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    Question 1 Use the data below to answer Parts (a) through (c). Show all calculations in your solutions. On January 1‚ 20X2‚ Haika Inc. purchased 60% of the outstanding voting shares of Selina Co. for $3‚000‚000. On that date‚ Selina’s shareholders’ equity consisted of retained earnings of $2‚000‚000 and ordinary shares of $1‚000‚000. Selina’s identifiable assets and liabilities had fair values that were equal to their carrying values on January 1‚ 20X2‚ except for the following:   | Fair value

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    Finance Officers Association? What is the significance of this award? Yes‚ it is significant because it is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting‚ and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management. (Page 13) b) What are the key issues addressed in the letter of transmittal? Major initiatives in the city of Charlotte are General Government‚ Water and Sewer‚ Aviation‚ Charlotte area transit system

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    (a) Briefly explain what prompted some countries over the world to strongly advocate harmonization of accounting. The important reasons which necessitate harmonization of accounting practices are well contained in the observation made by Saudagaran. “While the initial efforts at harmonization were mainly championed by political bodies and professional accounting organizations‚ current pressures to harmonize are driven by investor groups who use financial statements‚ multinational companies which

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    Theory Accounting Case 8.1 Simon Romario (023121023) Purwanto Gozali (02312132) Endah Puspitasari (023121065) 1. The article states that the US standard setter FASB requires companies to record a provision in relation to environmental cost of retiring assets (to reserve environmental liabilities) if its fair value could be reasonably estimated. How do you think companies would go about estimating such a provision? Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate

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    Accounting Homework Individual Chapter 7 Question 1&2 1. (a) What are generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)? In the U.S.‚ generally accepted accounting principles‚ commonly abbreviated as US GAAP or simply GAAP‚ are accounting rules used to prepare‚ present‚ and report financial statements for a wide variety of entities‚ including publicly-traded and privately-held companies‚ non-profit organizations. (b)What bodies provide authoritative support for GAAP

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    $9.00 Purchases: June 18 4‚500 8.00 November 8 3‚000 7.00 A physical inventory on December 31 shows 3‚000 units on hand. Under the FIFO method‚ the December 31 inventory is $21‚750. $21‚000. $27‚000. $24‚000. In a period of rising prices‚ FIFO will have lower cost of goods sold than LIFO. lower net income than LIFO. lower net purchases than LIFO. lower income tax expense than LIFO. The inventory turnover ratio is computed by dividing cost of goods sold by 365 days. average inventory. beginning inventory

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    Question 1 The ethical guidelines which accountants are obliged to follow in the conduct of their work are made to combat criticism and gain credibility by preventing fraudulent accounting. Accountants ought to be able to maintain impartiality and independence to create a clear‚ credible and unbiased audit. Hence‚ the ethical principles are considered important. This is because the work of accountants requires a high level of ethics since the financial statements prepared and verified by auditors

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    ACC 556 – Financial Accounting for Managers Chapter 1 Homework Due Week 1 and worth 10 points Directions: Answer the following four questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed‚ or both. Submit your homework assignment using the homework assignment link in the course shell. E1-1 Here is a list of words or phrases discussed in this chapter: 1. 2. 3. Corporation Creditor Accounts receivable 4. 5. 6. Partnership Stockholder

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    3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does

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    Reflection #1 – Chesapeake The author states that the four events that shaped the development of the Virginia colony are the first shipment of tobacco in England‚ the establishment of a new governmental organization in 1619‚ the Indian uprising and massacre of 1622‚ and the census of 1624/25. I do agree with the author‚ these four events did in fact help shape the development of the Virginia colony. The distribution of tobacco was adopted by John Rolfe and his associates in 1612 from the Caribbean

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