Topic 1 Accounting and Society Prepared by Graeme Wines. One issue in Topic 1 that can be a little confusing is the distinction between inductive and deductive theories. The example of the topical area of climate change can be used to provide explanations of the distinction which may help your understanding. Inductive theory A descriptive (explanatory/scientific) theory‚ as these terms imply‚ suggest that the theory is attempting to describe or explain a particular phenomenon‚ and that
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Case Study 1-8: Faulty Budget‚ P 42 Lilian Lavado Acc-530 Accounting Ethics & related Regular Issues Professor: James Racic September 7‚ 2014 1. I would report the error immediately to my supervisor or the person in charge of that department. I am currently an employee‚ and I am aware that my responsibility is limited on my performance. However‚ shareholders‚ investors‚ and supervisors trusted on me to do the best I can to make the company grow and be profitable. I would not change
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Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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Chapter 1 Accounting Information Systems and the Accountant INTRODUCTION WHAT ARE ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Accounting Information Systems—A Definition Accounting Information Systems and Their Role in Organizations CASE ANALYSES The Annual Report Universal Concrete Products Ross‚ Sells‚ and Young‚ LLP REFERENCES AND RECOMMENDED READINGS ANSWERS TO TEST YOURSELF WHAT’S NEW IN ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS? Suspicious Activity Reporting Countering Terrorism Corporate Scandals and Accounting
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Case Study 1 Project Management Analysis in the Internet Forecasting Industry Group 4 Dilip Chinnaswamaiah‚ Ruiying Liu‚ Sandhya Aparna Pashikanti‚ Yingqi Yang‚ Hao Zhu Executive Summary In this case‚ our group used the techniques such as PERT‚ project crushing and visualization to solve the scheduling problems encountered in a development project at B&W Systems. We came up with the expected completion time and crashing solution to help the company meet the deadline. The problem was successfully
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(section 1) Module 1 E 1-1 1 a 2 c 3 d 4 c 5 b 6 c 7 d 8 a 9 b 10 c P 1-1 a. Wages Interest Add Equip 6‚000‚000 500‚000 900‚000 7‚400‚000 b. Wages Interest 6‚000‚000 500‚000 6‚500‚000 c. Bonds Wages Interest 6‚000‚000 500‚000 10‚000‚000 16‚500‚000 E 1-2 b b d b b c c b a b d. The cash basis of accounting requires the company to expense the entire $10 million of equipment in year ten. The taxpayers of the tenth year incur the entire expense rather than depreciating $1 million per year. P 1-2 1. The
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING THEORY a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report. (Do not in this part discuss the significance of generally accepted.”) Answer: Before I dissect the term “accounting principle‚” I first want to provide a brief definition of (1) accounting and (2) a principle. Accounting is the systematic recording‚ reporting‚ and analysis of financial transactions of a business and a principle is a rule or ethical standard. The definition
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In the Final Paper‚ you must address the issue of treatment versus punishment. This discussion is designed to help everyone with this debate that shapes juvenile justice in every state. There are many thoughts that cross the spectrum‚ so this is your opportunity to discuss‚ with your peers‚ the benefits and challenges of a variety of juvenile justice‚ in-residence programs. There are four primary goals of confinement in the juvenile justice system: retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ and
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CHAPTER 1 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: ENVIRONMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS QUESTION 1-1 a. The similarities of accounting for profit-seeking and G&NP organizations include: 1. Double-entry system of accounts. 2. Most accounting mechanics‚ e.g.‚ basic transaction documents‚ journals‚ ledgers‚ charts of accounts. 3. Where a G&NP organization has a business-type activity‚ e.g.‚ a municipal electric utility‚ the accounting largely parallels that
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Malone • On 1 July 2011‚ Dyson purchased 80% of the shares on Malone for $ 800‚000. • On 30 June 2012‚ the land was revalued to $ 870‚000. • On 30 June 2012‚ Brennan owned 100% of Dyson‚ there has been changed to 60% of Dyson in the next year. • Dividend of $ 20‚000 was declared on 15 October 2012‚ and been paid on 15 November 2013. • On 31 October 2012‚ Dyson sold the entire interest for $1.1 million. • Partial goodwill method is used in Malone. Theory and Impact of Accounting Treatment
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