STUDY OF DERIVATIVE DISCLOSURES DURING THE FINANCIAL CRISIS CRITIQUE The case study resembles the important role of disclosures in using the derivatives. More companies are losing billions of dollars due to lack of transparency in doing derivative transaction. This can be seen in the monoline insurer like the American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation (AMBAC) and the Municipal Bond Insurance Association were affected when the subprime mortgage financial crisis took place in 2007. The issue
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The expression “Financial statements can be manipulated by the people who prepare them” is very much disputed for us and we think we can look at this from two different points of view. Firstly‚ we would like to define the term financial statement; to be sure we mean the same thing. In every enterprise accountants track‚ organise and record the financial dealings of a company during the accounting cycle. At the close of each period‚ accountants use the information they have gathered to prepare
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IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (AASB 9) was issued to replace IAS 39 (AASB 139) Discuss critically the shortcomings and criticisms of IAS 39 (AASB 139) which have given rise to IFRS 9 (AASB 9). How will the application of IFRS 9 (AASB 9) impact on the accounting for financial instruments in financial reports? Your discussion should be illustrated and informed by reference to two listed companies (ASX or other sources for the most recent years)‚ that are either using IAS 39 (AASB 139) or that have
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Satyam Computer Services Limited IFRS Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (unaudited) September 30‚ 2008 Index Consolidated interim balance sheet........................................................................................................................................................ 1 Consolidated interim income statement..................................................................................................................................................
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Discuss the effect of the Statement of Principles for Financial Reporting on current UK financial reporting practice. The ASC was set up in the 1970’s‚ where at the time there was no clear statement of accounting principles‚ accept that the accounts should be prudent; consistent; follow the accrual accounting procedures and be based on the assumption that the entity would remain a going concern. Up until 1990 standards were set by the ASC; a body made up of six professional accounting bodies
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21. General-purpose financial statements are the product of a. financial accounting. b. managerial accounting. c. both financial and managerial accounting. d. neither financial nor managerial accounting. 22. Users of financial reports include all of the following except a. creditors. b. government agencies. c. unions. d. All of these are users. 23. The financial statements most frequently provided include all of the following
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Financial Reporting in an International Approach (1) Answer: Conceptual Framework: The Conceptual Framework is a report of generally recognized theoretical values which is very important form the period of reference for business reporting. Moreover‚ it is a coherent structure of related purposes and a major idea which is recommends the environment‚ purpose and boundaries of business accounting that is predictable to lead to reliable guidance. Also‚ it is planned to assist the community interest
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all investment decisions and entity X will act according to entity Y’s instructions. Entity X will earn a trustee fee for holding the shares. Any dividends or profit/(loss) from the investments belong to entity Y. Elements of financial statementsThe elements of financial statements 53 Entity X should not recognise the listed shares as its asset even though it is in posses- sion of the shares. Entity X does not control the investment’s future economic benefits. Benefits from the investments flow
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This year ’s preliminary results season has been something of a landmark. Last year was to be the last reporting period where listed companies presented their results according to UK generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). After that‚ they would be required to use international financial reporting standards (IFRS) to prepare their consolidated financial statements for accounting periods commencing on or after 1st January 2005 (http://search.ft.com‚ 2004). The requirement to adopt IFRS applies
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revenue sources on financial reporting at the hospital? o How are the hospital’s revenues and expenses grouped for planning and control? (one section) dennis HOW IS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURED? Measuring hospital financial performance is commonly performed by analyzing margins (I.e.‚ the difference in revenue vs. expenses). Margins can be expressed by using financial ratios and as dollar amounts. OSHPD uses two financial ratios to measure a hospital’s financial performance. Both
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