In the present day forensic accounting plays a huge role in many of the court cases publicized by the media. With the spotlight on the profession‚ this is a good opportunity to discuss the following topics: 1) Five skills that a forensic accountant needs to possess. 2) The role of a forensic accountant within a courtroom environment. 3) Analyze the legal responsibility a forensic accountant has while providing service to a business. 4) Examine two cases where forensic
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Chapter 1 Managerial accountingis the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organizations goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organizations management team. Four fundamental management processes that help organizations attain their goals Decision making‚ Planning(developing a detailed financial and operational description of
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Taxation law notes – Winson Edition 2010 Income from business The main issues that arise from income from business: 1. Is a business being carried on? Ferguson v FCT FCT v Walker Ruling TR 97/11 Ruling TR 2007/8 1.1 hobby or business - Evans v FCT—gambling - FCT v Stone—sportman and sponsorship 1.2 Share trading - Shields v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation 2. Is income or capital nature? 2.1 scope of business - Californian Copper Syndicate v Harris - Western Goldmines (NL) v DCL (WA) -
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1. In an accounting information system‚ which of the following is NOT a transformational process? a. collecting data b. analyzing data *c. performance reporting d. summarizing data 2. Which of the following is NOT a process associated with an accounting information system? *a. auditing existing data b. collecting and recording data c. providing information to users d. analyzing and managing data 3. In an accounting information system‚ the inputs are usually a.
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lender or investor. To obtain funding‚ you need to convince a lender / investor that your business is more than a hobby. You need to demonstrate that you have a firm grasp of your business‚ the accounting practices that impact your business‚ the controls needed to safeguard assets‚ and which accounting system will produce accurate and relevant financial information. Write a six to eight (6-8) page business plan in which you: 1. Describe the type of business you have created including: a. The
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American Intercontinental University Unit 1 Individual Project ACCT 311 – Managerial Accounting March 25‚ 2012 Abstract This paper describes a company who has just started in the month of March called Cats and Dogs Company started by D.C. Dawg. It gives a summary of the cash transactions that took place during the month of March. It also shows how each cast transactions affects the accounting equation and an additional piece of information that is related to the transaction other than the
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QUESTIONS FOR MID-TERM EXAM 1. All the users of interested parties (users of information) have equal possibility/rights/power to get company’s financial information. Do you agree with this statement (give you arguments)? How financial statements are useful to the various interested parties (users of information)? Financial accounting’s aim is to allow all the users of interested parties to understand firm’s situations in global and synthetic way. The financial statement produce information
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General Accounting Department to reduce hundreds of millions of dollars in line cost expenses and increase capital asset accounts by the same amount through fraudulent adjustments and entries in WorldCom’s general ledger to mask WorldCom’s true performance. These entries were made after the close of the quarter and lacked any business justification or supporting documentation. Sullivan explained to Ebbers that to meet Wall Street expectations the Company would have to engage in accounting practices
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Overall requirement * Explain how management accounting can supply information to assist the management of the organisation. * You are not required to investigate and report on the organisation’s actual management accounting system (even if you can find out). * You are to write a 1500 word report as though you were a management consultant writing to the board of directors. * WE DO NOT WANT ANY NUMBERS UNLESS YOU CREATE THEM TO DEMONSTRATE AN IDEA * This is like assessment 1a –
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Chartered Accountancy CPT Course Lecture 12 – Consignment Accounting 1 Points to be kept in mind Consignor remains the owner of goods even after sending to consignee. Consignor does not send any Invoice rather a Performa invoice. The Amount of Sales belongs to Consignor. All the exp. are to be borne by Consignor. If borne by consignee‚ recoverable from consignor. Consignee entitled to Commission. Consignee entitled to de-credere commission if he is responsible for bad debts. Consignee
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