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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Learning Log Week -2 Lecture: In this lecture I had the understanding‚ why accounting bodies are so heavily regulated by the government. After the corporate collapse‚ accounting body lost the trust of public. Our work was not transparent and therefore‚ was no longer reliable. Regulator body such as ASIC‚ AASB‚ FRC and ASX are formed after the corporate collapse. ASIC is the corporate ‘watch dog’ who monitors FRC‚ AASB and office of AASB. Why we need regulation? Because it is human nature to
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Understand the principles and requirements of assessment 1.1 Explain the functions of assessment in learning and development. In order to be able to explain the functions of assessment in learning and development‚ it must first be understood what is meant by assessment. The dictionary definition of assessment is "The evaluation or estimation of the nature‚ quality‚ or ability of someone or something." Fenton (1996) describes assessment as "the collection of relevant information that
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A company’s fiscal year must correspond to the calendar year. T154. Accounting periods should be of equal length to facilitate comparison between periods. T155. When there is no direct connection between revenues and costs‚ the costs are systematically allocated among the periods benefitted. T156. Applying accrual accounting results in a more accurate measurement of profit for the period than does the cash basis of accounting. F157. Adjusting entries affect cash flows in the current period. T158
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If a company earns net income of $25 million in Year 8‚ has 10 million shares of stock‚ pays a dividend of $1.00 per share‚ and has annual interest costs of $10 million‚ then | | |[pic]|[pic]|the company would have Year 8 earnings per share of $1.50. | | |[pic]| | |[pic]|[pic]|the company’s retained earnings for
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copy of the 3rd edition of The Future of Business by N. Althouse‚ S. Rose‚ L. Allan‚ L. J. Gitman‚ & C. McDaniel. Published by Thomson Nelson. The assigned text is the 4th edition of the book‚ which is available for purchase new from the University of Saskatchewan bookstore. However there are used copies of the 3rd edition of the book on sale around campus. Given that much of text in the two books is the same‚ it should be possible to use the 3rd edition instead of the 4th edition. If you do buy
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University of Dubuque School of Business BAC 241: Principles of Financial Accounting Homework Chapter 4: Completing Accounting Cycle Name: Due Thursday‚ October 04‚ 2012 in class 1. During 2013‚ Rumbo Corporation had cash and credit sales of $21‚760 and $15‚225‚ respectively. The company also collected accounts receivable of $9‚765 and incurred operating expenses of $27‚700‚ 80 percent of which were paid during the year. In addition‚ Rumbo paid $4‚500 for an 18-month advertising
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Amy Santus RN BSN HCS/571 October 3‚ 2011 Debra Vaughn Increasing pressures of cutting costs and improving the quality of care in health care services influences the management of the health care organization to implement the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within their daily routines. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are a set of uniform accounting guidelines health care organizations follow
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Incorporated‚ a small manufacturing company. Whistle Stop also has a small service department that repairs customers’ model trains for a fee. The company has been in business for five years. At the end of the most recent fiscal year‚ November 30‚ 2011‚ the accounting records reflected total assets of $500‚000 and total liabilities of $200‚000. During the current fiscal year ending November 30‚ 2012‚ the following summarized events occurred: a. Issued additional common shares for $200‚000. b.
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UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST College of Business Administration-Manila UESONs’ PRE-MIDTERM EXAM -FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING 1&2- NAME: ___________________________ SECTION: ___________ CELL LEADER: ______________________ WS: ___ CG: ___ SS: ___ DIRECTION: Write your FINAL ANSWERS on the ANSWER SHEET provided. USE CAPITAL LETTERS. NO ERASURES! NO CHEATING! 1. | 26. | 51. | 76. | 2. | 27. | 52. | 77. | 3. | 28. | 53. | 78. | 4. | 29. | 54. | 79. | 5. | 30. | 55. |
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