TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 Introduction | | 2.0 Issues Surrounding the Professionalism of Accounting | | 3.0 Literature Review | | 4.0 Presentation of the main Idea about the Professionalism of Accounting | | 5.0 Analysis and discussion | | 6.0 Conclusion | | 7.0 Reference | | 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 ISSUES SURROUNDING THE PROFESSIONALISM OF ACCOUNTING Twenty years ago‚ Briloff (1986) alerted the profession to the crisis of credibility being faced because society perceived
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Question 1: Although the adoption of a single set of globally accepted accounting standard has become a need to the globalised capital markets nowadays‚ however the international differences in financial reporting practices between countries still exists mainly due to the setting of national accounting standards in different countries by their own respective government. Looking at this issue in a world-wide view‚ we can notice that every country in the world regardless of whether it is a developed
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING Information for Decision-Making and Strategy Execution SIXTH EDITION Anthony A. Atkinson University of Waterloo Robert S. Kaplan Harvard University Ella Mae Matsumura University of Wisconsin–Madison S. Mark Young University of Southern California Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City S~ Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore
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Gains or losses on cash flow hedges are a. ignored completely. b. recorded in equity‚ as part of other comprehensive income. c. reported directly in net income. d. reported directly in retained earnings. e. None of the above 3. The accounting for fair value hedges records the derivative at its a. amortized cost. b. carrying value. c. fair value. d. historical cost. e. None of the above 4. Which of the following is a financial instrument under U.S. GAAP? a. a consolidated
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UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 279 0025 ZA 996 D025 ZA BSc degrees and Diplomas for Graduates in Economics‚ Management‚ Finance and the Social Sciences‚ the Diploma in Economics and Access Route for Students in the External Programme Principles of Accounting Wednesday‚ 5 May 2010 : 10.00am to 1.15pm Candidates should answer FOUR of the following SEVEN questions: QUESTION 1 of Section A‚ QUESTION 2 of Section B‚ ONE question from Section C and ONE further question from either Section B or C.
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1. Accounting Analysis Assess the degree to which the firm’s accounting reflects the underlying business reality. Identify accounting distortions and evaluate their impact on profits and the sustainability of profits. Financial statements are used to determine the business activities of a firm and the role of accounting analysis is to determine the accuracy and quality of the information provided. This analysis would look into the degree of its accounting figures captures its business reality through
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CHAPTER 9 Reporting and Analyzing Long-Lived Assets ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 1. For plant assets‚ the cost principle states that plant assets are recorded at cost‚ which consists of all expenditures necessary to acquire the asset and make it ready for its intended use. 2. In a cash transaction‚ cost is equal to the cash paid. In a noncash transaction‚ cost is equal to the cash equivalent price paid‚ which is the fair market value of the asset given up or the fair market value of the asset received
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The University of Texas at Dallas Financial Accounting: ACCT 6305 Section 001 Fall 2012 Professor Contact Information Ashiq Ali‚ Ph. D. Phone: (972) 883.6360 Office hours: Wednesday 4:00PM-5:00PM Office: SOM 4.434 Office hours: Tuesday 12:00PM-1:00PM Wednesday 4:00PM-5:00PM Office: MC 1.406S Teaching Assistant: Weiwei Wang Note: Send all queries related to the course material to Weiwei Wang (email: wxw107020@utdallas.edu). She will get back to you within 24 hours. If she does not do so‚ then
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Accounting For Managers Handbook © University of Bedfordshire 2013 Published by the University of Bedfordshire Business School Luton Campus‚ Vicarage Street‚ Luton LU1 3JU‚ United Kingdom Unit Handbook © University of Bedfordshire 2013 Welcome Welcome to the Accounting For Leaders unit of the University of Bedfordshire MBA Programme. This handbook contains all of the advice and information you need to successfully complete your work on this unit. It should be read in conjunction with the
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RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING Management Accounting - Responsibility Accounting Planning & control are essential for achieving good results in any business. Firstly‚ a budget is prepared and‚ secondly‚ actual results are compared with budgeted ones. Any difference is made responsibility of the key individuals who were involved in (i) setting standards‚ (ii) given necessary resources and (iii) powers to use them. In order to streamline the process‚ the entire organization is broken into various
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