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    Question 1 2 out of 2 points Correct A corporation uses the Internal Revenue Service’s Web site to learn how to pay its estimated quarterly income taxes. This is an example of ________. Answer Selected Answer: b. G2B Correct Answer: b. G2B Question 2 2 out of 2 points Correct Dell’s cornerstone business model is based on the concept of: Answer Selected Answer: c. build-to-order which allows customers

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    Question 1 Suppose Nike‚ Inc. reported the following plant assets and intangible assets for the year ended May 31‚ 2014 (in millions): other plant assets $965.8; land $221.6; patents and trademarks (at cost) $515.1; machinery and equipment $2‚094.3; buildings $974; goodwill (at cost) $193.5; accumulated amortization $47.7; and accumulated depreciation $2‚298. Prepare a partial balance sheet for Nike for these items. (List Property‚ Plant and Equipment in order of Land‚ Buildings and Equipment

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (United States) In the U.S.‚ generally accepted accounting principles‚ commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP‚ are accounting rules used to prepare‚ present‚ and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities‚ including publicly-traded and privately-held companies‚ non-profit organizations‚ and governments. Generally GAAP includes local applicable Accounting Framework‚ related accounting law‚ rules and Accounting Standard. Similar to

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    Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles‚ and Constraints XACC/280 Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles‚ and Constraints The basic assumptions of accounting include the monetary unit assumption and economic entity assumption. The monetary unit assumption is described as what companies require as only transactional data that can be expressed in terms of money (Weygandt‚ Kimmel‚ & Kieso‚ 2008). The purpose of the monetary unit assumptions is to only reflect the financial impact of the business

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    between principles-based accounting and rules-based accounting? Almost all companies are required to prepare their financial statements as set out by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ whose standards are generally principles-based. Recently‚ there has been much debate on whether principle-based accounting would be more efficient than the popular rules-based accounting - especially in response to accounting scandals‚ such as Enron and Worldcom‚ the current way of accounting has been

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles September 2‚ 2013 NUR/571 Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is the term “used to describe the body of and requirements that shape the preparation of the four primary financial statements (Cleverley & Cameron‚ 2007).” These statements include the balance sheet‚ the statement of revenues and expenses‚ statement of cash flow‚ and statement in changes of net assets (Cleverley & Cameron‚ 2007). These statements track financial information and

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    Running head: Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles and Constraints Accounting Assumptions‚ Principles and Constraints Axia College Basic assumptions accounting consists of four assumptions; monetary unit assumption‚ economic entity assumption‚ time period assumption‚ and going concern assumptions. The monetary unit assumption states that only transaction data that can be expressed in terms of money be included in the accounting records. Economic entity assumption is the activities of the

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HCS/571 July 11‚ 2011 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ or GAAP‚ is an accounting language of business used in health care facilities that have specific policies they must abide by when making choices for the direction of the institution. The Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ also known as FASB‚ developed these rules to guide them in recording and reporting financial information. Organizations use

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    which support their roles in creating and maintaining successful organizations. A key responsibility managers undertake is the ability to manage financials appropriately. "First and foremost‚ financial management is a decision science. Whereas accounting provides decision makers with a rational means by which to budget for and measure a business’s financial performance‚ financial management provides the theory‚ concepts‚ and tools necessary to make better decisions” (Gapenski‚ 2007). For leaders

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    SUBJECT: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT TOPIC: ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ACCOUNTING Generally Accepted Accounting Principles refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; generally known as accounting standards. GAAP includes the standards‚ conventions‚ and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing‚ and in the preparation of financial statements. Financial Accounting is information that must be assembled and reported

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