Differences Between GAAP and IFRS The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) are working together to eliminate a variety of difference between the United States generally accepted accounting procedures (U.S. GAAP or GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This convergence project grew out of an agreement reached by the two boards in 2002 (Deloitte‚ 2004). On February 24‚ the SEC unanimously agreed to publish a statement
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EXAMPLES OF ACCOUNTS FALLING UNDER EACH ACCOUNTING EQUATION ELEMENT: Current Assets Cash - A current asset account which includes currency‚ coins‚ checking accounts‚ and undeposited checks received from customers. The amounts must be unrestricted. (Restricted cash should be recorded in a different account.) Petty Cash Fund - A current asset account that represents an amount of cash for making small disbursements for postage due‚ supplies‚ etc. Notes Receivable - An asset representing the
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The Chart of Accounts The increases and decreases in accounting element as affected by a business transaction are recorded in a device called account name‚ account title or account. Each accounting element is composed of several accounts which describe the related economic transactions and events. To maintain uniform account name‚ the business must have a listing of all the accounts it uses to record economic transactions. This listing of all accounts is called “Chart of Accounts.” The Chart of
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ACCT 3512 Chart of Accounts Accounts & 4 Characteristics by 6 Acct Types: FS‚ Real vs. Nominal & Normal Acct Bal (NAB) mjm cpa 9/13 (Contra Accts) [Historical Cost Exceptions] (ACCT 3512 emphasized accts in italics) by Marco J. Malandra‚ CPA 1. ASSETS: BS‚ Real‚ Dr NAB‚ (Cr if contra) 3. SHs’ EQUITY: BS‚ Real‚ Cr NAB (Dr if contra) Current [generally]: IC accts: Preferred Stock [at Par Value] Cash (Money Orders‚Checks‚Checking‚ Savings‚ Petty) Additional-paid-in-capital
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Hoàng Hồng Thủy – LQT40A THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Those people who complain about the difficulties of learning German‚ don’t know how lucky they really are - they only have one language to master. Admittedly‚ there are regional differences of dialect in German-speaking countries‚ but the non-native speaker who has learned Hochdeutsch (high or standard German) should have no problems in making himself understood by citizens of Germany‚ Austria or Switzerland
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chart of accounts? Chart of accounts (COA) is a list of the accounts used by an organization. The list can be numerical‚ alphabetic‚ or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements‚ profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts. It is
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LECTURE 1 PARTNERSHIP ACCOUNTS 1.1 LECTURE OUTLINE 1.1 The provision of the Partnership Act 1.1.1 Formation/ membership limits 1.1.2 Rights of partners 1.1.3 Obligations of partners 1.1.4 Dissolutions of partnerships Business/ Firm 1.1.5 Privileges of partners 1.2 Realignments 1.2.1 Treatment of goodwill in partnership Admission of new partners 1.2.2 Admission of new partners Retirement of partners 1.2.3 Retirement of partners 1.3 Dissolution of partnerships 1.3.1 Piece-meal Dissolutions
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Tutorial 1 (1a) Which one of the following is an example of an internal stakeholder? A A shareholder B Investment analyst / consultant CA manager DA supplier (1b) The original role of the accounting function was which one of the following? AProviding management information BRecording financial information C Maintaining financial control D Managing funds efficiently (1c) The major purpose of the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) is to ensure consistency in ___________
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EXAM SAMPLE EXAM 1. The accounting process does not include: a. b. c. 2. d. e. labor unions all of the above statement of owner’s equity income statement balance sheet d. e. both b and c all of the above This account does not appear on the income statement: a. b. c. 6. lenders prospective owners customers Expenses can be found in the: a. b. c. 5. balance sheet balance sheet and journals balance sheet and income statement income statement
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The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Bacteria are single celled organisms that can rapidly multiple themselves every 10 minutes up to 10 times each bacterial cell‚ but they do not live or reproduce in a human cell. When threatened they will make a copy of their DNA to enable them to come back to life in the right conditions. They are able to survive in most extreme living conditions including with and without oxygen‚ there are various types of bacteria such as Cocci/Coccus
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