INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA RESEARCH REPORT ON THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL REPORTS IN DECISION MAKING A CASE STUDY OF; THE MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURES DEVELOPMENT BY: MANS’S SON ADA III 2006/2007 SUPERVISOR: MR G. PETERSON A RESEARCH REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA AS A PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY (ADA) CHAPTER ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM The primary
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Financial Statements Brandon Persad ACC/561 November 3‚ 2014 Tom Myers‚ Facilitator Financial Statements Accounting is a systematic approach to identifying‚ recording and communicating the various financially impactful events of a business to interested external and internal users of such information (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2011). The field of accounting is typically divided into financial and managerial accounting. The purpose of financial accounting is to report on a company’s
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…………………………………………………………………………………………..…………………5 Relationship Between the Assessments of Inherent and Control Risks…………………………..……..……6 Identifying Specific Controls Relevant to Specific Assertions………………………………………………..……..6 Types of Control Activities that Relate to Financial Statement Assertion……………………………..……..7 STAGE C: OBTAINBING EVIDENTIAL MATTER TO SUPPORT THE ASSESSED LEVEL OF CONTROL RISK…….7 Performing Tests of Controls………………………………………………………………………………………………………7 Nature of Tests of Control……………………………………………………………………………………………………
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preparing common-size statements‚ items on the Balance Sheet are generally stated as a percentage of __________ and items on the Income Statement are generally stated as a percentage of __________. total assets; net income. total shareholders’ equity; net income. total shareholders’ equity; net sales. total assets; net sales. Common-size balance sheets express all assets‚ liabilities‚ and equities as a percent of the balance sheet footing (total assets). Common-size income statements express all sales
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percentage analysis of increases and decreases in individual items in comparative financial statements is called a. vertical analysis b. solvency analysis c. profitability analysis d. horizontal analysis 2. Which of the following below generally is the most useful in analyzing companies of different sizes a. comparative statements b. common-sized financial statements c. price-level accounting d. audit report 3. The percent of fixed
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THE EFFECTS OF ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT 5.1 ENTITY CONCEPT The first accounting concept is entity concept. These concept shows accounts are kept for entities and not the people who own or run the company. Even in proprietorships and partnerships‚ the accounts for the business must be kept separate from those of the owners. This is because what whatever amount the company owes to others is not the liabilities of the owners. The maximum amount that the owner is going to lose
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MPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC Importance of financial statement is not what anyone can just keep aside without feeling the heat. A financial statement is very important in every society as many economic and financial decisions are made based on it. WHAT ARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? Financial statements are those sets of accounts that every quoted company / incorporation is mandated by law to produce for the benefits of its shareholders and other stakeholders. Financial statements
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Examining Financial Statements - Landry ’s Restaurants Financial statement users around the globe use financial statements to evaluate the performance of companies (Fundamentals of Financial Accounting‚ 2006). In order to locate a company’s reported assets‚ liabilities‚ expenses and revenues‚ statement users rely on four types of financial statements. The four financial statements include: Balance Sheet‚ Income Statement‚ Statement of Retained Earnings‚ and Statement of Cash Flows (Fundamentals
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The Effect of Financial Statement in Decision Making Background of the Study In every organization‚ every fiber of decision is important. However‚ before creating such valuable decision‚ it is also important that the decision makers such as leaders has basis. In terms of performance in an organization and creating new business ventures‚ it is emphasized that the use of financial statements or financial reports can be a great source of crafting decision. Through the income statement‚ balance sheet
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Executive Summary The financial performance of CWT Limited for the last five years‚ from year 2010 till 2014‚ will be critically analysed in this report. CWT Limited is a leading provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions. Its key competitor is Neptune Orient Lines Limited (Hoover’s‚ 2015) which has a long-standing influence in Asia since 1968. A competitor analysis will be done for both companies based on the data from their published financial statements. CWT Limited has experienced
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