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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Unit 9 Final Project: Integrity in Accounting “In 2001 and 2002 corporate giants like Enron‚ Global Crossing‚ and WorldCom were forced to declare bankruptcy‚ and massive accounting and other irregularities were revealed… In response to the public outcry that ensued‚ the [Sarbanes-Oxley] Act was enacted” (Lander‚ 2004‚ p. 1). Officials feared that because of these scandals in the financial reporting industry that investor confidence would be lost‚ which would cause the economy to deteriorate.
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Literacy in accounting Kierra Collins Florida State College of Jacksonville At least once in a life time a person will have to trust another with their financial wellbeing. People such as accountants who take care and manage the money of others. Accountants assist their clients with finical advice and make sure that all of their government work is in order. Others work for big corporations and the take care of their bookkeeping. Accountants have a very difficult job because not only do they have
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owners. d. of an entity be kept separate from the activities of its owner. 3. Owner’s equity is best depicted by the following: a. Assets = Liabilities. b. Liabilities + Assets. c. Residual equity + Assets. d. Assets – Liabilities. 4. The basic accounting equation cannot be restated as a. Assets – Liabilities = Owner’s Equity. b. Assets – Owner’s Equity = Liabilities. c. Owner’s Equity + Liabilities = Assets. d. Assets + Liabilities = Owner’s Equity. 5. If total liabilities increased by
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Week One Exercise Assignment Basic Accounting Equations 1. Concepts. Jean ’s Marine Supply specializes in the sale of boating equipment and acces¬sories. Identify the Basic items that follow as an asset (A)‚ liability (L)‚ revenue (R)‚ or expense (E) from the firm ’s viewpoint. a. The inventory of boating supplies owned by the company. – Asset (A) b. Monthly rental charges paid for store space. – Expense (E) c. A loan owed to Citizens Bank. – Liability (L) d. New computer equipment
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Cost accounting deals with ascertainment ‚ allocation ‚ apportionment accounting aspect of costs.Management accounting deals with the effect and impact of costs on the business. 2. Cost accounting provides a base for management accounting whereas management accounting is derived from cost accounting and financial accounting. 3. Cost accounting does not include financial accounting ‚ tax planning and tax accounting. Management accounting includes financial and cost accounting ‚ tax accounting
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In the present day forensic accounting plays a huge role in many of the court cases publicized by the media. With the spotlight on the profession‚ this is a good opportunity to discuss the following topics: 1) Five skills that a forensic accountant needs to possess. 2) The role of a forensic accountant within a courtroom environment. 3) Analyze the legal responsibility a forensic accountant has while providing service to a business. 4) Examine two cases where forensic
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Question no: 01:- Accounting profit and Economic profit. Economic Profit Implicit cost Accounting profit Explicit cost Total opportunity cost Revenue Revenue How an economist views a firm How an accountant views a firm Accounting profit equals sales revenue minus ( - ) all costs except the cost of equity capital‚ while Economic profit is sales revenue minus ( - ) all costs including the opportunity cost of equity capital. Thus economic profit may be lower than the accounting profit. If accounting
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journal entry to the right side of a general ledger account Accounting System Flow 1. Transactions are recorded in the form of journal entries and adjusting entries 2. Journal entries are posted into the accounts of the general ledger 3. The trial balance is prepared by listing account balances 4. The financial statements are prepared PPT 3 -CH2 GAAP – generally accepted accounting principles FASB – The Financial Accounting Standard Board Money is the common unit of measure to record
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What is Forensic Accounting? The integration of accounting‚ auditing and investigative skills yields the speciality known as Forensic Accounting. "Forensic"‚ according to the Webster’s Dictionary means‚ "Belonging to‚ used in or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate." "Forensic Accounting"‚ provides an accounting analysis that is suitable to the court which will form the basis for discussion‚ debate and ultimately dispute resolution. Forensic Accounting encompasses both
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