Case 3-6 Accounting Standards A. Given the income statement effects of LIFO versus FIFO‚ how will the balance sheet inventory amounts differ between General Motors and Ford versus Honda and Daimler-Benz? In other words‚ will inventory be reported amounts representing recent costs or older historical costs? In your opinion‚ which balance sheet amounts would be more useful to financial statement users in making decisions to buy or sell shares of a company’s stock? Inventory is an asset that
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ACCOUNTING THEORIES 1. What is the difference between a positive theory of accounting and a normative theory of accounting? 2. What do we mean when we say that ‘theories are abstractions of reality’? Do you agree that theories of accounting are necessarily abstractions of reality? 3. Identify and explain 5 different criteria we might use to establish a theory as being suitable for use in our research. 4. Is the study of financial accounting theory a waste of time for accounting
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which it operates. Therefore‚ in order to properly evaluate Caesars Entertainment Corporation‚ the gaming industry must be taken into consideration. Specifically‚ industry trends and strategies‚ competitors‚ business processes‚ regulation and oversight‚ special accounting and financial reporting practices‚ internal controls‚ major risks‚ as well as the implications of those risks will be addressed. Industry Trends and Strategies While the gaming industry was once considered to be “recession proof
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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 (IAS’s)
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Chapter 02 Worldwide Accounting Diversity Multiple Choice Questions 1. What is the equivalent of U.S. balance sheet common stock on the balance sheet of a British company? A) Capital redemption reserve B) Share premium account C) Own shares held D) Called-up share capital Answer: D Level: Medium LO: 1 2. Which of the following is not a problem caused by accounting diversity? A) Lack of qualified international
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the many years of accounting practice‚ a lot of accounting theories have been developed. Interestingly‚ many of those theories are grounded on the basis of prescribing and proposing how accounting processes should be performed. These are known as normative theories of accounting as they are not built on observation‚ but rather upon the theorist’s deductive judgement‚ and subjective opinion (Goble 2009). Accounting conceptual frameworks are good examples of normative theories as they provide guidelines
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Problem 1-4 Managers need accounting information and need to know how to use it. Critically evaluate this statement. Accounting information provides managers with data needed to determine whether a business is at a profit or a loss‚ how much debtors owe‚ company’s liabilities‚ and much other financial information. Accounting measures business transactions and as such can help direct managers in the right course with concrete information. Principally accounting information is a tool for managers
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Effect of Applying Fair Value on the Financial Statements of UK Leading Companies By Bassam Kazmouz 0948799 Supervisor Dr Robert Wearing September 2010 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (MSC) www.abahe.co.uk Arab British Academy for Higher Education TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Overview
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Laurel Cobb Course Title: Managerial Accounting for Decision Making Assignment 1- GAAP‚ JIT‚ and TOC Question/Prompt Please describe the implications of GAAP in an international company and how JIT and TOC are important to making managerial decisions on inventory and activity based accounting. Please delineate various cost categories and briefly describe each cost type and application within an enterprise. Review of Subject Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is a widely accepted
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