Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles‚ and Constraints XACC/280 Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles‚ and Constraints The basic assumptions of accounting include the monetary unit assumption and economic entity assumption. The monetary unit assumption is described as what companies require as only transactional data that can be expressed in terms of money (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2008). The purpose of the monetary unit assumptions is to only reflect the financial impact of the business
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Financial accounting is the only branch of accounting and it is not perfect. There are large numbers of limitations which open new way to use other tools of accounting. To know what are the main limitations of financial accounting. It is very necessary for accountants. Accountants are often blind to these limitations. So‚ I am covering its limitation a lot of ground. Read below and understand:- Net effect of transactions are recorded in financial accounting which has happened in past. These
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3. A). Ethical dilemma I now face: * Return the dividend checks all 4 owners received to help with putting money back in the company. * Hire an independent firm to reconcile the financial statements. * Invest in an external auditor. * Disclose the wrongdoing. * Ensure all parties involve or have a stake in the financial statements are notified of the changes. B). No‚ because the ticket sales revenue is for the following year and the service has not been provided to the
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Regardless if anyone knows it or not‚ everyone actually lives in accordance with some sort of ethical standard. Some may refer to it as a code‚ a creed‚ or even a motto; however ethics itself is defined as a set of moral principles or values (Meriam-Webster). Ethics is an extremely important aspect of society in general and is applicable in every profession‚ however it holds a higher regard in law enforcement. Law enforcement officers are entrusted by the public to not only uphold the laws and
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Personal Values and Ethical Standards In order to start this paper‚ I had to make sure I knew the differences between values‚ moral and ethics. It’s believed that values are what we learn from childhood from parents and surrounding influences of adults involved in the child’s life. Morals are the beliefs developed from that value system and how one should behave in any given situation. Ethics on the other hand is how someone actually behaves in the situation that may test ones morals and values
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Limitations of Financial Accounting: Financial accounting is the only branch of accounting and it is not perfect. There are large numbers of limitations which open new way to use other tools of accounting. To know what are the main limitations of financial accounting. It is very necessary for accountants. Accountants are often blind to these limitations. So‚ I am covering its limitation a lot of ground. Read below and understand:- 1. Financial accounting is of historical nature Net effect
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10 Principles of Financial Management The 10 simple principles that do not require knowledge of finance to understand. However‚ while it is not necessary to understand finance in order to understand these principles‚ it is necessary to understand these principles in order to understand finance. Keep in mind that although these principles may at first appear simple or even trivial‚ they will provide the driving force behind all that follows. These principles will weave together concepts and techniques
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Legality and Ethicality of Financial Reporting Accounting professionals consider standard practices of accounting and board of accountancy rules when creating ethical standards. Accountants also consider state and federal laws. Ethics and the law works hand-in-hand therefore should be on the minds of those considering the commission of fraud. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Excello‚ Terry Reed‚ was considering doing such by posting a $2.1 million transaction to raise year-end earnings.
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references Cho‚ CH & Patten‚ DM 2007‚ ‘The role of environmental disclosures as tools of legitimacy: a research note’‚ Accounting‚ Organizations and Society vol. 32‚ no. 7‚ pp. 639-47. Cormier‚ D‚ Magnan‚ M & Van Velthoven‚ B 2005‚ ‘Environmental disclosure quality in large German companies: economic incentives‚ public pressures or institutional conditions?’ European Accounting Review‚ vol. 14‚ no. 1‚ pp. 3-39. Cowan‚ S & Gadenne‚ D 2005‚ ‘Australian corporate environmental reporting: a comparative
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D. The tax rates are 40% for 2010 and 35% for 2011 and subsequent years. E. Income taxes of 320‚000 are due per the tax return for 2010. F. No deferred taxes existed at the beginning of 2010. 1. Compute taxable income for 2010 2. Compute pretax financial income for 2010 3. Prepare the journal entries to record income tax expense deferred income taxes and income taxes payable for 2010 and 2011. Assume taxable income was 980‚000 in 2011. $. Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement
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