Recommended reading

The ICAEW Library holds a number of items on the IFA list of recommended reading. Use the links below to find out about the items held, including information on availability.

These books and journals have been selected and recommended by the IFA. If you have any queries about the reading list, please contact the IFA.

If you wish to borrow any items held by the Library, call our enquiry team on +44 (0)20 7920 8620 or email us at library@icaew.com. Please note you will need to quote your IFA member/student number and be an IFA entitled user in order to use this service. For more information on our loan service see How to use the library.

Professional Financial Accountant

P1: IFA Financial Accounting & IFRS

At present there are no other recommended textbooks dealing with IFRS for SMEs.

P2: IFA Financial Management

• Managing Performance and Resources
  By Janet Brammer and Aubrey Penning (2007, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 917
• Management and Cost Accounting, 5th ed.
  By Colin Drury (2000, Thomson Learning)
  ISBN 1-86152-536-2
• Cash Management and Credit Control
  By Michael Fardon and Aubrey Penning (2004, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 979

P3: IFA Management & Control Systems

• Managing Performance and Resources
  By Janet Brammer and Aubrey Penning (2007, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 917
• Management and Cost Accounting, 5th ed.
  By Colin Drury (2000, Thomson Learning)
  ISBN 1-86152-536-2
• Cash Management and Credit Control
  By Michael Fardon and Aubrey Penning (2004, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 979
• Implementing Auditing Procedures
  By John Taylor and Jo Osborne (2008, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 979 1872962 986

P4: Professional skills for SMEs

• Small Business and Enterprise Development
  By Graham Beaver (2002, FT Prentice Hall)
• Competitive Advantage in SMEs: Organising for Innovation and Change
  By Oswald Jones and Fiona Tilley (2003, John Wiley & Sons)
• Strategies for Growth in SMEs: The Role of Information and Information Systems
  By Margi Levy and Philip Powell (2004, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann)
• Project Management
  By Harvey Maylor (2005, FT Prentice Hall)
• Succesful Marketing for the Small Business
  By Dave Patten (2001, Kogan Page)
• Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship
  By David Stokes and Nicholas Wilson (2006, Thomson Learning)

P5: Business & Regulatory Environment

• Business Law
  By James Marson (2009, Oxford University Press)
• Contract Law
  By Ewan McKendrick (2007, Palgrave Macmillan)

P6: The Ethical Profession

IFA recommended text book

• The Right Thing, an Everyday Guide to Ethics in Business
  By Sally Bibb (2010, Wiley)

Other books

• Ethical Competence and Professional Associations
  By A Friedman (2007)
• Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to Do It Right (4th ed)
  By L Trevino,and K Nelson (2007, Wiley)
• Guide to Business Ethics: The Issues and How to Manage Them
  By C Bonny and C Moon (eds) (2001, The Economist Books)
• The Ethics of Accounting and Finance: Trust, Responsibility and Control
  By W Michael Hoffman (ed) (1996, Quorum Books)
• The Ethical Enterprise – A Global Study of Business Ethics 2005–2015
  (2006, American Management Association)
• Ethical Standards of the Accounting Profession
  By John L Carey and William O'Doherty (1966, Garland Pub)
• Understanding Accounting Ethics
  By Mark Cheffers and Michael Pakaluk (2007, Allen David Press)
• Accounting Ethics: A Practical Guide for Professionals
  By PG Cottell Jr and Terry M Perlin (1990, Quorum Books)
• Conflict of Interest in the Professions
  By Michael Davis and Andrew Stark (2001, Oxford University Press)
• Living Up To Our Values
  By N Dando and W Raven (2006, Institute of Business Ethics)
• Setting the Tone: Ethical Business Leadership
  By P Foster Back (2005, Institute of Business Ethics)
• Priorities, Practice & Ethics in Small Firms
  By L Spence (2000, Institute of Business Ethics)

Professional Accountant Diploma Financial

D1: Financial Accounting

• International Financial Reporting: A Practical Guide
  By Alan Melville (FT Prentice Hall)
• Financial Accounting: An Introduction
  By Augustine Benedict and Barry Elliott (FT Prentice Hall)

D2: IFA Business Finance

• Managing Performance and Resources
  By Janet Brammer and Aubrey Penning (2007, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 917
• Management and Cost Accounting, 5th ed.
  By Colin Drury (2000, Thomson Learning)
  ISBN 1-86152-536-2
• Cash Management and Credit Control
  By Michael Fardon and Aubrey Penning (2004, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 979

D3: Management of Systems & Performance

• Managing Performance and Resources
  By Janet Brammer and Aubrey Penning (2007, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 917
• Management and Cost Accounting, 5th ed.
  By Colin Drury (2000, Thomson Learning)
  ISBN 1-86152-536-2
• Cash Management and Credit Control
  By Michael Fardon and Aubrey Penning (2004, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 979

D4: IFA Principles of Taxation

Diploma level

• Taxation
  By Alan Melville (FT Prentice Hall)
  ISBN 978 0273708 711
• Tiley & Collison's UK Tax Guide
  (2008, Butterworths Law)
  ISBN 978 1405729 000
• Tolley's Tax Guide
  (2008, Butterworths Law)
  ISBN 978 0754534 723
• Tolley's Tax Digest
  (12 issues per year)
• Taxation: Policy and Practice
  By Andy Lymer and Lynne Oats (2008, Fiscal Publications)
  ISBN 978 1906201 036

Professional syllabus

• Managing Performance and Resources
  By Janet Brammer and Aubrey Penning (2007, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 917
• Management and Cost Accounting, 5th ed.
  By Colin Drury (2000, Thomson Learning)
  ISBN 1-86152-536-2
• Cash Management and Credit Control
  By Michael Fardon and Aubrey Penning (2004, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 978 1872962 979
• Implementing Auditing Procedures
  By John Taylor and Jo Osborne (2008, Osborne Books)
  ISBN 979 1872962 986

D5: Ethics in the Workplace

IFA recommended text book

• The Right Thing, an Everyday Guide to Ethics in Business
  By Sally Bibb (2010, Wiley)

Other books

• Ethical Competence and Professional Associations
  By A Friedman (2007)
• Managing Business Ethics: Straight Talk About How to Do It Right (4th ed)
  By L Trevino,and K Nelson (2007, Wiley)
• Guide to Business Ethics: The Issues and How to Manage Them
  By C Bonny and C Moon (eds) (2001, The Economist Books)
• The Ethics of Accounting and Finance: Trust, Responsibility and Control
  By W Michael Hoffman (ed) (1996, Quorum Books)
• The Ethical Enterprise – A Global Study of Business Ethics 2005–2015
  (2006, American Management Association)
• Ethical Standards of the Accounting Profession
  By John L Carey and William O'Doherty (1966, Garland Pub)
• Understanding Accounting Ethics
  By Mark Cheffers and Michael Pakaluk (2007, Allen David Press)
• Accounting Ethics: A Practical Guide for Professionals
  By PG Cottell Jr and Terry M Perlin (1990, Quorum Books)
• Conflict of Interest in the Professions
  By Michael Davis and Andrew Stark (2001, Oxford University Press)
• Living Up To Our Values
  By N Dando and W Raven (2006, Institute of Business Ethics)
• Setting the Tone: Ethical Business Leadership
  By P Foster Back (2005, Institute of Business Ethics)
• Priorities, Practice & Ethics in Small Firms
  By L Spence (2000, Institute of Business Ethics)

Further reading

If you would like additional reading or resources on finance, business, accountancy and management topics, search the ICAEW library collection.