Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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t Liam Doyle Business HL G11 Mr. Garry Thorpe Farm Chokchai Word count: 2800 Owning over three thousand cattle and owning over eight thousand acres of land‚ farm Chokchai is not only Thailand’s leading manufacturer
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Formal vs Informal Education We all think we know about education as being the one imparted in schools around the country. This system of education‚ devised by the government and based upon a curriculum is called the formal system of education. However‚ in most countries‚ there is also an informal system of education that is totally different from school education and has nothing to do with the strict curriculum and other obligations found in formal education. There have always been long standing
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What is a theory? In this book we consider various theories of financial accounting. Perhaps‚ there¬fore‚ we should start by considering what we mean by a ’theory’. There are various perspectives of what constitutes a theory. The Oxford English Dictionary provides various definitions‚ including: A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account (description) of a group of facts or phenomena. Explanation or Account (description) of a group
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Question 1 Use the data below to answer Parts (a) through (c). Show all calculations in your solutions. On January 1‚ 20X2‚ Haika Inc. purchased 60% of the outstanding voting shares of Selina Co. for $3‚000‚000. On that date‚ Selina’s shareholders’ equity consisted of retained earnings of $2‚000‚000 and ordinary shares of $1‚000‚000. Selina’s identifiable assets and liabilities had fair values that were equal to their carrying values on January 1‚ 20X2‚ except for the following: | Fair value
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Formal Entry System (FES) Facilitates the processing of entry declaration on importations of a commercial nature for local consumption (sale or barter) of raw materials‚ semi-finished and/or finished goods to collect the necessary duties‚ taxes and other fees.FES also facilitates the control of regulated‚ prohibited and other ‘high-risk’ items through the use of the selectivity process. Warehousing Entry System (WES) Facilitates the declaration processing of tax and duty-free importations under
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Intermediate Accounting‚ 15th Edition Kieso‚ Weygandt‚ and Warfield 1 Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Goals or purpose of (financial) accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about – An economic entity to – Interested Parties (internal and external) • Creditors‚ managers‚ unions‚ government agencies Financial reports (statements) & notes 2 Financial Statements
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ACC206: Principles of Accounting II Final Paper Instructor: Emmett Denham March 25‚ 2013 ABC Company could reach $3 million in annual sales within 3 years if the company used shingle scrap material to build cedar dollhouses. The new product would add additional costs but would project an aggressive growth in revenue for the company. In the following reports I will show you how beneficial the cedar dollhouses would be to ABC Company. [ABC Company] | Cash Flow Satement | | | | Date:
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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financial statements report an increase of $950‚000 in the net income‚ Vice President Jack Brickhouse asks Louise Boudreau‚ the controller‚ to reduce the estimate of warranty expense by $60‚000. The present estimate of warranty expense is $500‚000 and is known by both Brickhouse and Boudreau to be a fairly "soft" amount. Identify possible causes of action. -Brickhouse is acting unethically. His action serves only his self-interest‚ self review and has no clear basis in proper accounting procedures‚ so
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