Ethical and Legal Obligations in Accounting Background Accounting is the “process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information about an organization for the purpose of making decisions and informed judgments.” (Marshall et al‚ 2003) The use of this information has widespread application to company managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ employees and government agencies. For sound decisions to be made based on this information‚ the profession of accounting has created several
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| Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper | Megan Gardner | | University of Phoenix | 11/12/2012 | Joseph Shin HCS/405 Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Health care managers have many important roles and procedures they must follow to sufficiently run an organized business. One of these important roles is establishing good financial reporting along with ethical decision making. Without the correct reporting being completed‚ many crimes such as embezzlement
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Crystal C. Chaney Axia University of Phoenix Instructor: Sandra DiPetro HCS 405 Health Care Financial Accounting Abstract There are many reasons as to why reporting practices and ethical standards are of the upmost importance in healthcare and in any business. The types of generally accepted accounting principles; to the corporate compliance‚ ethics‚ fraud‚ and abuse are all important
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Hcs/405 November 7‚ 2013 Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Ethical standards in financial reporting are vital. Elements of financial management and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles have been set to guarantee that this takes place. Financial management entails ethical standards and reporting practices. Monetary managing is the supervision of a business or organization’s finances in order to reach financial goals. The
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper By: Harmony Labanowski HCS/405 Instructor Jay Christensen April 18‚ 2011 Four Elements of Financial Accounting Planning is when the financial manager identifies the steps that must be taken to accomplish the organization’s objectives. The purpose is to identify objectives and then to identify the steps required for accomplishing these objectives. Controlling is when the financial manager makes sure that each area of the organization is following the
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Alyssa Noriega HCS/405 12/10/2012 Dr. Vernita Davis Whether we want to believe it or not‚ finance is one of‚ if not‚ the important factors in running a successful healthcare organization. In order for it to be successful‚ the four elements of financial management should be executed in its entirety. These four components are controlling‚ planning‚ organizing‚ and decision making. When in the planning stage‚ it is essential to set goals
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cultural dimensions on a country and the financial reporting rules and practices in a particular country. In short‚ it states that the cultural values shared by members of a society will influence the accounting values of the accounting subculture. Then‚ the shared values of the accounting subculture will in turn affect the financial reporting rules and practices found within a country. Using this model‚ some implications arise when discussing global harmonization of financial reporting standards
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correctness of the financial books. This paper is about information that will address financial reporting practices and ethics. It will address four financial management functions‚ summaries that accept accounting principles by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).It will also give an example from an article that has reflected ethical standards of conduct and financial reporting. The basic four components of financial management are planning‚ controlling‚ organizing and directing
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Jackie Melendez HCS/405 Aug 1st‚ 2011 Donna Nanovski Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Managers who are managing health care organizations must be attentive to the accounting practices and must obey and practice the financial management procedures to be able to solve any issues if any should arise. With the continuation of the high costs of health care managers as well as consumers must know how to budget carefully. According to All Business
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Ethical Dimensions of Financial Accounting: Keeping two sets of Records Financial Accounting is an informational tool intended for both managers of a company and for external parties of an organization as defined by Garrison. There is also an existence of some regulatory bodies requiring the use of different principles accordingly within companies’ jurisdiction. In some cases‚ companies are required to keep two sets of accounting records. For example‚ publicly traded companies are required to
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