Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 :Updated real world references and examples

Chapter 2 :Three new business combinations are discussed in terms of motivations to combine Goodyear Tire and Rubber Cooper Tire and Rubber, Google-Fitbit and uber-Postmates

Chapter 3: Added a special on the Horizon discussion titled FASB considers Goodwill Amortization

Chapter 4: Updated real world references and examples

Chapter 5: Revised end of chapter problems including the conversion of six multiple choices questions to open ended problems

Chapter 6: Updated real world references and examples

Chapter 7: Adopted terms parent child grandchild to replace the previous use of the father son grandson description for indirectly controlled entities through multiple layered ownership configurations

Chapter 8: Updated references to actual company and excerpts from annual reports

Chapter 9: Replace one the real world example companies used in the Introduction to demonstrate the significance of export sales and foreign currency hedging for some entities

Chapter 10:Replaced merger and acquisition bullet items at the beginning of this chapter with updated information from the different set of companies

"Overall-this edition of the text provides relevant and up-to-date accounting standards references to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC). The approach used by Hoyle, Schaefer, and Doupnik allows students to think critically about accounting, just as they will in their careers and as they prepare for the CPA exam. Read on to understand how students will succeed as accounting majors and as future CPAs by using Advanced Accounting, 15edition"--