Construction Accounting and Financial Management,
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4th Edition Steven J. Peterson
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Chapters 1 - 18, Complete Newest Version
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Construction Accounting and Financial Management,
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, CONTENTS
New to the Fourth Edition
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Chapter 1: Construction Financial Management
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Chapter 2: Construction Accounting Systems
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Chapter 3: Accounting Transactions
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Chapter 4: More Construction Accounting
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Chapter 5: Depreciation
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Chapter 6: Analysis of Financial Statements
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Chapter 7: Managing Costs
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Chapter 8: Determining Labor Burden
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Chapter 9: Managing General Overhead Costs
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Chapter 10: Setting Profit Margins for Bidding
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Chapter 11: Profit Center Analysis
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Chapter 12: Cash Flows For Construction Projects
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Chapter 13: Projecting Income Taxes
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Chapter 14: Cash Flows for a Construction Company
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Chapter 15: Time Value of Money
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Chapter 16: Financing a Company’s Financial Needs
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Chapter 17: Making Financial Decisions
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Chapter 18: Income Taxes and Financial Decisions
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Construction Accounting and Financial Management,
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The major changes to the fourth edition include the following
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The business failure rate for construction companies in Chapter 1 have
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beenupdated.
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Sections on cost segregation and bonus depreciation have been added to Chapter 5.
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The discussion of typical median ratios in Chapter 6 has been updated.
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A section on the monitoring and controlling process has been added to Chapter 7.
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A section on managing design-build costs has been added to Chapter 7.
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The wages, social security, and Medicare costs were updated in Chapters 8,
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9,and 14.
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A weekly cash flow problem has been added to Chapter 12.
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The income tax regulations in Chapter 13 have been updated to
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incorporateprovisions of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December
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2017.
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The project cash flows used to develop an annual cash flow for a construction
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company have been expanded to cover the entire project (including work done
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inthe prior year) and the calculation of the underbillings/overbillings has been
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included in Chapter 14.
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The effects of taxes on decision has been updated in Chapter 18 to incorporate
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theTax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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The Instructor’s Manual includes a list of learning objectives, instructional hints,
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suggested activities, and resources for each chapter. Files for the figures and tables in
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the textbook are found on the instructor’s website. It is my hope that these resources
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will make it easier for course instructors to teach the material in a meaningful manner.
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Because the courses that use this textbook are quite diverse, it is impossible to
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organize the chapters into one best order. Each instructor should consider his or her
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individual program and determine which chapters need to be taught and in what
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order.
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Best wishes,b
Steven J. Peterson, MBA, PE
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