CHAPTER 3 INTERNATIONAL CONVERGENCE OF FINANCIAL REPORTING Answers to Questions 1. The ultimate goal of both harmonization and convergence is to achieve international comparability in financial reporting‚ and both are processes that take place over time. However‚ while harmonization refers to the reduction of alternative accounting practices in different countries‚ convergence refers to the process of developing a set of high quality financial reporting standards for use internationally (the process
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Financial Statements for Internal Reporting Purposes vs. Financial Statements for External Reporting Purposes It is common in most companies to maintain two set of financial statements; one being used/presented for internal reporting purposes and another for reporting externally. Internal reports are used primarily to aid management in the decision making process throughout the course of the business. These are subject to internal audit to make sure that all information reported are fair and correct
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24/07/2013 Overview of ACCT2011 Institutional and Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting Week 1 Lecture Schedule of weekly topics › UoS Outline Assessment › Mid-semester test (7 Sep 2013) 40% 60% › Final exam (final exam period) ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A Dr Eagle Zhang › Please note: You must achieve at least 40% in the final exam to pass the unit AND get an overall mark of 50% or more. 1 4 Overview of ACCT 2011 1. Applying specific accounting standards: • interpreting
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Southwest Airlines Case Study 1. Company Overview Southwest airlines began in 1967 as a low-cost‚ low-fare‚ customer-friendly air service shuttling passengers between San Antonio‚ Dallas and Houston‚ Texas. Founded by Rollin King and Herb Kelleher‚ Southwest moved from a small commuter transport of 18 round trip flights within Texas to a bustling market share leader providing more domestic flights than any other airline within the industry. Within two years of its first flight the airline was able
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Case 3-1 HOTEL CONTINENTAL In July 1989‚ Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ owner of Triumph Tours read in the newspapers anadvertisement for the leasing of Hotel Continentals facilities. During the last six months‚ OscarMendoza has been seriously thinking about operating a hotel to complement his travel agency business.Oscar Mendoza had been experiencing difficulties in getting hotel accommodations for his tour groupssince last year during the peak travel months of December‚ January‚ July and August.Hotel Continental
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University of the Philippines Los Baños College Laguna AY 2013-2014 MGT 201 Case Analysis # 2: HOTEL CONTINENTAL Submitted by: Submitted to: Group 6 Edra‚ Mark Raymond V. Prof. Jimmy Williams Malabanan‚ John Benvers A. Sayseng‚ Kristel H. HOTEL CONTINENTAL I. Point of View: Based on the case‚ the point of view to be considered is that of Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ owner of Triumph Tours‚ because he has the full knowledge of the problem‚ and the capacity to implement the decision.
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Ch 8: Financial Reporting and Management Reporting System GL master ledger: the principal file in the GLS database. Based on chart of accounts. FRS draws upon GL master to produce the firm’s financial statements General ledger history file and journal voucher history file- prior period info Responsibility center file: contains revenues‚ expenditures‚ and other resource utilization data for each responsibility center in the organization (used for responsibility reports) Budget master file: contains
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| Lessee Ltd.- Lease Case | | | | | | 1. Was the junior accountant’s analysis correct? Why or why not? No‚ the junior accountant’s analysis is not correct in classifying the lease as an operating lease in accordance with IFRS. Whether or not a lease is classified as a finance or an operating lease depends on if all of the benefits as well as risks of ownership have been shifted from the lessor to the lessee. According to IAS 17-10(d)‚ a lease must be classified as a finance
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Financial Reporting Problem‚ Part I ACC/290 March 18‚ 2013 Tony Ames Financial Reporting Problem‚ Part I In today’s markets there are several factors that make up a public company and allow it to be desired by investors. * Total Current Assets: Previous Annual Reporting Period * * The total current assets at the end of the previous annual reporting period‚ December 31‚ 2011‚ was $22‚985‚000 in comparison to the most current year of 2012’s results of $22‚706‚000. Therefore
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Financial Statements For Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) Year over year‚ Malaysian Airline System Bhd has seen revenues remain relatively flat (13.7B MYR to 13.3BMYR)‚ though the company was able to grow net income from a loss of 2.5B MYR to a smaller loss of 432.6MMYR. A reduction in the percentage of sales devoted to cost of goods sold from 118.63% to 106.25% was a key component in the bottom line growth in the face of flat revenues. View Income Statement In U.S. Dollar Income StatementBalanceSheetCash
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