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Accounting is the most employable, sought-after major for 2009, according to entrylevel job site . One reason for this interest is found in the statement by former Secretary of the Treasury and Economic Advisor to the President, Lawrence Summers. He noted that the single-most important innovation shaping our capital markets was the idea of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We agree with Mr. Summers. Relevant and reliable financial information is a necessity for viable capital markets. Without it, our markets would be chaotic, and our standard of living would decrease. This textbook is the market leader in providing the tools. | KIESO WEYGANDT BW l earn for Sucres. . - s Intermediate Accounting PREFACE THE ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENT Accounting is the most employable sought-after major for 2009 according to entrylevel job site . One reason for this interest is found in the statement by former Secretary of the Treasury and Economic Advisor to the President Lawrence Summers. He noted that the single-most important innovation shaping our capital markets was the idea of generally accepted accounting principles GAAP . We agree with Mr. Summers. Relevant and reliable financial information is a necessity for viable capital markets. Without it our markets would be chaotic and our standard of living would decrease. This textbook is the market leader in providing the tools needed to understand what GAAP is and how it is applied in practice. Mastery of this material will be invaluable to you in whatever field you select. Through many editions this textbook has continued to reflect the constant changes taking place in the GAAP environment. This edition continues this tradition which has become even more significant as the financial reporting environment is exploding with major change. Here are three areas of major importance that are now incorporated extensively into this edition of the text. A New Way of Looking at Generally Accepted Principles GAAP Learning GAAP used to be a daunting task as it is comprised of many standards that vary in form completeness and structure. Fortunately the profession has recently developed the Financial Accounting Standards Board Codification often referred to as the Codification . This Codification provides in one place all the GAAP related to a given topic. This textbook is the first to incorporate this Codification it will make learning GAAP easier and more interesting Convergence of . GAAP and International GAAP ỈGAAP As mentioned above the most important innovation shaping our capital markets was the idea of . GAAP. It might be said that it would be