a study on the rules-based and principles-based accounting standards. The aim of this article is to discuss the attributes and potential effects of transferring from rules-based standards to principles-based standards. To some extent this article is critical‚ but several limitations need to be discussed‚ such as implementation guidance. Summary Schipper (2003) demonstrated that there was a long-running debate on whether U.S. GAAP should be shifted to principles-based system instead of rules-based
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Introduction The parade of corporate accounting scandals of the last decade‚ with lion’s share occurring in 2002‚ has developed deep antipathy and distrust towards corporations and their reporting practices‚ and casted doubts on the opinions of audit firms. As majority of these accounting frauds occurred in the US (See Appendix)‚ there was a widely-held view that rules-based accounting standards have allowed failure of large corporations like Enron and World Com‚ since US GAAP is perceived to
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Accounting Principles The general rules and concepts that govern the Accounting filed are referred to as the Principles of Accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) using the groundwork of principles and guidelines has formulated these rules. They lay the foundation for sound and ethical accounting practices. The GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles or "GAAP") consists of three important sets of rules: • The underlying accounting principles • The rules and standards
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General Principles As the written sources of EU law cannot always provide a solution for every question which comes before CJEU‚ there is what has become known as general principles of law. These principles originate from the laws of individual member states‚ such as equality and from interpretations of treaty articles. The legal basis for the incorporation of these principles can be found under Article 263 TFEU‚ which states infringement of rule of law‚ and in Article 340 TFEU there is a direct
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Running head: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES Generally Accepted Accounting Principles P G HCS 571 June 5‚ 2013 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ are standards and guidelines for financial accounting‚ and reporting‚ (Office of Financial Management‚ 2012). There are guidelines in effect for most organizations; GAAP ensures that the finances of an organization are correct. According to Cleverly‚ Song‚ and Cleverly (2011)‚ GAAP describes the “body
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me is right or wrong.""Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.""Being ethical is doing what the law requires.""Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.""I don’t know what the word means." The meaning of "ethics" is hard to pin down‚ and the views many people have about ethics are shaky. Like Baumhart’s first respondent‚ many people tend to equate ethics with their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of following one’s feelings. A person following his
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Ethical standards are the morals of our environment that are tolerable for most people. Normally referred to as mores‚ ethical standards are what the most of people accepts as good‚ and the way they act without imposed rules and regulations. Some part of the World these ethical standards are based on cultural and religion principles. In addition to that‚ ethical thinking involves the complex process used to consider the effect of the actions on the individuals or organization we serve. The basis
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Discuss the accounting principles and concepts that were violated in the case. Explain the appropriate accounting treatments that should be used. Accounting is a systematic recording of business transactions and statements relating to assets‚ liabilities and summarizes the financial events that occur in a business. There are certain accounting principles and concepts to preparing reports on financial statements. These accounting principles and concepts are usually referred to as General Accepted
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING(POA)/ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS(AFM) Basic Accounting Concepts & Terminologies ACCOUNTING- DEFINITION Accounting means the various technical activities performed by accountants‚ including financial accounting‚ bookkeeping and management accounting. Accounting is considered to be as old as money. However in 1494 Lucas Fra Pacoili‚ an Italian Merchant is universally regarded as the father of modern system of accounting or double entry system of accounting. Accounting has
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112: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY NOTES (a) International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards. The foreword to accounting standards defines Accounting Standards as Authoritative statements of how particular types of transaction and other events should be reflected in financial statements. Accounting Standards are developed to achieve comparability of financial information between and among different organizations. International Accounting Standards
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