Rigos Primer Series CMA Review Part 1 Financial Reporting, Planning, Performance: 2017 Edition

The text is written in a lecture format and designed to be used in a review class structure or well-organized home-study program. The individual chapter Magic Memory Outlines pages should be used to create summary outlines. The textbook subjects are sequenced in the order that they are covered in a live instruction seminar. The individual chapters are designed to be covered in a class session 4 to 6 hours. The introduction to the text contains useful information about the exam questions and the IMA s official Statements on Management Accounting (SMA) 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D. These releases cover the definition, responsibilities, objectives, body of knowledge and ethics required of a management accountant. The Rigos CMA textbooks cover the topics in the same order as is presented in the ICMA Specification Outline. The Part 1 topics covered are as follows: Chapter 1, External Financial Reporting Decisions; Chapter 2, Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting; Chapter 3, Performance Management; Chapter 4, Cost Management; and Chapter 5, Internal Controls.