This document of ACC 460 Week 1 DQs consists of: DQ1: Log into charitynavigator.org/. Choose a good charity and a bad charity and explain why you feel they should labeled good or bad. DQ2: What is fund accounting? How does it compare to proprietary accounting? Why is fund accounting necessary? What are the major fund types? DQ3: What are some examples of government and not-for-profit organizations? How do proprietary businesses measure achievement? How do government organizations
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the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). His or her job was to streamline accounting practices and create rules to assist organizations in the proper preparation on financial statements. The SEC’s chairman created a nine-point action plan to assist in the detection of fraud. This action plan is outlined as follows: 1. Improved disclosure regarding the impact of changes in accounting assumptions. 2. Clarified accounting rules regarding purchased in-process restructuring charges‚ large
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1a. How does the market influence financial reporting standard setting? In the December 1978 Journal of Accountancy academic article‚ “The Rise of ‘Economic Consequences‚’” Stephen Zeff talks about how economic consequences – “the impact of accounting reports on the decision making behavior of business‚ government‚ unions‚ investors‚ and creditors” – can often be detrimental and therefore‚ should be taken into consideration when setting financial reporting standards. He mentions how in 1977‚ the
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the reorganization of the IASB‚ the use of these international financial reporting standards (IFRSs) have been required or permitted in over 100 countries‚ including the European Union ("What Have IASB And FASB Convergence Efforts Achieved?"‚ 2013). The IASB aims to make the entire world follow guidelines for financial reporting to make use and comparability of financial reports more consistent across all geographical areas. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the independent body that
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1. DETAILS OF THE ORGANISATION Name of the Organisation: Phone: E-mail: Address of the Organisation: Vill-Sripur‚P.O.-Dewanpasha‚ Sub-Division- Dharmanagar‚ Dist.-North‚State-Tripura‚Pin-799254. SANGHADIP (03822) 233282‚ 9436476002(Secretary) sanghadip@yahoo.co.in NGO Report by Tirthankar Majumder‚2013‚RMD dpt‚Tripura University. Page 1 2.1.BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION SANGHADIP‚a non profit making Voluntary Organization was founded in 1979‚1st Nov‚ with the objective of providing multi-dimensional
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of Accounting and Public Policy‚ 25‚ no.4: 465-484. ‚ accessed 05/11/2009. Chisnel‚ P.‚ (2001)‚’ Fair value accounting-an industry view’‚ Balance Sheet‚ 9‚ no 1: 27-33. ‚ accessed 05/11/2009. Cosserat‚ G. W.‚ (2008)‚ Modern Auditing‚ 2nd edn‚ Chichester‚ John Wiley & Sons. Elliot‚ B. & Elliot‚ J.‚ (2009)‚ Financial Accounting And Reporting‚ 13th edn‚ Harlow‚ Pearson Education Ltd. Ernest & Young.‚ (2009)‚ International GAAP 2009‚ Chichester‚ John Wiley & Sons. Friedman‚ T.‚ et al‚ (2008)‚’SEC
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Khanh Le ACC 604 Chap 1 Assignment 1. What is meant by a business strategy? A strategy is a “game plan” that distinguishes the company from its competitors‚ so that it can attract customers and succeed. 2. Describe the three broad categories of a customer value proposition. Three customers value propositions: * Customer Intimacy: Company stays close to its customers and satisfy customers’ needs better than that of the other competitors. * Operational excellence: Company provides
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Comparing and contrasting current and noncurrent Troy Martinez ACC/400 September 25‚ 2010 Debra Latimore University of Phoenix Comparing and contrasting current and noncurrent What are current assets? Current assets are also known as liquid assets. The most common of current assets can be found in the Accounts Receivables department. They can be found in the form of invoices. Current assets are any assets that can be turned into cash in less than a year. Other
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controls has always been important‚ in today’s world it is mandatory. The accounting scandals‚ such as Enron and WorldCom and the early 2000’s led to the passage of the Sabanes-Oxley Act (SOX). SOX aimed to give the investing public confidence in the financial statements of company’s by offering guidelines and spelling out regulations that publicly traded companies must adhere to. There are two sections of SOX that are of particular interest regarding a company’s internal controls. They are sections
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Final Paper 1 ACC 202 Final Paper ACC 202: Principles of Managerial Accounting February 7‚ 2015 Final Paper 2 ACC 202 Final Paper Management accounting is accounting which is used by administration of a company or organization to make decisions concerning day to day functions. Management accounting‚ also referred to as managerial accounting‚ is required for administrators to make smart decisions regarding the way the organization is performing. Managerial accounting demonstrates
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