Revenue recognition is a very important component of financial accounting and reporting. The accounting principles governing revenue recognition can have a big impact on corporate accounting and the way contracts are structured with customers. As a part of ongoing discussions to converge U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ some proposals to change revenue recognition have been discussed. The following will discuss revenue
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TOPIC 1: ACCOUNTING BASES‚ POLICIES‚ AND CONCEPTS ACCOUNTING BASES - These are the methods used for applying fundamental accounting concepts to financial transactions and items‚ preparing financial accounts‚ determining the accounting periods in which revenue and costs should be recognized in the profit and loss account‚ and determining the amounts at which material items should be stated in the balance sheet. - Examples of accounting bases include: Methods of calculating depreciation Methods
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Paper: Option 1 MHA 612 Financial & Managerial Accounting Executive Summary The Report describes a proposal for the group of 20 of doctors with regard to the creating a hospital. Due to the 500‚000 population of the city $100 million dollars would actually be a great start. Because the facility would be located 30 miles from the downtown area it would allow the facility to attract patients without being crowded. On the downside this affects its financial position and market
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CHAPTER 4 Consolidation of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Acquired at More than Book Value ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q4-1 The carrying value of the investment is reduced under equity method reporting when (a) a dividend is received from the investee‚ (b) a differential is amortized‚ (c) an impairment of goodwill occurs‚ and (d) the market value of the investment declines and is less than the carrying
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Basic Accounting Principles and Concepts http://misscpa.com/basic-accounting-principles-and-concepts/ Accounting is called the language of business that which communicates the financial condition and performance of a business to interested users‚ also referred to as stakeholders. In order to become effective in carrying out the accounting procedure‚ as well as in communicating the financial information of the business‚ there is a widely accepted set of rules‚ concepts and principles that
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SEMESTER SPRING 2013 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (MGT101) ASSIGNMENT NO. 01 DUE DATE: 2nd May 2013 MARKS: 20 TOPIC TO BE TESTED : • Application of “Rules of debit and credit” LEARNING OBJECTIVES: • To develop an understanding for applying the rules of debit and credit ASSIGNMENT QUESTION On 1st March 2013‚ Mr. Adnan organized a business called A.R Rentals. Mr. Adnan’s new business was able to begin operations immediately by purchasing the assets and taking over the location of Ammar Rentals‚ an equipment
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Table of Contents Accounting Concepts and policies…………………………………………………………….. 3 – 7 Relevance of accounting concepts and policies on financial report…………….. 7 – 10 Discount allowed and received………………………………………………………………… 11 – 13 Difference between carriage inwards and carriage outwards……………………. 11 – 13 Differences between straight line and reducing balance methods……………… 11 – 13 References……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 - 16 Introduction Accounting Concepts and Principles These are rules and
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JWS Transport Company’s employees earn vacation time at the rate of 1 hour per 40-hour work period. The vacation pay vests immediately (that is‚ an employee is entitled to the pay even if employment terminates). During 2013‚ total wages paid to employees equaled $404‚000‚ including $4‚000 for vacations actually taken in 2013 but not including vacations related to 2013 that will be taken in 2014. All vacations earned before 2013 were taken before January 1‚ 2013. No accrual entries have been made
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Contents QUESTION ONE: Accounting Concepts and Conventions 1 a) Accounting Concepts 1 i) The going concern concept. 1 ii) The accruals concept (or matching concept) 1 iii) The entity concept: 3 iv) The money measurement concept: 3 v) The historical cost concept: 4 vi) The realization concept: 4 vii) Duality concept: 4 b) Accounting conventions 5 QUESTION TWO: Clashing accounting concepts and conventions that might bring about inconsistency in the accounting process 9 1. Clash between
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Financial Analysis Randall Meeks Financial Accounting Concepts Mr. Carraher 9-12-2010 PepsiCo‚ Inc. and The Coca Cola Company have both been in production for ages. Both PepsiCo‚ Inc. and The Coca Cola Company have become common house hold names through out the world today. Pepsi is one of the best selling products in American history. “Pepsi is the number 2 soft drink company producer‚ the world over. Pepsi’s number one priority is making sure that their shareholders investments are
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