Working with Financial Statements Accounting is the heart and soul of executing a successful business. Accounting is used to provide record for all items that are paid and received for a business over any period of time. Within the purpose of accounting lies the need to provide continuity and sustainability within a business‚ without it a business will not thrive. The information obtained is kept on record‚ in order to give insight to upper management on data concerning the daily revenue and expenses
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these terms in your own words. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX): This was a regulation passed by the government to prevent immoral corporate behavior. Balance sheet: A balance sheet is a financial statement that shows the assets‚ liabilities and stockholder’s equity. Income Statement: An income statement is a financial report that shows the net income or net loss by reporting the revenues and expenses. External user: External users of accounting information are investors or bankers that need accounting
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Introduction‚ Review of Accounting Process & Financial Statements Part I • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or U.S. GAAP refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; generally know as Accounting Standards. GAAP includes the standards‚ conventions‚ and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing‚ and in the preparation of financial statements (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). Although quite
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AUDITOR’S REPORT [pic] [pic] NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 37.3 Fair values of financial assets and liabilities Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged‚ or a liability settled‚ between knowledgeable willing parties in an arms length transaction. Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended June 30‚ 2008 (b) Credit risk Credit risk represents the risk of a loss if the counter parties
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Financial Statement Review University of Phoenix ACC/561 Financial Statement Review Introduction Financial statements play a significant role in each and every type of business. The financial statements provide a wealth of information to auditors‚ creditors‚ investors‚ suppliers and other important venues that need access to this type of information. This paper will discuss four different types of financial statements and how they are utilized by vendors‚ creditors and others
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Accounting and financial statement • Business going concern- dobry interes = IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE Current market value of its fixed assets is irrelevant‚ they’re not for sale. Fixed assets-środki trwałe. • NET BOOK VALUE->>Historical cost accounting = assets at original purchase price –accumulated depreciation charges. WARTOŚĆ KSIĘGOWA NETTO historyczna kalkulacja kosztów = aktywa w oryginalnej cenie zakupu-zgromadzone odpisy amortyzacyjne
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3101AFE TUTORIAL 2 - Semester 2 2013 Deegan Topics 2 and 3: The financial reporting environment and Regulation of financial accounting 2.1 What expectations do accounting standard-setters have about the accounting knowledge of financial statement readers? Accounting standard-setters have an expectation that the readers of general purpose financial reports have a ‘reasonable knowledge’ of accounting. Specifically‚ the IASB Framework states that ‘users are expected to have
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Business Analysis and Valuation: IFRS Edition Instructor’s Manual – Discussion Questions Palepu – Healy – Bernard – Peek 2 Instructor ’s Manual Dot-Com Crash-3 Instructor’s Manual – Discussion Questions Table of Contents Table of Contents...........................................................................................................3 Chapter 1 A Framework for Business Analysis Using Financial Statements................4 Chapter 2 Strategy Analysis.................
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Framework for Analysis and Valuation Learning Objectives – coverage by question Multiple Choice Exercises Problems Essay Questions LO1 Identify and discuss the users and suppliers of financial statement information. 1-2 - 1 1-2 LO2 Identify and explain the four financial statements‚ and define the accounting equation. 3-19 1-8 2-5 3 LO3 Explain and apply the basics of profitability analysis. 20-25 9-10 6-7 4 LO4 Describe business analysis within the context
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Abstract In this paper I will identify the four basic financial statements‚ discuss how they are interrelated with each other‚ and why they are useful to managers‚ investors‚ creditors‚ and employees. BALANCE SHEET A balance sheet provides detailed information about a company’s assets‚ liabilities and shareholders’ equity. Assets are things that a company owns that have value. This usually means they can either be sold or used by the company to make products or provide services that can be
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