spreadsheet allows users to make complex calculations automatically and to change single number and update all related numbers at the click of a mouse. As one of the most popular financial software‚ spreadsheet is widely applied in areas such as accounting‚ finance‚ marketing‚ taxation‚ engineering‚ educational‚ scientific and medical fields (Ballantine‚ 1991). In 2004‚ SimCorp USA Inc and the Financial Executives Consulting Group found that about 64 percent of domestic companies depend on spreadsheet
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What is financial reporting? The traditional function of financial reporting was to provide business owners with information about the companies that they owned and operated. Once the delegation of managerial responsibilities to hired personnel became a common practice‚ financial reporting began to focus on stewardship—that is‚ on the managers’ accountability to the owners. Its purpose then was to document how effectively the owners’ assets were managed‚ in terms of both capital preservation and
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Liverpool John Moores University School of the Built Environment PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS PRACTICE Course Work 1 Student: E-mail: W. Wonderful WILSON wonderfulwwilson@yahoo.co.uk 28th October‚ PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS PRACTICE PERSON ID: Table of Contents 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Executive Summary............................................................................................................3 Report Objectives................................................
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Mary Kaiser HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting July 7‚ 2014 David Albalat Reporting Practices and Ethics Paper Introduction In this paper‚ we will discuss the financial reporting aspects of accounting and what ethical standards are being met by the health care industry. Our discussion leads us to the four fundaments accounting principles‚ the generally accepted accounting principles‚ and the financial ethics of accounting and the code of ethical
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activities? Although there is no consensus being reached about what perspective theories should be used to explain the Social and Environmental Accounting‚ and moreover critique voices are from the works of Marx or by the deep-green or feminist literatures (Deegan‚ 2002)‚ to some extent‚ systems-oriented theory and Positive Accounting Theory can list some hints. This essay will seek to explain the reasons why firms voluntary disclosure information by referring to Legitimacy theory‚ Stakeholder theory
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Enron used multiple strategic partners to help cover up their accounting schemes. Houston law firm Vinson & Elkins’ top client was Enron. The law firm wrote opinion letters supporting the legality of the deals Enron was making even though they were illegal. Additionally‚ Arthur Andersen LLP was Enron’s auditor. More than 100 employees at Arthur Andersen were dedicated to Enron’s account. The firm was a major business partner of Enron and some Arthur Andersen executives accepted jobs with Enron. Some
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Intermediate Accounting Research Assignment Questions Directions: Type your answer starting on the line after each question. 1. FASB Accounting Standards Codification FASC a. When did the FASC Codification become effective? According to the Notice to Constituents (v4.7)‚ the FASC Codification was released on July 1‚ 2009 and became effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15‚ 2009. b. Did the FASC change prior GAAP? According to the Notice to Constituents (v4.7)‚ the
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FASB STATEMENT 86 FASB Statement 86 Accounting 304 Carla LaMariana 11/28/2007 [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] In 1973 a new organization was founded‚ this organization was named The Financial Ac-counting Standards Board‚ or the FASB. The FASB creates and improves the standards of the reporting
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an important tool for its success. Nevertheless‚ any healthcare providers will face a bumpy road at any time given. Telepacific Communications uses several methods to measure operational performance of our business process in a timely and accurate fashion. A key in Telepacific’s controlling mechanism is the Information Systems aspect of record keeping and performance. This allows numbers and metrics to
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Relationship between the IFRS and the FASB Hadassah Moore ACC/541 May 14‚ 2013 Instructor: Sonja Wilson Relationship between the IFRS and the FASB The principle of accounting dates backs thousands of years to a time where those in positions of governance wanted to make others aware of their growth and progress. Shift forward‚ and now the principles of accounting have moved towards an interest in investments and creating wealth for all those who hold stock within the company. This has led
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