Irrational Ratios 1 of 5 http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/Issues/2001/Aug/IrrationalRatios... FRAUD The numbers raise a red flag. BY JOSEPH T. WELLS AUGUST 2001 inancial statements tell a story‚” says accounting professor W. Steve Albrecht‚ “and the story should make sense.” If not‚ it’s possible the story is a fake. By standing far enough back from the numbers to get a good picture of the client’s business‚ auditors frequently can detect signs of financial statement frauds
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Managerial Accounting Study Guide Chapter 2 Differences between financial and managerial accounting Managerial accounting provides information to managers‚ the people inside the organization who direct and control its operations. Financial accounting provides information to stockholders‚ creditors‚ and others who are outside the organization. Managerial accounting = inside the organization Financial accounting = outside the organization Exhibit 2-2 Comparison of Financial and Managerial Accounting
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University of Phoenix Material Patton-Fuller Ratio Analysis There is a _$_1 million__ difference between the “unaudited” and the “audited” financial reports. The subsequent audit adjustment __increase bad debt_____expense by $__1 milion___ and changed the operating results for 2009 from _a gain to a loss_‚ as compared to the unaudited financial statements. This audit adjustment reduced _the profitability_by 1 mil_and weakens the __creditability_ of the CEO’s report to the Board in December
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Accounting for the iPhone at Apple‚ Inc. (HBS 9-111-003) 1. Exhibit 3 provides the journal entries under subscription accounting. Refer to the example in Exhibit 3. a) Complete the following FSET assuming the Apple follows subscription accounting to account for iPhone’s sales revenue (separately for the transaction in Quarter 1 and in Quarters 2 to 8). Balance Sheet Income Statement Transaction Cash Asset + Noncash Assets - = Liabilities + Contrib. Capital + Earned Capital Revenues
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Provisions 1.92 1.67 1.56 1.45 Net Current Assets -0.88 -1.09 -0.63 0.09 Miscellaneous Expenses 0 0 0 0 Total Assets 3.27 3.61 4.61 5.88 Contingent Liabilities 1.3 1.3 1.31 1.31 Book Value (Rs) -23.01 -26.19 -25.62 -25.09 Comparison & Ratio Analysis of two FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) Companies. 1. Tarai Foods Limited. 2. Tata Global Beverages. Tata Global Beverage (Rs. In Crores) Mar ’13 Mar ’12 Mar ’11 Mar ’10 Sources Of Funds Total Share Capital 61
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Ratio analysis – Shinepukur Ceramics Versus RAK Ceramics Current ratio Shinepukur: From 2009 to 2010‚ current ratio of Shinepukur has increased by 0.24 because of increase in total current assets and decrease in total current liabilities. The increase in total current has occurred for increase in accounts-and-other-receivables‚ advances-deposits-and-prepayments and cash. Among these elements‚ the increase in advances-deposits-and-prepayments is significant (from 82182270 to 278773841). On the
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Analysis Case 1 Chapter 17 Name Institution Introduction Observation of standard accounting practices is a requirement for publicly traded companies. The companies are obligated to follow strict accounting rules in the presentation of their financial statements to enable the readers of such statements to compare performances by different companies easily. Financial institution and shareholders of various private companies may also require private companies to comply with certain accounting standard
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Ratio Analysis Memo Profitability: Asset turnover and Profit Margin What do the profitability ratios reveal about the financial position of the company? Which users may be interested in each type of ratio? What does the collected data reveal about the performance and position of the company? The profitability ratios measure a company’s operating success for a specific period of time. Most investors and bankers are going to be interested in the profitability of a company. The data for asset
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customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings growth in the future which determines the company’s market value. Notice also that the company’s choice of conservative accounting policies has the effect of depressing the company’s book value of equity. 2. What effect did Microsoft’s software capitalization policy have on its financial statements? Ignore any potential tax effects. a. Assume that 60% of Microsoft’s
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Case 8-28. Evaluating a Company’s Budget Procedures. 1. Identify the problems that exist in Ferguson & Sons Manufacturing Company’s budgetary control system and explain how the problems are likely to reduce the effectiveness of the system. The overall company’s strategy is not well defined by executives and communicated to the management. There is no goal other the cost reduction at total company level as well as at departmental level. Managers don’t see connection between expenses‚ revenues
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