Accounting is often referred to as the language of business. It is a special-purpose tool for communication about the financial statements and the performance of a company. This can happen through written‚ natural language by selecting words from a standard vocabulary combining them in meaningful ways. These words are then organised into financial reports according to relatively flexible rules of presentation. Accounting dates back to 1494 when Luca Pacioli published a book called Summa de Arithmetic
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Effect of Applying Fair Value on the Financial Statements of UK Leading Companies By Bassam Kazmouz 0948799 Supervisor Dr Robert Wearing September 2010 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (MSC) www.abahe.co.uk Arab British Academy for Higher Education TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview
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Financial Accounting vs Management Accounting Management accounting is a field of accounting that analyzes and provides cost information to the internal management for the purposes of planning‚ controlling and decision making. Management accounting refers to accounting information developed for managers within an organization. CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) defines Management accounting as “Management Accounting is the process of identification‚ measurement‚ accumulation
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financial statement disclosure. The public should change its view on the objectivity of accounting profession because in no means can anyone be absolutely objective. The reason to this will be articulated thoroughly in the essay. Then how to maximize relative objectivity is discussed and the conclusion is that being honest and credible as the premise‚ trying to state details in financial statements on a broader level as possible. The ultimate aim of disclosing financial information on companies is to
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The Importance of Accounting Theory to the Field Of Accounting The objective of theory is to explain and predict. One of the basic goals of the theory of a particular discipline is to have a well-defined body of knowledge that has been systematically accumulated‚ organized‚ and verified well enough to provide a frame of reference for future actions. The Webster’s definition of theory is the systematically organized knowledge‚ applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances‚ a system
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Government accounting system (SAPP) Government accounting system is a set of procedures‚ both manual and computerized‚ ranging from data collection‚ recording‚ overviewed‚ to report the financial position and financial operations of the central government Government accounting system purpose: 1. Safeguarding asset government to ensure that assets can be maintained through a series of processes of recording‚ processing‚ and financial reporting consistent with the standards 2. Relevance
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING The aim of this paper is to highlight in the light of the empirical researches conducted previously the presence of ethical issues and dilemmas in managerial accounting. The implications of which can be disastrous bringing colossal giants crumbling to their knees. The prime aim is to throw light at the subtle inconsistencies that can cost the companies far more than just money but their entire image. The asset of ‘good will’ has its nemesis in these unethical
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Management Accounting Managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organization’s goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organization’s management team. The relation between accounting and management has been commonly expressed by the phrase‚ “Accounting is a tool of management”. Accounting practice has
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Quick Check 1 (Topic 1) MCQs 1. The general term used to identify both the tracing and the allocation of accumulated costs to a cost object is: a. cost accumulation b. cost assignment c. cost tracing d. conversion costing 1 Quick Check 2 (Topic 1) 2. The determination of a cost as either direct or indirect depends upon the: a. accounting system b. allocation system c. cost tracing system d. cost object chosen 2 Quick Check 3 (Topic 1) 3. Which one of the following items is a direct
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ROLE OF RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING IN FOSTERING GOAL CONGRUENCE RATIONALE: It is impossible for top managers to make all the necessary decisions about everything except in very small organizations. Somehow at some point he has to delegate some decisions to those who are at the lower levels and are more knowledgeable to the everyday detail of the company’s operation. By empowering lower level managers to make decisions‚ decision-making authority is spread throughout the organization rather
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