This concise, comprehensive introduction to international accounting offers a multinational approach to a multinational topic. It is written from an accounting perspective (rather than a legal, socioeconomic, or multinational business perspective) and from a "users" perspective (rather than a "preparer of information" perspective). Features current cases from developed and emerging nations alike; reflects the most recent developments in the field; contains numerous illustrations of financial statements and reports of independent auditors as used in multinational financial reporting practices; and incorporates World Wide Web resources throughout. Covers: Classification and Development; Comparative Financial Accounting Practices; Foreign Currency Translation; Accounting for Changing Prices; Setting and Using International Standards; Financial Reporting and Disclosure; Auditing; Analyzing Foreign Financial Statements; Managerial Accounting; Transfer Pricing and International Taxation; Corporate Financial Innovations A comprehensive, up-to-date reference for Accountants, Financial Managers, Financial Analysts, International Bankers, and lawyers interested in international accounting.