UK GAAP and international harmonisation -- The legal framework for accounting -- Substance over form -- The accounting profession and the regulatory framework for accounting and auditing -- Communicating accounting information -- Current trends in accounting -- Individual entity accounts and consolidated accounts -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Interaction of accounting with tax -- Assets -- Liabilities -- Leases -- Pensions -- Financial instruments, including capital instruments -- Realised and distributable profits -- Disclosures in published accounts -- Use of financial information in contracts and agreements