The bestselling book on intermediate accounting‎,‎ Kieso is an excellent reference for practicing accountants and an invaluable resource for anyone entering the field‎.‎ It integrates FARS/Codification exercises‎,‎ cases‎,‎ and simulations into the chapters‎.‎ This introduces readers to the codification project‎.‎ They‎'‎ll learn how to leverage everyday accounting programs like Excel‎,‎ GLS‎,‎ and other computerized accounting software giving them a strong background in the tools needed in the accounting profession‎.‎ New and existing content is arranged in a way to offer accountants a chance to review key concepts‎.‎ New to This Edition‎:‎*NEW IFRS content‎:‎ Intermediate Accounting‎,‎ 13e‎,‎ includes‎,‎ in 20 of the 24 chapters‎,‎ a ‎"‎Convergence Corner‎"‎ feature that demonstrates to readers how international financial reporting standards apply to the main topics of the chapter‎.‎ Updated Appendix 24B provides a complete discussion of the international accounting and reporting environment‎,‎ with the latest convergence developments‎.‎ Quick‎-hitting International Insights in the margins compare or contrast international standards with a point under discussion in the nearby text‎.‎ New end‎-of‎-chapter Questions in each chapter focus on international standards introduced in the chapter‎.‎ These questions are marked with an icon for easy reference‎.‎ International Reporting Cases ask readers to analyze financial statements of international companies and apply analysis with the application of international standards‎.‎*Updated Fair Value discussions‎:‎ Fair value has been expanded at both the introductory level in Chapter 2 and in subsequent chapters where appropriate‎.‎ The more thorough discussion in Chapter 2 lays the groundwork for expanded discussions in later chapters‎.‎ The result is a solid understanding of fair value in the accounting profession today‎.‎*FASB Codification‎:‎ This edition integrates the new FASB Codification throughout‎.‎ References to the accounting pronouncements replaced by a numbering system in each chapter linked to the new Codification‎.‎ A list of Codification references at the end of each chapter links the bracketed numbers from the text to the Codification‎;‎ this list also includes a reference to the preceding literature‎,‎ for easing the transition to the new system‎.‎ In addition‎,‎ a handful of quick exercises in each chapter give readers opportunities for practice and simple research in the Codification‎.‎*Revised End‎-of‎-Chapter Material‎:‎ Names‎,‎ numbers‎,‎ and dates in all end‎-of‎-chapter materials‎,‎ including brief exercises and problems‎,‎ have been changed‎.‎*Expanded CPA‎-prep Professional Simulations‎:‎ Now be offering a complete online Wiley CPA prep course electronically‎.‎*Updated real‎-world focus‎:‎ This edition contains many new chapter‎-opening stories and ‎"‎What Do the Numbers Mean‎?‎‎"‎ boxes‎.‎ Such applications join theory and practice‎,‎ and demonstrate to readers the use of accounting in today‎'‎s business world‎.‎