1. Business objectives and information -- 2. The legal and regulatory framework -- 3. Accounting data: the ledger -- 4. Accounting data: journals and subsidiary records -- 5. Accounting data: costing and budgeting -- 6. Accounting data: balance day adjustments and final reporting -- 7. Accounting information systems -- 8. External reporting -- 9. Financial analysis and evaluation -- 10. Management decision making -- 11. Financial management -- 12. The future of accounting and accounting of the future