This authoritative dictionary will be invaluable to a range of students and professionals in the world of accounting and finance. Now substantially updated and expanded for this new edition, it is the most comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary of accounting available in paperback. It offers: over 3,500 entries; and comprehensive coverage of financial accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, direct taxation, indirect taxation, auditing, corporate finance, and accounting bodies and institutions. It includes important terms from US accounting, straightforward definitions of the latest financial jargon, and is fully updated for this new edition.