“certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting” by the Government Finance Officers Association? What is the significance of this award? Yes‚ it is significant because it is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting‚ and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. (Page 13) b) What are the key issues addressed in the letter of transmittal? Major initiatives in the city of Charlotte
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Question 1 Use the data below to answer Parts (a) through (c). Show all calculations in your solutions. On January 1‚ 20X2‚ Haika Inc. purchased 60% of the outstanding voting shares of Selina Co. for $3‚000‚000. On that date‚ Selina’s shareholders’ equity consisted of retained earnings of $2‚000‚000 and ordinary shares of $1‚000‚000. Selina’s identifiable assets and liabilities had fair values that were equal to their carrying values on January 1‚ 20X2‚ except for the following: | Fair value
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costs Labor costs of assembly-line workers $110‚000 – Direct labor Sales commissions $35‚000 – Period costs Factory supplies used $13‚000 – Direct materials Salaries paid to sales clerks $50‚000 – Period costs (b) Explain the basic difference in accounting for product costs and period costs. Product costs are manufacturing costs‚ direct components‚ direct labor and manufacturing overhead‚ do not become expenditures until the company sells inventory. Period costs are non-manufacturing costs‚ including
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger
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References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚
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Accounting for Managers TOPIC A: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING Investors – Individual and groups provide initial capital. Creditors – Company which loans money to another company (Suppliers/Bank). Managers – Oversee the day-to-day operations. What is accounting? * Process of Recognising‚ measuring‚ recording (also known as transactions)‚ disclosing and attesting to information. *Information – Decision Making (Value Creation)‚ Control (Monitoring). Process of Accounting: Transactions
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Table of Contents Case 1 Introduction Jill’s business is expanding while the up going GST prevent her from gaining more profits. The idea of replacing the labor with the help of new equipment will bring about an unprofitable break-even point. However Jill still insist on borrowing from bank to invest in the equipment regardless of the CVP analysis result‚ which raised some ethical issues. Analysis Question 1 Defining the stakeholders There are 5 major stakeholders arising
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Chapter 1 - Review Questions Answer each question completely. This information is from Chapter 1 in your textbook. Submit your completed file through the ASGN_C1 assignment in Blackboard. For information on how to submit assignments‚ refer to SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS IN BLACKBOARD located in Course Materials. 1. What is the difference between a threat agent and a threat? A threat is a general term used to describe a category of items that present a risk in jeopardizing the safety of an asset
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Table of Contents 1. Terms of Reference I have been asked by Fiona Sinclair to prepare a report. In this report I will detail the errors which I have identified. I will then explain how applying my recommendations will contribute to the corporate image‚ reputation‚ productivity‚ efficiency‚ quality‚ and professionalism that Cycle IT Scotland wishes to portray to its customers and suppliers. 2. Procedure/Methodology This information was gathered by the following means Existing
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