CHAPTER ONE THE PROBLEM AND ITS APPROCH 1.1 INTRODUCTION Effective management of accounts receivable present important opportunities for companies. The primary objective of accounts receivable management is to collect money due and to assist in meeting cash requirement. An effective accounts receivable function can assist in achieving the desired cash flow out come through the timely collection of out standing debts. All companies have an objective of continually improving customer service
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CPA‚ P.C.‚ is dated January 31‚ 2012: [pic] .:. During February‚ Mitchell or his business completed the following transactions: Feb 4 Collected $4‚000 cash from a client on account. 8 Performed tax services for a client on account‚ $4‚600. 13 Paid business debt on account‚ $2‚400. 18 Purchased office supplies on account‚ $900. 20 Paid cash dividends of $2‚200. 21 Mitchell paid for a deck for his private residence using personal funds‚ $8‚000. 22 Received $2‚300 cash for consulting work just
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30‚ Li Ming Co. had a $97‚500 balance in Accounts Receivable. During October‚ the company collected $88‚950 from its credit customers. The October 31 balance in Accounts Receivable was $100‚500. Determine the amount of sales on account that occurred in October. c. Nasser Co. had $147‚000 of accounts payable on September 30 and $136‚500 on October 31. Total purchases on account during October were $270‚000. Determine how much cash was paid on accounts payable during October. 2-4 Prepare general
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parts of the audit to emphasize and the extent of testing. It helps auditors to understand the nature‚ timing‚ extent of the accounts‚ therefore plan a right procedure and the appropriate evidence to accumulate 2. Explain how the levels of acceptable audit risk and materiality you selected in this assignment might affect the remainder of the audit. Specifically‚ what effect would lower levels of acceptable audit risk and materiality have on the audit compared to the levels you selected? The levels of
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Harnischfeger 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. In the 1984 the corporation computed depreciation expense on plants‚ machinery and equipment by using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. These changes were made to provide a more equitable allocation of the cost of the plants. 2. What is the effect of the depreciation accounting method change on the reported income in 1984? How will
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Foundation University Masters in Business Administration MBA 06a Managerial Accounting Report on Factory Overhead: Actual‚ Planned and Applied Submitted to: Engr. Marlon Tanilon Submitted by: Hazel R. Tanilon 04 February 2012 Factory Overhead • Defined as indirect material‚ indirect labor and other that cannot be conveniently identified with or charged
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Account Receivables Turnover Ratio Analysis 2010 The A/R turnover ratio for 2010 was 14.80‚ which was a monumental increase from 8.45 in 2009. One reason for this increase was due to a conscious effort by Proctor and Gamble to improve collection times for incoming payments. In 2009‚ they incurred too much short-term debt due to the delayed collection of payments for their products and ended up decreasing their A/R account by almost $500 million. Their sales also increased in 2010 due to the expansion
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Lecture Week 5 Receivables Summer Semester 2014 Greg Cusack www.fbe.unimelb.edu.au Learning Objectives At the end of the lecture‚ students should Be able to apply the revenue recognition principle to determine the accepted time to record sales revenue for typical retailers‚ wholesalers‚ manufacturers and service companies. To understand the recording and management implications of credit sales‚ including the offering of sales discounts and the estimation of doubtful debts To estimate
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of the Pinnacle-Financials Excel file. Use the income statement information to prepare a common-size income statement for all three years. Use the information to identify accounts for which you believe there is a concern about material misstatements. Use a format similar to the following: Estimate of $ Amount Account Balance of Potential Misstatement e. Use the three divisional income statements in the Pinnacle-Financials Excel file on the Web site to prepare a common-size income
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SCAN DETAILED LIST OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (4). 4. Scan the detailed list of trade accounts receivable and investigate significant unusual items (e.g.‚ credit balances and zero balances). Done by Date ..../../.. GUIDANCE: When scanning the detailed list of accounts receivable (aged by customer‚ if practicable)‚ the auditor should be
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