Advancement of Accountancy Profession in Nigeria: A Collaborative Effort of Practicing Accountants and the Academia By Abubakar Salisu B. Sc‚ M.Sc‚ MBA‚ ACA‚ AMNIM Lecturer‚ Department of Accounting‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Zaria. ABSTRACT The Nigerian environment of accountancy profession has found it difficult to bring together accountants in the academics and in practice for the advancement of the profession. Whereas the accountants in practice are viewed as the real professional
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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
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Ethical Observations Sean Kearns ACC291 May 27‚ 2012 Unethical accounting behavior and the resulting practices of it within businesses today is a very hot topic since the Enron accounting scandal of 2001. One might ask how does a scandal of this proportion come to be and can it happen again? What situations could lead to unethical behaviors and practices in accounting today that might cause history to repeat itself? The author intends to answer these questions and shed light on some insight
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Review of Accounting Ethics – Worldcom ACC557 Financial Accounting Cornelia H. Brown Strayer University Review of Accounting Ethics - Worldcom In a business world pressured to meet organizational objectives such as high revenue growth it is not alarming that conduct by decision makers may be deemed as questionable practices. These practices within the past two decades have resulted in a number of organizations finding themselves confronted with ethical dilemmas and the aftermath
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Ethics along with other sciences study these moralities. Ethical relativism and ethical absolutism are two views that many social scientists are studying. These scientists are especially fascinated by how different the moralities are in different societies. Here‚ it is important to understand how people behave or what people believe. The two views are very different from one another. The first view covered is ethical absolutism. Ethical absolutism suggests that there is only one correct moral standard
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If you are looking for a degree that can land you a good job‚ a high degree of job security‚ and available options when it comes to finding an employer‚ an accounting degree could be a great choice for you. There is a price to be paid for the popularity of accounting roles though‚ as the work is not always easy‚ there can be a high degree of detail oriented work involved‚ and most of the duties involved require a rather sedentary style of work.Accounting is largely the understanding‚ tracking‚ and
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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TEST BANK IN CASH – LEGAL SIZE ACCNTFI MR. ALBNERT C. CHAN‚ BSC‚ CPA‚ MBA 3RD TERM DLS-CSB Ex. 173 The cash balance per books for Dexter Company on September 30‚ 2008 is $10‚740.93. The following checks and receipts were recorded for the month of October‚ 2008: Checks Receipts No. Amount No. Amount Amount Date 17 $372.96 22 $ 578.84 $843.86 10/ 5 18 $780.62 23 $1‚687.50 $941.54 10/21 19 $157.00 24 $ 921.30 $808.58 10/27 20 $587.50 25 $ 246.03 $967.00 10/30 21 $234
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11.2 a. Determine the current value of the bond if present market conditions justify a 14 percent required rate of return. PV = CF^n / (1 +i) ^n PV = CF n / (1 + i)^4 PV = 70 / (1 + .14) ^4 PV = 70 / (1.14) ^4 PV = 70/ 1.14 + 70/ 1.30 + 70/ 1.48 + 70/ 1.69 PV = 61.40 + 53.85 + 47.30 + 41.42 = $203.97 PV of the par value = 1‚000 PV = $203.97 + 1‚000 = $1203.97 b. Now‚ suppose Twin Oaks’ four-year bond had semiannual coupon payments. What would be its current value? (Assume a 7 percent
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