Writing the narrative: the triumphs and tribulations By Afra Sajjad Introduction In recent years‚ particularly since the advent of the global financial crisis‚ the debate has grown over whether annual reports have relevance to investors and other users‚ and enable them to make proper decisions on companies’ prospects. To bridge the perceived information gap‚ and to satisfy the information requirements of the standard setters‚ narrative reporting has come to the fore. In its various guises – Business Review
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of study Due date Progress report #1 due via email Week 8 Due Monday September 9th 8:30am via email This assessment forms part of your portfolio Due date Progress report #2 due via email Week 11 Due Monday October 14th 8:30am via email This assessment forms part of your portfolio Due date Progress report #3 due via email Week 15 Due Monday November 11th 8:30am via email This assessment forms part of your portfolio Due date Final Report Week 17 Final report CANNOT be emailed. Due Monday
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set of reports for an outside audience‚ which may include investors‚ creditors‚ credit rating agencies‚ and regulatory agencies. Cost accounting involves the preparation of a broad range of reports that management needs to run a business. Format. The reports prepared under financial accounting are highly specific in their format and content‚ as mandated by either generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards. Cost accounting involves creating reports that
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Annual reports. In its annual report‚ McDonalds evaluates its stakeholder policy in terms of values in action‚ our communities‚ employment practices and charity services (McDonalds‚ Values in Action‚ 2013). Under the section of values in action‚ McDonalds Company evaluates supply chain and supplier selection strategies. Policies taken to ensure that supplier relations are maintained in long run and rules managed in supply chain relations are emphasized. The overall sustainability report of the
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much service did it provide? Were the services provided efficiently and effectively? What did the government accomplish?” (Mead‚ 2008) This is where SEA reporting plays a role in governmental accounting. The SEA report is an external report aside from the annual comprehensive financial report which ensures that the result of programs and services is communicated effectively to any interested parties. Those interested parties could include elected officials‚ legislative staff‚ citizens‚ and the media
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Management & Information Systems‚ 2012 The Relevance of Annual Reports – The Use of Annual Reports in Investment and Finance Decisions in a Developing Country Fatima Anwar‚ Saira Anwar1 and Abdul Mannan Department of Accounting and Finance‚ The University of Lahore (City Campus)‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan 1 Department of Computer Science and Information Technology‚ Forman Christian College (A Chartered University)‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan E-mail:
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Auditing and Assurance – Assignment 1 Ashley Erasmus With reference to Caltex Australia 2012 Annual Report discuss the following: The role and responsibilities of Auditors and Company Board of Directors and the CEO and Senior Management with respect to the Accounting information reported on in the Annual report. The roles and responsibilities of a Board of Directors vary according to the nature of the company. They are usually responsible for determining the strategic direction of the business
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knowledge of auditor’s reports‚ identify the deficiencies in the draft of the proposed report. Do not redraft the report‚ but provide justification or explanation for each of the deficiencies you identify” (Pany‚ Auditor’s Report‚ 2010). A. In the Introduction paragraph it states “As discussed in Note K to the financial statements‚ the Company has properly disclosed a subsequent event dated March 14‚ 20x9” (Pany‚ Auditor’s Report‚ 2010). This does not belong in this section of the report; it belongs below
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BSA 700: The Auditor’s Report on Financial Statements Prepared By Abdullah-Al- Mamun The auditor should review and assess the conclusions drawn from the audit evidence as obtained as the basis for the expression of an opinion on the financial statements. Basic Elements of the Auditor’s Report The auditor’s report includes the following basic elements ordinarily in the following layout: a) Title b) Addressee c) Opening or Introductory Paragraph- i) Identification
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on the timely basis‚ the rational investors could make decision based on the new information. Moreover‚ there are some differences between the narrow window and the long window‚ the previous one show the strong relationship between the financial report and the changes in share price. In long window‚ the price leads the earnings because the share price includes not only the accounting information but also other available information in efficient market. Thus‚ investors will read the financial statement
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