This new edition covers many significant changes impacting the petroleum industry including important updates such as current industry practice issues from a proprietary survey conducted by the Institute of Petroleum Accounting, and practical guidance on new standards of revenue recognition, joint arrangements, consolidated financial statements, and disclosure of interests in other entities which are of critical importance to those involved or interested in the petroleum industry.New chapters covering midstream operations, master limited partnerships, and SEC considerations have been added. The updated text will also address numerous operational issues that continue to evolve with the demand for capital, inherent industry risks, and the impacts of product price fluctuation.

PwC Manual of accounting - IFRS 2011 is your essential guide to IFRS. It provides expert practical guidance on all the IFRSs issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).This volume contains clear, practical guidance on how companies should prepare their financial statements in accordance with IFRS.It also deals with the reporting requirements for interim reports and preliminary announcements, and includes hundreds of worked examplesand extracts from company reports.Key Changes:o Guidance on new standards and IFRICs issued since September 2009 including:o Amendment to IFRS 1 on IFRS 7 exemption - effective for accounting periods beginning 1 July 2010o 2010 Annual improvements - effective for accounting periods beginning 1 January 2011.o Amendment to IFRIC 14, 'Pre-payments of a minimum funding requirement' - effective for accounting periods beginning 1 January 2011.o Updated references to IAS 27 and IFRS 3.o New chapter on related party disclosures under IAS 24 (revised).o Updated extracts from accounts and new examples.o Latest PwC views and interpretations.

Accounting for Real Estate Transactions, Second Edition is an up-to-date, comprehensive reference guide, specifically written to help professionals understand and apply the accounting rules relating to real estate transactions. This book provides financial professionals with a powerful tool to evaluate the accounting consequences of specific deals, enabling them to structure transactions with the accounting consequences in mind, and to account for them in accordance with US GAAP. Accountants and auditors are provided with major concepts, clear and concise explanations of real estate accounting rules, detailed applications of US GAAP, flowcharts, and exhaustive cross-references of the authoritative literature.

Many lawyers, especially those dealing with commercial matters, need to understand accounting yet feel on shaky ground in the area. This book is written specifically for them. It breaks down and makes clear basic concepts (such as the difference between profit and cash flow), the accounting profession and the legal and regulatory framework within which accounting operates. The relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1985 are discussed at some length. Holgate explains generally accepted accounting principles in the UK (GAAP), the trend towards global harmonisation and the role of international accounting standards. He then deals with specific areas such as group accounts, acquisitions, tax, leases, pensions, financial instruments, and realised profits, focusing in each case on those aspects that are likely to confront lawyers in their work. This book will appeal to the general practitioner as well as to lawyers working in corporate, commercial, and tax law.