(A) Rules-based accounting standard Rule-based systems are fairly simplistic‚ consisting of little more than a set of if-then statements‚ but provide the basis for so-called "expert systems" which are widely used in many fields. The concept of an expert system is this: the knowledge of an expert is encoded into the rule set. When exposed to the same data‚ the expert system AI will perform in a similar manner to the expert. Rule-based systems are a relatively simple model that can be adapted to
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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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on the rules-based and principles-based accounting standards. The aim of this article is to discuss the attributes and potential effects of transferring from rules-based standards to principles-based standards. To some extent this article is critical‚ but several limitations need to be discussed‚ such as implementation guidance. Summary Schipper (2003) demonstrated that there was a long-running debate on whether U.S. GAAP should be shifted to principles-based system instead of rules-based system
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PRINCIPLES-BASED VERSUS RULES-BASED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: THE INFLUENCE OF STANDARD PRECISION AND AUDIT COMMITTEE STRENGTH ON FINANCIAL REPORTING DECISION ------------------------------------------------- BUS 421 ACCOUNTING THEORY E100 ------------------------------------------------- Presented To: Karel Hrazdil ------------------------------------------------- Presented by: Shirley Mi Chen (301069071) ABSTRACT Agoglia‚ Doupnik‚ and Tsakumis (2011) examined two hypothesis in their paper
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corporate accounting scandals of the last decade‚ with lion’s share occurring in 2002‚ has developed deep antipathy and distrust towards corporations and their reporting practices‚ and casted doubts on the opinions of audit firms. As majority of these accounting frauds occurred in the US (See Appendix)‚ there was a widely-held view that rules-based accounting standards have allowed failure of large corporations like Enron and World Com‚ since US GAAP is perceived to emphasize on the rules-based approach
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Activity-based costing (ABC) is a costing method that assigns value to each activity resource to all products and services according to the cost of its usage. it gives indirect costs (overhead) into direct costs so that an organization can correctly estimate the cost of its individual products and services to identify and eliminate the unprofitable and lower the prices of the overpriced. Normally‚ it is used as a tool for understanding product and customer cost and profitability. But ABC has also
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Standards Based Decision Making Team C June 24‚ 2012 ETH 376 Professor Standards Based Decision Making Green and Associates is the CPA firm retained by the ABC Corporation to handle their external auditing duties. The auditing team at Green and Associates took time to review aspects of ABC’s finances and had some questions regarding their client’s monthly statements that made them a little uneasy. Items such as their inventory valuation methods not to mention‚ Green’s new
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some obstacles faced by middle schools transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 2) How to support teachers transitioning from a traditional grading system to standards-based grading? 3) Why is standards-based grading not being used in more school districts? 4) How to transition from traditional letter grading to standards based grading in middle school? 5) How does standards-based grading improve student achievement? Methodology
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Case 3-6 Accounting Standards A. Given the income statement effects of LIFO versus FIFO‚ how will the balance sheet inventory amounts differ between General Motors and Ford versus Honda and Daimler-Benz? In other words‚ will inventory be reported amounts representing recent costs or older historical costs? In your opinion‚ which balance sheet amounts would be more useful to financial statement users in making decisions to buy or sell shares of a company’s stock? Inventory is an asset that
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accounting standards accounting standards Introduction to Accounting Standards Accounting is the art of recording transactions in the best manner possible. Accounting Standards are the policy documents issued by recognized expert accountancy bodies relating to various aspects of measurement‚ treatment and disclosure of accounting transactions and events. Every country has its own standards. Accounting Standards in India are issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
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