Legality and Ethicality of Financial Reporting Accounting professionals consider standard practices of accounting and board of accountancy rules when creating ethical standards. Accountants also consider state and federal laws. Ethics and the law works hand-in-hand therefore should be on the minds of those considering the commission of fraud. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Excello‚ Terry Reed‚ was considering doing such by posting a $2.1 million transaction to raise year-end earnings.
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limited life. B. Its owner’s personal resources are at stake. C. Its ownership is easily transferable via the sale of shares of stock. D. It is simple to establish. E. It has double taxation. 2. External users want answers to all of the following questions except: A. Is the company earning satisfactory income? B. Will the company be able to pay its debts as they come due? C. Will the company be able to afford employee pay raises this year
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Abstract The purpose of this essay is to illustrate the complexity meanings of financial reporting reflect the reality and it can be the creator of social reality. Financial reporting should have an objective “truth” and “fair” view and prepare a faithful presentation for shareholders to deal with the investment. Accounting theory need to continuous change its standards or models in order to meet the future needs. This easy also discuss this statement which relate to the sustainability issues
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measurement on the basis of financial reporting. It provides information about what an entity might realize if it sold an asset or might pay to transfer a liability. In recent years‚ the use of fair value as a measurement basis for financial reporting has been expanded. Determining fair value often requires a variety of assumptions as well as significant judgment. Thus‚ investors desire timely and transparent information about how fair value is measured‚ its impact on current financial statements‚ and its
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AC1010 Financial and Management Accounting for Managers Course Work for Semester 2 Submitted by: Emerson K.Yip G-number: Date: May 1‚ 2013 Table Content : Page 1. Calculation of Standard Cost per unit for each of the products 3 2. Reconciliation Statement between Standard cost at actual 7 production and Actual Cost of Production. 3. List of possible reasons for each of the variance
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Lindsey Moran Financial Accounting Final Project Amazons mission and goal is “ to be earth ’s most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.” (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-faq#14296). Their business summary states “Amazon.com‚ Inc. operates as an online retailer in North America and internationally. It operates retail Websites‚ such as amazon.com and amazon.ca. The company serves
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Independent University‚ Bangladesh (IUB) In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of EMBA Course-513E Management Accounting By Mohammed Shamsuddin Student ID: 1110805 Summer Semester‚ 2012‚ Management Accounting‚ EMBA INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY‚BANGLADESH July 26‚ 2012 Dr.Dilip kumar Sen Professor School of
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Case 5: Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices April 28‚ 2012 Case 5: Arthur Andersen: Questionable Accounting Practices Describe the legal and ethical issues surrounding Andersen’s auditing of companies accused of accounting improprieties. Arthur Andersen LLP (Andersen) was involved with several legal and ethical issues regarding several of their clients being accused of accounting improprieties. Andersen may not have been directly involved with most of these improprieties;
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Financial accounting refers to accounting and oversight of the companies have completed a comprehensive system of campaign funds‚ that the external economic stakes of investors‚ creditors and the government departments concerned and enterprises to provide economic information of the financial position and profitability as the main target carry out economic activities. Financial Accounting is an important foundation work of modern enterprises‚ through a series of accounting procedures‚ provided useful
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E1-5 Cougar’s Accounting Services provides low – cost tax advice and preparation to those with financial need. At the end of the current period‚ the company reports the following amounts: Asset – 19000; Liabilities – 15000; Revenues – 28000; Expenses = 33000 Required: 1. Calculate net loss. 2. Calculate stockholders’ equity at the end of the period. Net loss *Revenues – Expenses = (5000) Stockholders * Assets – Liabilities = 4000 E1-6 Cash 5400 Salaries expense 2200 Accounts payable 3400
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