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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Financial Reporting Problem: Toll Brothers Inc. Learning Team “D” ACC/290 Jan 9‚ 2014 Mark Graves Financial Reporting Problem 1. What are the company’s total assets at the end of its most recent annual reporting period? Why is this important? $6‚181‚044‚000 Knowing a company’s total assets is important to determine such things as: Whether a company has enough assets to pay its debts as they come due To determine whether cash on hand is sufficient for immediate cash needs 2. What are the total assets
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Evolution of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) HARITIKA CHHATWAL Objective Accounting is the systematic measurement and recording of financial information used for decision-making‚ coordination‚ or control in an organisation. In broader perspective the financial information has to be more read as “quantitative information" rather than just merely "financial information" as the measurement and use of "non-financial information" has emerged as
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crime‚ also known as transnational crime‚ poses a serious threat to American communities‚ financial and business institutions‚ and to the stability and security of the global populace. International crime knows no boundaries or borders‚ nor does it recognize the rules or laws within them. National and international security will always be threatened as long as international crime is at its doorstep. According to Picarelli (2011)‚ the U.S. Department of Justice defines transnational organized crime in
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Financial Reporting Problem‚ Part 2: Nike ACC/290 Financial Reporting Problem‚ Part 2: Nike When determining the overall financial strength of a company‚ businesses rely on their current assets to show value. Current assets are defined as assets that can or will be converted into cash quickly. The value of the asset’s will vary and may be used at any time as collateral for loans or other investment business development plans. Current assets will include‚ of course‚ cash and cash equivalents
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In capital market‚ the financial reporting and corporate disclosure are important since
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emergence of transnational actors and consequently‚ transnational interactions‚ defined as the interaction involving at least one non-state or non-international organization actor. Example of transnational actors are NGOs‚ like Greenpeace and for-profit companies‚ like Shell. As the pace of globalization does not seem slowing down‚ scholars have started to look into the most suitable approaches and theories
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Paper Part 1 Total assets at the end of its most recent annual reporting period? Why is this important? According to Sirius XM Radio Annual Sec Filing Form 10-K for The Year 2011 (2012)‚ the total assets for the company had at the end of calendar year 2011 is $7‚495‚996. This number is equal to the total liabilities and stockholders’ equity and a 1.5% increase from the previous year. Total assets at the end of the previous annual reporting period? Total assets for the previous year were $7‚383‚086
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Reporting Practices and Ethics Michele R. Morris HCS/405 December 18‚ 2010 Todd A. Brown Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethical finance are important in the health care industry. Both are important to produce a successful health care organization. Here we will discuss the four elements of financial management‚ generally accepted accounting practices‚ and general financial ethics standards. Financial Management There are four elements of financial management
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calculations automatically and to change single number and update all related numbers at the click of a mouse. As one of the most popular financial software‚ spreadsheet is widely applied in areas such as accounting‚ finance‚ marketing‚ taxation‚ engineering‚ educational‚ scientific and medical fields (Ballantine‚ 1991). In 2004‚ SimCorp USA Inc and the Financial Executives Consulting Group found that about 64 percent of domestic companies depend on spreadsheet. Many authors view spreadsheet as a very
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