Though we often think of the field of accounting as a single discipline‚ there are‚ in fact‚ several specialties that are practiced. These include financial accounting‚ managerial accounting‚ tax accounting‚ cost accounting‚ international accounting and social accounting‚ among others. Of these‚ the former two classes of accounting are the most common. This paper will explore the key differences between financial and managerial accounting and discuss some of the standards of ethical conduct placed
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Table of Contents I. Introduction Pg. 2 II. Accounting Overview Pg. 3 III. Financial (Cost) & Management Accounting Pg. 4 IV. Management Accounting role in the Organization Pg. 6 V. Communication and presentation Pg. 7 VI. Management Process Pg. 8 VII. Conclusion Pg. 10 VIII. End Notes Pg. 11 IX. Bibliography/Further Readings Pg. 12 Introduction As a business owner‚ manager‚ and director of various business entities
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Name: Final Summer 2013 Ex. 198 Use the following information to perform the calculations below (using the indirect method). Clearly label the amount of each answer as positive or negative and show all your calculations. Net income $369‚000 Beginning accounts payable $119‚000 Depreciation expense 97‚000 Ending accounts payable 146‚000 Beginning accounts receivable 420‚000 Purchase of long-term assets 612‚000 Ending accounts receivable 439‚000 Issuance
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competencies in cost management‚ performance measurement (financial and non-financial)‚ process management and risk management as a result play a fey role in decision making across the various functional areas of an organization Managerial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to managers for use in planning and controlling operations and for decision making Financial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to shareholders‚ creditors
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1. a) Net Income = 135‚750$ b) OCF = 155‚000$ 2. a) Equity Value = Net fixed assets – long-term liabilities 2006: $3600 2007: $3240 b) Net working capital = (current asset– current liabilities year 1) Change = (CA-CL of years 1) – (CA-CL of year 2) = 972-727 = 245 3. Common Size Income Statement: Sales/Revenue = 100% Cost of Goods Sold = 65.3% Depreciation = 13% Earnings before interest and taxes = 21.64% Interest Paid = 16.32% Taxable income = 53.25% Taxes (34%) = 1.8%
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198 Accounting Standard (AS) 14 (issued 1994) Accounting for Amalgamations Contents INTRODUCTION Definitions EXPLANATION Types of Amalgamations Methods of Accounting for Amalgamations The Pooling of Interests Method The Purchase Method Consideration Treatment of Reserves on Amalgamation Treatment of Goodwill Arising on Amalgamation Balance of Profit and Loss Account Treatment of Reserves Specified in A Scheme of Amalgamation Disclosure Amalgamation after the Balance Sheet Date ACCOUNTING STANDARD
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Learning Task Number Four The Henry Furniture Co. is a new company and has numerous fixed assets that need to be depreciated. You can help Henry by determining the depreciation rates for the assets and the amount of depreciation for year one. The assets were purchased at various times during the year (hint: watch out for the dates). The following assets will be held by the company for at least the next two years (In other words‚ year two will be a full year for all of the assets). Please fill
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Cost Accounting‚ 14e‚ Global Edition (Horngren/Datar/Rajan) Chapter 12 Pricing Decisions and Cost Management Objective 12.1 1) Companies should only produce and sell units as long as: A) there is customer demand for the product B) the competition allows it C) the revenue from an additional unit exceeds the cost of producing it D) there is a generous supply of low-cost direct materials Answer: C Diff: 2 Terms: target price Objective: 1 AACSB: Ethical reasoning 2) Too high a price may: A)
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fair value accounting. Fair value accounting is to measure selected assets at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The objective of fair value accounting is linked with the objective of ‘decision usefulness’ of general purpose financial reporting. That is‚ to provide relevant information that is representationally faithful for users. IASB’s (and FASB’s) accounting standard
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What are the major limitations of Financial Accounting? Explain with the help of Examples. What are the alternatives to overcome these limitations? Financial accounting can be defined as reporting of the financial position and performance of a firm through financial statements issued to the external users on a periodic basis. It is a field of finance that treats money as a means of measuring economic performance instead of treating it as a factor of production. It encompasses the entire system
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