| Case Study: Analysis of Microsoft’s Accounting Policies Introduction Microsoft’s business As the most widely recognized company in the world‚ Microsoft dominated the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows‚ a graphical extension for MS-DOS in 1980s.The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and went public on March 13th‚ 1986 with the price of $25.75 per share. Since going public‚ the company’s performance kept being outstanding. Microsoft not
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Table of Contents Accounting Concepts and policies…………………………………………………………….. 3 – 7 Relevance of accounting concepts and policies on financial report…………….. 7 – 10 Discount allowed and received………………………………………………………………… 11 – 13 Difference between carriage inwards and carriage outwards……………………. 11 – 13 Differences between straight line and reducing balance methods……………… 11 – 13 References……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 - 16 Introduction Accounting Concepts and Principles These are rules and
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Accounting Policies are the specific policies and procedures used by a company to prepare its financial statements. These include any methods‚ measurement systems and procedures for presenting disclosures. Accounting policies differ from accounting principles in that the principles are the rules and the policies are a company’s way of adhering to the rules. Revenue Recognition: Revenue recognition determines the accounting period‚ in which revenues and expenses are recognized. General Mills
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Spencer Owens & Co. How well has Spencer Owens done in its diversity efforts? How well are they doing now? As of 1995‚ Spencer Owens was considered as having one of the most diverse staff in their industry of foreign and economic development. Not only was 50% of staff women‚ but also 30% of the firm were people of color. The leaders of the corporation committed themselves to hiring and promoting a diverse staff. From an outside point of view‚ Spencer Owens seemed to be pioneers of embracing
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TOPIC 1: ACCOUNTING BASES‚ POLICIES‚ AND CONCEPTS ACCOUNTING BASES - These are the methods used for applying fundamental accounting concepts to financial transactions and items‚ preparing financial accounts‚ determining the accounting periods in which revenue and costs should be recognized in the profit and loss account‚ and determining the amounts at which material items should be stated in the balance sheet. - Examples of accounting bases include: Methods of calculating depreciation Methods
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AOL ASSIGNMENT There were two accounting policies used by AOL that were considered aggressive‚ as well as controversial. The first was to amortize its software development costs and the second was to capitalize subscriber acquisition costs. The lifetime‚ for amortization purposes‚ which AOL assigned to software development costs was five years. This was considered by many to be an exceptionally long time considering the pace at which technology was progressing during that period of time.
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Dick Spencer Case Analysis Jeremy G. McConnell Texas A & M University – Commerce September 5‚ 2011 Dick Spencer Case Analysis Dick Spencer‚ a successful salesman within the Tri-American Corporation has decided to move his career to another level and take on the challenges of joining the management ranks. While Dick Spencer was a very effective salesman he soon found out that being a manager meant more than just walking around telling others what to do. In this case analysis four key issues
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Herbert Spencer 2 Abstract Herbert Spencer is a well known philosopher‚ biologist‚ sociologist‚ and political theorist. He is recognized for his part in structural functionalism and his first principles‚ just to name a few. He thought society was an organism much like the human body and should be studied as a whole (Ferris and Stein‚ 2010‚ p.
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Herbert Spencer’s Influences and Contributions to Sociology Herbert Spencer has contributed to various fields of knowledge like philosophy‚ biology‚ psychology‚ anthropology and sociology. Herbert Spencer is popularly known for his treatment of evolution. The evolutionary doctrine was no doubt the foundation of Spencer ’s sociological theory. He‚ however‚ presented the organic analogy‚ a secondary doctrine which also played a vital role in his thought system. He identified society
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Spencer Tire Purchase Facts of the case Spencer’s family has two cars of which one car was occasionally used. The less used car started giving trouble of shimming in steering wheel. Harpins got the car checked. Mechanic diagnosed it to be the problem of alignment‚ and suggested to replace the tire. He advised Spencer to buy the tires from a particular shop (nearby gas station). Decided to go through various ads. Friends gave various reasons and suggested the various
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