How should a company account for the legal costs of formation? Should the accounting treatment be the same as that for underwritten and other share issue costs? Generally it is recorded as the asset but as it does not have any economic future benefits to the company and it occurs only once so it should be treated as intangible assets. Under paragraph 69 of AASB 138‚ intangible assets does not allow the initial cost to be treated as an asset which needs to be treated as an expense and should be
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Financial Management Subject Number 18 Study Pack Strathmore University Distance Learning Centre P.O. Box 59857‚ 00200‚ Nairobi‚ Kenya. Tel: +254 (02) 606155 Fax: +254 (02) 607498 Email dlc@strathmore.edu Copyright ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical
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Business Law “The doctrine laid down in Salomon v Salomon & Co Ltd [1897] AC 22 has to be watched very carefully. It has often been supposed to cast a veil on the personality of a limited company through which the courts cannot see. But that is not true. The courts can‚ and often do‚ draw aside the veil. They can‚ and often do‚ pull off the mark. They look to see what really lies behind” - Lord Denning in Littlewoods Mail Order Stores v Inland revenue Commissioners [1969] 3 All ER 422.
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Bank: An organization‚ usually a corporation‚ chartered by a state or federal government‚ which does most or all of the following: receives demand deposits and time deposits‚ honors instruments drawn on them‚ and pays interest on them; discounts notes‚ makes loans‚ and invests in securities; collects checks‚drafts‚ and notes; certifies depositor’s checks; and issues drafts and cashier’s checks. Features of Bank: • Money Dealing • Acceptance of Deposit • Grant of loan and advances • Payment
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case‚ Mr Salomon was a sole-proprietor of a manufacturing leather boots. The business was successfully operates. Later‚ Mr Salomon incorporated a company and sold his business to the company in consideration for 20‚000 shares and issued £10‚000 of debentures in favour of Mr Salomon. Mr Salomon ended up holding 20‚001 of the total 20‚007 shares issued. The remaining six shares were held by his wife and his five children as nominees for Mr Salomon. Unfortunately‚ the company experienced financial difficulty
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Question: IDENTIFY THE SOURCES OF FINANCE AVAILABLE TO A BUSINESS Answer: There are a number of ways of raising finance for a business. The type of finance chosen depends on the nature of the business. Large organisations are able to use a wider variety of finance sources than are smaller ones. Finance is not just needed when starting a new business‚ but you may be required to seek further finance even if you’re business is well established i-e further expansion‚ R&D‚ new product launch
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COMPANY LAW – EXAM NOTES Incorporation and Its Effects S117 - All companies must register with ASIC S118 – All companies must have a Number S119 – Once the company is registered with ASIC‚ the company has a separate legal existence. Separate Legal Entity The separate legal entity notion is shown in Salomon v Salomon where a company shareholder is limited to the amount of share capital they have contributed and they can not be held personally liable for the dealings of the company. This notion of
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Chapter 2 – VALUATION AND CHARACTERISTIC OF BONDS AND STOCKS 1.0 Bonds A bond is a promissory note issued by a business or a governmental unit. Treasury bonds‚ sometimes referred to as government bonds‚ are issued by the Federal government and are not exposed to default risk. Corporate bonds are issued by corporations and are exposed to default risk. Different corporate bonds have different levels of default risk‚ depending on the issuing company ’s characteristics and on the terms of the specific
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LIFO & FIFO? What is Window Dressing? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Types of Capital Market? What are Equity shares‚ Preference shares‚ Bonus shares‚ Bond‚ Debentures‚ Dividend? Why does one need a broker? What are Blue-Chip companies? How is SENSEX calculated? What is ISIN? What is Insider Trading? What is a Split and buy-back? What are Corporate Actions? What is corporate restructuring
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An Overview of Indian Financial System Financial System of any country consists of financial markets‚ financial intermediation and financial instruments or financial products. This paper discusses the meaning of finance and Indian Financial System and focus on the financial markets‚ financial intermediaries and financial instruments. The brief review on various money market instruments are also covered in this study. The term "finance" in our simple understanding it is perceived as equivalent
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