Financial Accounting THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING In the present era most of the business as well as non-business operations are carried out through organizations (mostly by limited liability companies (also known as joint stock companies)‚ societies and charitable organisation)‚ rather than by people working as individuals. Such organization consist of group of people working together for common goal. To accomplish its objectives‚ the organization uses resources material
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HOMEWORK 3: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. A finance student states‚ “I don’t understand why anyone pays any attention to accounting earnings numbers‚ given that a ‘clean’ number like cash from operations is readily available.” Do you agree? Why or why not? I disagree with the finance student‚ because net income forecasts future cash flow and is informative. a. Net income forecasts future cash flow better than current cash flow‚ and does so by recording transactions associated with cash consequences
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| 1. | Cash is another term for Stockholders’ Equity. | | | | True | | x| False | | | | Score: 1 of 1 | | 2. | Explanatory notes and supporting schedules are an optional part of an annual report. | | | | | True | | x | False | | | | Score: 1 of 1 | | 3. | Debt securities sold to investors that must be repaid at a particular date some years in the future are called | | | | | accounts payable. | | | notes receivable. | | | taxes payable. |
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Applicability of Accounting Standard (AS) 26‚ Intangible Assets‚ to intangible items 1. Accounting Standard (AS) 26‚ ‘Intangible Assets’‚ came into effect in respect of expenditure incurred on intangible items during accounting periods commencing on or after 1-4-2003 and is mandatory in nature from that date for the following: (i) Enterprises whose equity or debt securities are listed on a recognised stock exchange in India‚ and enterprises that are in the process of issuing equity or debt
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Principles of Accounting 1 American InterContinental University I have been asked by my supervisor to mentor a new accounting clerk in my department‚ I am hoping that when I’m done mentoring this person that they will understand accounting better. I am also hoping that my supervisor will be proud of me‚ and continue asking me to mentor new people‚ and hopefully give me a raise or a promotion. To better understand accounting we need to know why adjusting entries are so important to a business
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Exposure Draft Accounting Standard (AS) 10 (revised) Tangible Fixed Assets (Last date for Comments: February 28‚ 2006) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Issued by Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft Revised AS 10‚ Tangible Fixed Assets Contents INVITATION TO COMMENT [Exposure Draft] Accounting Standard AS 10 (revised) Pages 4-5 Tangible Fixed Assets OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Initial Costs Subsequent Costs MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION Elements
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MCQ FOR IMT 57 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Test : (Journal‚ Ledger‚ Trial Balance‚ Errors) Name: _________________ Fundamentals of Accounting Max. Marks: 30 1. RPC Ltd. follows the written down value method of depreciating machinery year after year by applying the principle of (a) Comparability. (b) Convenience. (c) Consistency. (d) All of the above. 2. A change in accounting policy is justified
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Financial statements are the basic statements that summarize the financial activities of a business and are prepared by businesses to indicate the financial steadiness of the business to investors‚ creditors‚ and other external entities (McGraw-Hill Higher Education‚ 2009). The income statement is a representation of the revenues and expenses for a specific period of time in a business. Its purpose is to detail the revenues‚ expenses‚ and net income or loss. A net income is the result of revenues
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Account/Ave. AR–or - Sales Revenue/Ave. AR How quickly a firm collects cash from AR. Converted into “Days Outstanding for AR” 365/AR Turnover Ratio Common Changes in Ratio Inventory Turnover: CSG/Ave. Inventory How fast a firm sells inventory. Generally‚ you want a high inventory turnover. Fixed Asset Turnover: Sales/Ave. Fixed Assets The amount of sales generated from fixed assets ROCE: (Net Income – PS Dividends)/Ave. Common OE A firms ability to use & finance assets to generate earnings
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Module 4 Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements Learning Objectives – coverage by question True/ False Multiple Choice Exercises Problems Essay Questions LO1 Compute return on equity (ROE) and disaggregate it into operating and nonoperating returns. 1-6 1-9 1-6 1-4 1-2 LO2 Disaggregate operating return (RNOA) into components of profitability and asset turnover. 1‚ 7-9 10-14 7-9 5-6 1-3 LO3 Explain nonoperating return and compute it from return on equity and the
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