Non-disclosure covers a situation where insured party failed to disclose the material facts‚ even if he may not be asked directly. This fact is known by the insured‚ and insurance company will not know at the point of accepting the insurance coverage. Under English law‚ all parties to an insurance contract are to act in uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith). Insured must disclose all material facts (ie: subject matters that will affect an underwriter decision whether to accept the risk)‚ even it’s
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2010.00397.x Journal of Accounting Research Vol. 49 No. 3 June 2011 Printed in U.S.A. Earnings Quality Based on Corporate Investment Decisions FENG LI∗ Received 25 July 2007; accepted 20 September 2010 ABSTRACT In this paper‚ I examine a new approach for measuring earnings quality‚ defined as the closeness of reported earnings to “permanent earnings‚” based on firm decisions with regard to capital and labor investments. Specifically‚ I measure earnings quality as the contemporaneous association
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ACCT 203: Section 1 Essay Instructions The Issue: You are a partner in Acme Accounting PSC and as such are considering how to respond to a letter written to you by “Bob” a new client. In his letter‚ he stated that he heard that there are two ways he can identify cost in the normal course of his construction business operations. He would like two know what they are‚ the major differences between them and which one best fits his business in terms of performance analysis. Your partners have asked
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The formation of the debit and credit concept In this simplified form we can begin to see what the mathematician and Father of Accounting (Luca Pacioli) saw in 1494 when he codified the double-entry bookkeeping system. It is his codified system that outlined the rules for applying debits and credits when recording the financial transactions of a business in the double-entry bookkeeping system. Now remember that Luca’s book in 1494 was written and published in Latin and at a time when the concept
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DEFINITION OF QUALITY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT: Defining quality from the get go can be somewhat difficult as many people have different views on what it means to them. Ranging from the individual’s view to the manufacturing-based perspective. From a workplace point of view‚ quality can be defined as a measure of standard or a condition of being free from imperfections‚ inadequacies and huge varieties. It is achieved by strict and predictable responsibility to specific measures that attain consistency
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BUSN7050 Corporate Accounting Lecturer: Dr Sorin Daniliuc Course details • This course covers: – the characteristics of the Australian accounting environment and its financial reporting requirements for companies – accounting for owners’ equity (share capital and reserves) – accounting for liabilities (debentures) – accounting for income tax – accounting for leases – accounting for non-current assets (revaluation‚ impairment)‚ – accounting for intangible assets – a comprehensive
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8/2/2012 Objective of Lecture 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS & ACCOUNTING EQUATION • By end of lecture 2‚ all students should be able to:(a) Understand the five categories of accounts and able to classify them into the respective categories (b) Understand the accounting equation and the relationship between assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity. Classifications of accounts • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An account is used to record all information regarding an item. The five major
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ACCOUNTING SUBSTANCE OVER FORM Substance over form is an accounting concept where the entity is accounting for items according to their substance and economic reality and not merely their legal form. It is one of the key determinants of reliable information. For most transactions there will be no difference and in some cases however‚ the two diverge and the choice of how to present the transactions can give very different results. This differences occurs when an asset or liability is not recognized
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cost accounting. This introductory chapter explains the intertwining roles of managers and management accountants in choosing an organization’s strategy‚ and in planning and controlling its operations. Unlike the remainder of the textbook‚ this chapter has no “number crunching.” Its main purpose is to emphasize the management accountant’s role in providing information for managers. Review Points organization. Cost accounting provides information for both management accounting and
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but finally at the organizational level. Thus studying the quality of work life will help in understanding the needs and perception of the employees by the management and take appropriate steps to address employee’s concerns. 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY • The study helps to evaluate the attitude of employees towards policies. • The study will be helpful in understanding the current position of the company‚ and provide some strategies to extend the employees satisfaction with little modification
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