Notre Dame Law School

David R. Herwitz, Harvard University Law School

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The Concise Sixth Edition incorporates numerous developments since the Fifth Edition, most significantly discussions about the new generally accepted accounting principles governing revenue recognition, lease accounting, and credit losses. Often collectively referred to as "new GAAP," these rules mark the most significant changes to financial accounting in at least a generation. The Concise Sixth Edition also identifies and discusses various financial accounting issues that lawyers should keep in mind during the coronavirus pandemic and its aftermath.

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