The Four Types of Financial Statements ACC/561 Version 4 December 22‚ 2012 Much success in today’s business world is tied in with numbers in the form of accounting and financial statements. Being able to understand and properly read these statements is a critical component in truly knowing a business and properly assessing its overall performance. In the accounting world there are four main financial statements that are universally understood and prepared for most publically traded companies
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Financial Statement Differentiation Paper ACC/HC561 Financial Statement Differentiation Paper Financial statements are what companies use to give management‚ creditors‚ and investors information about the financial stability of their organization. This is one way for the company to measure and quantify their financial performance. Throughout the paper the discussion will be based on the four types of financial statements and who would benefit from them. The Four types of Financial
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I - A. " Representational faithfulness is accomplished when transactions and events affecting the entity are presented in financial statements in a manner that is in agreement with the actual underlying transactions and events" (CICA‚ Financial statement Concepts 1000.21 (a)‚ 2003). It means that all of information in the financial statement such as numbers and descriptions must be factual. The independent auditors checked the computer ID tags on each piece of equipment to confirm the actual numbers
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reasonable‚ fact-based way‚ and refer to that information in determining whether to buy Microsoft ’s stock or not. The 10-K financial statement from Microsoft is an enormous document‚ and it would take too much time to read the entire material. We thus decided to read the report selectively and analyze the company in the following steps: First‚ we will calculate several useful financial ratios. Second‚ we will look into the firm ’s major accounting policies. Third‚ we will observe the trend‚ which shows
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examination of financial statements and underlying records for conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It does this as well as generally accepted governmental auditing standards C. Tests for compliance with laws and regulations. D. Both B and C. 2. Government Auditing Standards (GAS) issued by the U.S. Comptroller General apply to A. Financial statement audits of federal organizations made by the Government Accountability Office. B. Financial statement audits of
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TEACHING CASE York’s Best Ice Cream Company: building a regional brand Jefrey R. Woodall‚ Jay A. Azriel and Gerald Patnode York’s Best Ice Cream Company 153 York College of Pennsylvania‚ York‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a case study about a young entrepreneur who is attempting to build a regional ice cream empire‚ similar to that of the Good Humor Company in the twentieth century. Design/methodology/approach – The case was developed
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minor‚ Trayvon Martin‚ was shot to his death in a gated neighborhood in Sanford‚ Florida. The shooter‚ George Zimmerman‚ still has not faced any serious consequence for the murder. Many people in the Sanford community‚ and even around the country‚ believe that there is no question that Zimmerman should be convicted and sent to jail‚ but‚ unfortunately‚ it is not up to the people; it is up to the justice system. With the consideration of Florida’s state laws‚ this is a difficult case to foresee the
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Financial Statement Restatement Pape Financial Statement Restatement Paper It is well known that over the past decade the amount of errors being discovered within the financial statements of publically held companies has risen. One such error was announced by the internet sales company Overstock.com in early 2009. Due to an accounting error‚ partners of the company were under billed by $1.8 million dollars over the course of 2008. Overstock chose to record this entry incorrectly which falsely
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Running head: FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PAPER Financial Statement Analysis Paper Principles of Accounting ACC/300 Mr. John Opincar June 24‚ 2009 Abstract Landry’s has become a successful company over the years because the customers enjoy the specialty items that they serve on their menu. It has become a company that we enjoy taking our families out to dinner‚ celebrating birthday parties and certain special events. However‚ this paper will complete the financial analysis for the reported
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(Name of the Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements For the year ended (Date) ------------------------------------------------- 1. CORPORATE INFORMATION (This portion will depend on the nature of the business) (Corporation’s Name) is a duly registered non stock corporation under registration number (Registration Number) and its principal office is located at (Address). The amended articles of incorporation were approved on (Date of Approval) and the expiration is on (Date of Expiration)
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