CHAPTER 2 A Further Look at Financial Statements Study Objectives 1. Identify sections of a classified balance sheet. 2. Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s profitability. 3. Explain the relationship between a retained earnings statement and a statement of stockholders’ equity. 4. Identify and compute ratios for analyzing a company’s liquidity and solvency using a balance sheet. 5. Use the statement of cash flows to evaluate solvency. 6. Explain the meaning of
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MEANING OF ACCOUNTING: Accounting is the process of recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing‚ analyzing and interpreting the financial transactions of the business for the benefit of management and those parties who are interested in business such as shareholders‚ creditors‚ bankers‚ customers‚ employees and government. Thus‚ it is concerned with financial reporting and decision making aspects of the business. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Committee on Terminology proposed in
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DOES THE “MANAGEMENT APPROACH” CONTRIBUTE TO SEGMENT REPORTING TRANSPARENCY? Advanced Accounting ACC 610 January 4TH‚ 2010 1. INTRODUCTION: An operating Segment is a component of an entity that may earn revenues or incur expenses‚ whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (COMD) and for which discrete financial information is available. Generally‚ financial information is required to be reported on the basis that it is used internally for evaluating
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Executive Summary What types of regulation should the government enforce to regulate outsourcing and why? The government was created by our founding fathers to help run America. Laws and regulation are established to protect and serve the American people. Outsourcing is becoming more prevalent in our society and as a result‚ yes government should intervene to regulate it. Businesses have the options of receiving government funds and in return should be regulated by the government. Job security
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Financial accounting information stakeholders duped It is a sine quo non for business leaders to use‚ rather than just produce financial information. I am in absolute agreement with this phenomenon in that the information generated by the international professional accounting community highly affects various stakeholders in the decision making process to govern businesses. Therefore any material elements within the financial information that boarder on misguidance will lead to corporate financial
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A practical guide to segment reporting September 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers’ IFRS and corporate governance publications and tools 2008 IFRS technical publications IFRS Manual of Accounting 2008 Provides expert practical guidance on how groups should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Comprehensive publication including hundreds of worked examples‚ extracts from company reports and model financial statements. IFRS Pocket Guide 2008 Provides a summary
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> Capex? Is CFO > Capex + Dividends? If CFO < Capex + Dividends‚ how did the company finance Capex + Dividends? Trend in Net Income Trend in CFO Trend in Capex Trend in major working capital accounts Overall assessment of the financial strength of the company CFO = Cash flow from operating activities; NI = Net Income; Capex = Capital expenditures‚ i.e. investments into long-lived assets Major working capital accounts: Accounts Receivable‚ Inventory‚ Accounts Payable Beta
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Classify each of the following financial statement items taken from Mordica Corporation’s balance sheet. CL Accounts payable CA Accounts receivable PPE Accounts depreciation-equipment PPE Buildings CA Cash CL Interest payable IA Goodwill CL Income taxes payable CL Inventory CA Stock investments (to be sold in 7 months) PPE Land (in use) LTL Mortgage payable CA Supplies PPE Equipment CA Prepaid rent E2-2. Classify each of the following financial statement items based upon the
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How is XBRL implementing financial reporting technology in India? Extensible Business Reporting Language is one of a family of “XML” languages that is a standard means of communicating information between business and via the Internet. XBRL can be used to express a wide range of reports and disclosures including financial statements‚ internal management information‚ credit filings and statistical reports. XBRL international is a non-profit consortium whose members include approximately 300 leading
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