Nature of Accounting and the Accounting Standard Background Accounting is an important part for business and it is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms. People think it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders. However‚ some people argue that the functions of accounting are not that easy. Except the communication tool‚ accounting acts as many other difference roles in business. When doing accounting‚ different standard may be used. There are
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© The Hong Kong Polytechnic University T HE H ONG K ONG P OLYTECHNIC U NIVERSITY SCHOOL O F A CCOUNTING AND FINANCE Final Examination Programme BBA (Hons) in Accountancy (02002-BAC) BBA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance (02002-BAF) BBA (Hons) in Financial Services (02002-BFS) BBA (Hons) in Management (02002-MGT) BBA (Hons) in Marketing (02002-MKT) BBA (Hons) in Global Supply Chain Management (02002-GSC) (02004-GSC) (02004-IST) BBA (Hons) in International
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5. The Accounting Department 1. Inkwell has a small finance team. The accounting department is based in the head office of the company‚ which is located in Birmingham. There are 8 people in the finance team. Each member of the team has their own computer. The team has access to the internet using Firefox and two printers integrated to each computer. 2. Inkwell has one Financial Director‚ Anil Gupta. Anil’s main job is to manage the overall financial position of the business‚ ensuring capital
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Towson University Department of Finance Fin331 Dr. M. Rhee 2010 Spring NAME: ID#: 1. If the interest is compounded quarterly with 8% APR‚ which of the following statements is CORRECT? a. The periodic rate of interest is 2% and the effective rate of interest is 4%. b. The periodic rate of interest is 8% and the effective rate of interest is greater than 8%. c. The periodic rate of interest is 4% and the effective rate of interest is less than 8%. d. The periodic rate of interest is 2% and
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Intermediate Accounting‚ 15th Edition Kieso‚ Weygandt‚ and Warfield 1 Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Goals or purpose of (financial) accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about – An economic entity to – Interested Parties (internal and external) • Creditors‚ managers‚ unions‚ government agencies Financial reports (statements) & notes 2 Financial Statements
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Soln 1a. The concepts of conservation‚ also known as the concept of prudence is often stated as do not record the future income but record all possible losses. This means an accounting should follow a conservative approach‚ should record lowest possible value for assets and revenue and the highest possible value for liabilities and expenses. According to this principle‚ the principle of ‘anticipate no profit but provide for all probable losses ‘ should
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A REPORT ON APPLICATION OF BANGLADESH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN BUSINESS [pic] DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA REPORT ON APPLICATION OF BANGLADESH ACCOUNTING STANDARDS IN BUSINESS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING –I F-103 Submitted To Dr. H. M. Mosarof Hossain Associate Professor Department of Finance Faculty of Business Administration University of Dhaka Submitted By Members of Group-3 Section-B 14th Batch Department of Finance |Names
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Pantaloons Retail India Limited The Accounting Standards as per their 2011-12 Annual Report are- 1. AS 1: Disclosure of Accounting Policies- * It deals with disclosure of Accounting Principles and policies used for preparation of financial statements of the companies. 2. AS 2: Valuation of Inventories- * It deals with determination of amount of inventory to be shown in financial statements. It is not applicable to shares‚ debentures‚ stock etc. The cost formulae prescribed
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Accounting Standards and Their Importance AS-1: DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is the text of the Accounting Standard (AS) 1 issued by the Accounting Standards Board‚ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on ’Disclosure of Accounting Policies’. The Standard deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements. AS-2: VALUATION OF INVENTORIES A primary issue in accounting for inventories is the determination
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Accounting in the USA The following report will describe and discuss the major elements of accounting in the USA. It will show that the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ where as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) are set by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This report will also state the similarities and differences between these standards. In addition‚ the following report will use
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