Accounting Theory 5th edition is the new edition of the market leading theory textbook. The 5th edition has been updated to enhance student understanding of the role of accounting theory and the application of accounting theory in the professional environment. Increasingly, students have failed to appreciate the relevance of studying accounting theory due to the esoteric nature of the discipline and its lack of any obvious correlation to a discrete accounting process. The new edition addresses this issue and makes the link to industry more clear through chapter vignettes and case studies. The new edition goes further to align the study of accounting theory to the professional environment domestically and internationally. To achieve this, the new edition includes a "International View" vignette in each chapter to profile the international response or thinking on relevant issues, ?Theory in Action? boxes illustrate the chapter material by way of presenting professional examples to build understanding and end of chapter case studies have develop and apply student understanding of the material. The new edition continues to provide the latest research and the most comprehensive discussion of material whilst maintaining its critical perspective.