Chapter 1: Overview of Financial Statement Analysis Sample Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following is likely to be the most informative source if you were interested in a company’s business plan or strategy? A) auditor’s letter B) management discussion and analysis C) proxy statement D) Footnotes Answer: B 2. Which of the following would not be considered a source of financing? A) notes receivable B) common stockholders’ equity C) retained earnings
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Accounting as a profession or discipline‚ has always been seen as an information-generating one‚ which fittingly makes the job of the Accountant to be that of observing economic activities‚ recording the observations in the prescribed books‚ analysing the recordings‚ interpreting his analysis and preparing reports to all users of Accounting Information. The prepared reports are generally referred to as financial statements‚ which clearly outline or identify
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Chapter 1 Case 1-6 During the early 2000s‚ the roles of accounting and the auditing profession changed and several accounting scandals were uncovered. A. What conditions caused accounting and the auditing profession role to change during this time? In the mid 80s‚ the AICPA lift on the ban on advertising caused revenue generation to become more critical to partner’s compensation. The profit structure of CPA firms changed‚ and in 1999‚ revenues for management consulting accounted for more
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Does Fair Value Accounting for Non-Financial Assets Pass the Market Test? Hans B. Christensen and Valeri V. Nikolaev The University of Chicago Booth School of Business 5807 South Woodlawn Avenue Chicago‚ IL 60637 Abstract: The choice between fair value and historical cost accounting is the subject of longstanding controversy among accounting academics and regulators. Nevertheless‚ the market based evidence on this subject is very limited. We study the choice of fair value versus historical
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regulations relating to financial accounting as rules that are developed by independent authoritative body to govern the preparation of financial statements which are accounting standards. Since decades ago‚ there have been arguments for and against the existence of accounting regulations. With a stance of pro-regulation‚ this essay is going to examine the reasons that financial accounting and reporting should be regulated and the merits of accounting regulations. Firstly‚ financial reports are normally
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------------------------------------------------- Subject: Managerial Accounting Case 1 Seligram In the Seligram case‚ the existing cost accounting system measured two components of cost: direct labor and burden. All burden cost‚ which is the overhead‚ was grouped into a single cost pool and was calculated only by using a burden rate per direct labor dollar. This may cause problems since direct labor and overhead are not consumed by the products in the same proportion. Simply using the same burden
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Chapter 19: Accounting for Income Taxes Fundamentals of Accounting for Income Taxes * Intro * Pretax Financial Income- income before taxes‚ income for financial reporting purposes‚ income for BOOK purposes * Determine according to GAAP * Taxable Income- amount used to compute income taxes payable * Determine using Internal Revenue Code (tax code) * Differences arise for a simple reason‚ for financial reporting purposes companies use the full accrual
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ACCA F3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING International Stream TUITION CLASS NOTES Appendix The following notes are suitable for both the international and UK streams. There will some terminology differences between the two streams. These are summarised below: |International |UK | |Statement of comprehensive income |Profit and loss
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Lecture 2: Study Week 2 The Accounting Equation & the Double Entry System Objectives for today 1. Analyzing transactions using the Accounting Equation 2. Next Week: How do firms actually measure Income?: Accrual vs. Cash Accounting g 3. Next Week: Determine when a company should record revenues and Expenses: The Matching Principle The Operating Cycle Start with cash and end with more cash Collect cash from customers Purchase inventory Make sales to customers The Recording
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number‚ title and level Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma in Business (QCF) Unit 2: Managing Financial Resources and Decisions Level : 4 Student name and ID number Assessors name Syed Jaffery Anthony Ayakwah Yajesh Kumar Amna Ali Dean Awoyejo (Unit Convenor) Interval Verifier Mehro Humayun Date issued Completion date Submitted on 1st May 2015 3rd July 2015 before 12:00 midday Assignment title Managing Financial Resources and Decisions - Shaping Your Future – A Vocational Scenario LO Learning Outcome
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