Accounting Standards Boards Leslie Brian ACC/541 November 14‚ 2011 Delphine Agnor Wolsker Accounting Standards Boards The field of accounting is constantly evolving. This is true not only for the theory of accounting itself but also the entities that govern its theory and practice. Presently‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are faced with some of the biggest challenges to date. To understand the significance
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United States: the SEC‚ the AICPA‚ and the FASB. A separate but similar set of rules and principles govern state and local government reporting‚ as determined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). Accountants generally apply GAAP through the use of FASB pronouncements referred to as Financial Accounting Standards (FASs)‚ which are periodically published in industry bulletins. There are more than 100 FASs that have been issued over the years. They are supplemented by formal opinions and
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Financial Accounting Learning Objectives: After studying Chapter 1‚ you should be able to * Discuss the different classifications of financial transactions * Define an equity investor and a debt investor and understand the difference * Discuss the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission * Name the Big Four accounting firms and define the term “independent auditor” * Define corporate governance * Discuss GAAP and IFRS and the concept of
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Strategic Management Accounting 2014 / 15 Level 6 Module Code 44-6785-00C Sheffield Business School Module leader - Richard Watkinson TABLE OF CONTENTS Page What’s this module about? 3 How will this module deliver the relevant industry sector skills and competencies? 3 How will this module be delivered? 4 Assessment Package 5 How will Blackboard be used with this module? 5 How will student feedback be obtained on this module and how will this be
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Dr Donna Harrison dictating Diagnostic Imaging Report Patient : Putul Barua ID 135799 Room No. CCU4 X-ray 10-0460 Referring Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD from pulmonology. Reason for exam is hemoptysis Date of exam is 01/10 Procedure: Ct scan of chest without contrast Findings: Ct scan of the chest was performed in 7 mm axial sections with no intrrveous contrast enhancement. Comparison is made to previous ct scans made during his admission last year. There is interval resolution of
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Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board Analysis Paper ACC/460 October 28‚ 2013 Governmental Accounting Standards Board and Financial Accounting Standards Board Analysis Paper The purpose of this paper is to review‚ compare‚ and show the contrast between the two accounting standard boards; Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)‚ and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The objectives of both Boards will be discussed as well as similarities
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Task 1 Accounting record is defined as the all of the documentations involved in the preparation of financial statements and records which are relevant to financial review and audits which include recording of assets and liabilities‚ ledgers‚ journals‚ and any other supporting documents like invoices. Ledger: Maintaining ledger is a must in all accounting system. Ledger is used for preparing trial balance which checks the arithmetical accuracy of the accounting books. Ledger is the store-house
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Cost Accounting - Chapter 1 1. Flexibility is said to be the hallmark of modern management accounting‚ whereas standardization and consistency describe financial accounting. Explain why the focus of those two accounting systems differs. Financial accounting is more about the bigger picture—it evaluates the finances of the organization as a whole‚ using historical‚ quantitative‚ monetary‚ and factual data. It is more formal and requires the use of GAAP. The information financial accounting
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CHAPTER 1 THE ACCOUNTANT’S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION TRUE/FALSE 1. Management accounting information focuses on external reporting. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: management accounting Management accounting information focuses on internal reporting. 2. A good cost accounting system is narrowly focused on a continuous reduction of costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 2 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost accounting A good cost accounting system
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Case Study ‘Blu-ray versus HD-DVD: A Standards Battle in High-Definition Video’ Discussion Questions 1. What factors do you think influenced whether (1) consumers‚ (2) retailers or (3) movie producers supported Blu-ray versus HD-DVD? Every party in this standards battle had its own reasons for chosing one standard over the other. For instance‚ the motives for movie producers to choose Blu-ray were completely different from the motives for consumers to choose Blu-ray. In our opinion‚ the
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