Isenberg School of Management 521 - Financial Acctg I
Spring
2026
01
3.00
Robert Jennings
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
82477
School of Management 106
rjennings@isenberg.umass.edu
75031
A conceptual framework for accounting for a firm's reported assets. Focus on the nature of assets and issues regarding their recognition, measurement, and disclosure. Assets covered are cash, receivables, inventory, plant and equipment, intangibles, and investments in equity securities. Motivations of management in choosing among acceptable accounting alternatives in each of these areas examined, along with the economic consequences of such choices.
Open to ISOM Graduate students. ACCOUNTG 221 This class is combined with Accounting 321 - 01