Magnitogorsk Technical State University Foreign Languages Department № 2 Report: «The History of Accounting» Done: Izhevsky V. Checked: Gamper E.E. Magnitogorsk 2011 Contents - Introduction -- 1. What Is Accounting -- 2. History --- 2.1. Ancient Accounting --- 2.2. Accounting In Mesopotamia --- 2.3. Accounting In Ancient Egypt‚ China‚ Greece and Rome --- 2.4. Medieval Accounting --- 2.5. Italian Renaissance: Birth of Double Entry Bookkeeping ---- 2.5.1. Luca Pacioli Biography
Premium Accountancy Double-entry bookkeeping system Accountant
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
Premium Balance sheet
Case 3-6 Accounting Standards A. Given the income statement effects of LIFO versus FIFO‚ how will the balance sheet inventory amounts differ between General Motors and Ford versus Honda and Daimler-Benz? In other words‚ will inventory be reported amounts representing recent costs or older historical costs? In your opinion‚ which balance sheet amounts would be more useful to financial statement users in making decisions to buy or sell shares of a company’s stock? Inventory is an asset that
Premium Inventory Revenue FIFO and LIFO accounting
because of increase in population and limited land‚ they traveled all through Europe looking for new land to expand. But the question is‚ with these vicious people just raiding to look for goods to trade with and with limited land space‚ why did they capture slaves and how did they use and treat these slaves in their society? As you may know‚ the Vikings went from society to society in pre-modern Europe looking for goods including gold‚ jewelry‚ and livestock. However‚ the Vikings also captured children
Premium
Unit 9 Final Project: Integrity in Accounting “In 2001 and 2002 corporate giants like Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ and WorldCom were forced to declare bankruptcy‚ and massive accounting and other irregularities were revealed… In response to the public outcry that ensued‚ the [Sarbanes-Oxley] Act was enacted” (Lander‚ 2004‚ p. 1). Officials feared that because of these scandals in the financial reporting industry that investor confidence would be lost‚ which would cause the economy to deteriorate.
Premium Enron Accountant Accountancy
8 Accounting theory and conceptual frameworks After studying this chapter you should be able to: & explain what accounting theory is & describe the main attempts at constructing an accounting theory & appraise current developments in the area & describe and discuss the contents of the IASB Framework & appraise the quality and usefulness of the IASB Framework in the context of its self-declared purposes & describe and discuss the parts of IAS 1 relating to accounting concepts and policies & appraise
Premium Balance sheet
Problem 1-4 Managers need accounting information and need to know how to use it. Critically evaluate this statement. Accounting information provides managers with data needed to determine whether a business is at a profit or a loss‚ how much debtors owe‚ company’s liabilities‚ and much other financial information. Accounting measures business transactions and as such can help direct managers in the right course with concrete information. Principally accounting information is a tool for managers
Premium Management Business
Laurel Cobb Course Title: Managerial Accounting for Decision Making Assignment 1- GAAP‚ JIT‚ and TOC Question/Prompt Please describe the implications of GAAP in an international company and how JIT and TOC are important to making managerial decisions on inventory and activity based accounting. Please delineate various cost categories and briefly describe each cost type and application within an enterprise. Review of Subject Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a widely accepted
Premium Theory of Constraints Financial Accounting Standards Board Decision making
Jim McFie‚ a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya FASB (the Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ a US body) was the first organization to develop “Concepts Statements”. All the other “Concepts Statements” have been based on those developed by FASB. A new “Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting” was worked on jointly by FASB and IASB (the International Accounting Standards Board) and was published simultaneously by FASB and IASB in September 2010. It deals with
Premium International Financial Reporting Standards Economics
ACCG 399 Reflection Learning Log Lecture 1 Financial Accounting is highlighted in the lecture. There are two key points of financial accounting. Firstly‚ financial accounting is a process involving the collection and processing of financial information to meet the decision-making needs of parties external to an orgnisation. The other one is related to laws and accounting standards‚ external reporting‚ financial statements‚ values and material‚ independent audit opinion‚ overview general purpose
Premium Financial statements Sustainability International Financial Reporting Standards