define accounting. What are the three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely
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theory of accounting. There are a number of accounting theories (though a systematic attempt has been made by Financial Accounting Board (FASB) of USA and IASC and other to formulate a comprehensive theory of accounting). The definition of Accounting Theory given by Hendriksen as “a set of broad principles that (i) provide a general frame of reference by which accounting practice can be evaluated‚ and (ii) guide the development of new practices and procedures” lead us to perceive accounting theory as
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Project Paper on the Title “Auditors Professional Responsibilities and Legal Liability with Regard to Private Auditors in Ethiopia”: For the Fulfillment of M.Sc Program in Accounting and Finance Adviser: Johannes Kinfu (Prof) By: Muluneh Beyene Addis Ababa University School of Gradate Studies Department of Accounting and Finance July‚ 2007 Addis Ababa Statement of Certification This is to certify that Muluneh Beyene has carried out his research work on the topic entitled “The
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Information for Decision-Making and Strategy Execution SIXTH EDITION Anthony A. Atkinson University of Waterloo Robert S. Kaplan Harvard University Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin–Madison S. Mark Young University of Southern California Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City S~ Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore
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manual method of accounting is being gradually replaced. And finally‚ the database technology has revolution the accounts department of the business and non business organisations. In the use of computerised accounting system the risk of data loss is eliminated‚ high speed in data manipulation is maintained and larger volume of data are kept safely. In computerised accounting system calculation became easy and controlled effective‚ also development of computerised accounting system‚ facilitate
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internal and external users 4. FASB – responsible for GAAP (accounting principles) 5. Accounting Equation 6. Know the 3 activities that business engage in and give examples of each activity. (These 4 questions also relate to Chapter 12‚ The Statement of Cash Flows) 7. The International Accounting Standards Board is responsible for developing a single set of worldwide accountings standards (IFRS). 8. These standards will help companies to reduce accounting costs‚ make it easier to acquire
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Chapter 1 & 2 Summary Accounting is a process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information. It is a service activity and the language of business. Its main function is to provide qualitative information that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions. The Accounting process is a series of repetitive activities of recording‚ summarizing and reporting economic transactions from the beginning
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Chapter 15 Leases AACSB assurance of learning standards in accounting and business education require documentation of outcomes assessment. Although schools‚ departments‚ and faculty may approach assessment and its documentation differently‚ one approach is to provide specific questions on exams that become the basis for assessment. To aid faculty in this endeavor‚ we have labeled each question‚ exercise‚ and problem in Intermediate Accounting‚ 7e‚ with the following AACSB learning skills: Questions
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ACCOUNTING THEORIES 1. What is the difference between a positive theory of accounting and a normative theory of accounting? 2. What do we mean when we say that ‘theories are abstractions of reality’? Do you agree that theories of accounting are necessarily abstractions of reality? 3. Identify and explain 5 different criteria we might use to establish a theory as being suitable for use in our research. 4. Is the study of financial accounting theory a waste of time for accounting
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Budget and Responsibility Accounting Budget Meaning Budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. * CIMA Official Terminology It is a plan quantified in monetary terms‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ usually showing planned income to be generated and/or expenditure to be incurred during that period
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