Financial Accounting and Reporting Case: America Online 1. What accounting approach has AOL used in the past that it is now changing (related to the $385 million)? AOL‚ prior to October 1‚ 1996‚ recorded the expenditure related to subscribers acquisitions as an asset and amortized monthly over a period < 24 months. This was a strongly criticized approach. Furthermore‚ the accounting approach in the article is considered aggressive. In October 1996‚ they discontinued capitalizing customer acquisition
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6-19. The following questions concern the reasons auditors do audits. Choose the best response. a. Which of the following best describes the reason why an independent auditor reports on financial statements? (1) A misappropriation of assets may exist‚ and it is more likely to be detected by independent auditors. (2) Different interests may exist between the company preparing the statements and the persons using the statements. (3) A misstatement of account balances may exist and is generally
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assets B. Subsidiary C. Service departments D. Exclusive cash generating unit 7. Assume that employees confessed to a P500‚000 inventory theft but are not able to make restitution. How should this material fraud be shown in the company’s financial statements? A. Classified as loss and shown as a separate line item in the statement of comprehensive income. B. Initially classified as an account receivable because the employees are responsible for the goods. Because they cannot pay‚ the loss
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WEEK 3 WORKSHOP TASKS (for submission at start of Week 3 workshop) Review Question 4 (page 628 of text) When reviewing the financial statements and supporting notes of a reporting entity‚ is it possible to establish all the individual types of income or expenses that the entity has incurred or received? If not‚ how does management determine which income and expenses should be disclosed? NZ IAS 1 paragraph 88 requires entities to recognize all items of income and expense occurred in the trading
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Financial accounting reports are prepared for the use of external parties such as shareholders and creditors‚ whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for managers inside the organization. This contrast in basic orientation results in a number of major differences between financial and managerial accounting‚ even though both financial and managerial accounting often rely on the same underlying financial data. In addition to the to the differences in who the reports are prepared for
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1. The accounting process involves all of the following except a. identifying economic transactions that are relevant to the business. b. communicating financial information to users by preparing financial reports. c. recording nonquantifiable economic events. d. analyzing and interpreting financial reports. 2. Financial accounting provides economic and financial information for all of the following except a. creditors. b. investors. c. managers. d. other external users. 3.
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Multiple Choice: 1. In general terms‚ financial assets appear in the balance sheet at: a. Face value b. Current value c. Cost d. Estimated future sales value 2. Which of the following practices contributes to efficient cash management? a. Never borrow money – maintain a cash balance sufficient to make all necessary payments. b. Record all cash receipts and cash payments at the end of the month when reconciling the bank statements
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Accounting plays an important role in the life of organizations. There are several types of accounting such as financial‚ management and governmental accounting‚ taxation‚ audit. These types are usually focusing on different types of users that are interested in different types of information. In this essay I will examine the differences between financial accounting and management accounting. The basic difference between financial and management accounting is their target group. Management accounting
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1.Managerial accounting vs financial accounting Managerial accounting information system is an information system that produces outputs using inputs and processes needed to satisfy specific managerial objectives. How do management accounting and financial accounting differ? Management Accounting Financial Accounting 1. Internally focused
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increased making it much more difficult to keep track of the finance and performance. This is where accounting plays its role of systematically recording‚ reporting and analysing the financial transactions of a business. This essay aims to compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of a management accountant with that of a financial accountant. Accounting allows a company to analyse the financial performance of a business and represent its position through past and future statistics. An accountant
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