Green Accounting: Concepts and Practices Research Paper Responsibility towards environment has become one of the most crucial areas of social responsibility. With the concept of sustainable development catching on rapidly‚ corporate and industrial houses across the world are increasingly incorporating the environmental element in their day-to-day business operations. They are clear in their perception that along with quality‚ safety of the environment too‚ is an important factor in making a business
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Communication plays a very important role in an organization. In fact‚ it is said to be the life wire of the organization. Nothing in the universe‚ human or otherwise‚ that does not communicate; though the means of communication may be very different. Communication is very crucial and unavoidable since we have intentions which we want to pass across to another person‚ group or even to the outside world. Communication in an organization is inevitable. Departments communicate from time to time in
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The success of an organization rests on the ability of managers to plan‚ organize‚ direct and control.’ The aim of this essay is to examine to what extent the above statement is an accurate appraisal of successful management? To illustrate the arguments put forward this essay will refer to the case study ’The launch of the centaur’ taken from Paton et al text ’Organizations‚ Cases‚ Issues and Concepts’. The case study reports on the problems that occurred when Centaur replaced Paravel car
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To: FASB / IASB From: Billy Leigh Re: Proposed Changes to Financial Statement Presentation Dear Members of IASB / FASB‚ As I understand it‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) are proposing a joint venture to change the presentation of financial statements. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposed changes. It is in my humble opinion that the current requirements for financial statement presentation
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Introduction & Intent of Project The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have undertaken a joint revenue recognition project that clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue that can be applied consistently across various transactions‚ industries‚ and capital markets. This project will apply to all contracts with customers except leases‚ financial instruments and insurance contracts. The joint project will attempt to remove
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Michele R. Morris HCS/405 December 18‚ 2010 Todd A. Brown Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethical finance are important in the health care industry. Both are important to produce a successful health care organization. Here we will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ generally accepted accounting practices‚ and general financial ethics standards. Financial Management There are four elements of financial management
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Dr. Steven Hall Accounting 5312 29 June 2014 The Merger of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board The proliferation and evolution of international trading and commerce have not only opened the gateway to international markets for many of the world’s emerging economies‚ but they have also fostered an unprecedented growth in the number of multinational corporations. Spurred by trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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Paris Cedex 16‚ France. ISSN 1608-7143 OECD JOURNAL ON BUDGETING – Vol. 2‚ No. 2 © OECD 2002 Modern Financial Management Practices by Ian Ball* * Ian Ball is Chief Executive‚ International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and former Central Financial Controller‚ New Zealand Treasury. OECD JOURNAL ON BUDGETING – Vol. 2‚ No. 2 – ISSN 1608-7143 – © OECD 2002 49 MODERN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES 1. Executive summary The paper highlights two incentive regimes which have been used by governments
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A. Managerial accountants more and more are considered "business partners." B. Managerial accountants often are part of cross-functional teams. C. An increasing number of organizations are segregating managerial accountants in separate managerial-accounting departments. D. In a number of companies‚ managerial accountants make significant business decisions and resolve operating problems. E. The role of managerial accountants has changed considerably over
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SYNOPSIS OF ACCOUNTING FOR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS‚ INTANGIBLES AND GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT INTRODUCTION During the 1980 ’s and 1990 ’s a great number of business mergers and acquisitions took place. The generally accepted accounting principles to record the initial transaction and to account for the acquired assets during their estimated useful lives this were well established. Over time however‚ users of financial statements began to question whether those principles and practices accurately
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