Synopsis of Project study on 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
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2012 Anne Harney Finlon Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are important ideas to understand when discussing finances of any kind. It is important for all nurses‚ especially those in management roles‚ to understand financial concepts and be involved in the budgetary process. This paper will help to create an understanding of GAAP‚ the purpose of the principles‚ and how they relate to the health care industry today. Every profession tends
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Institute of Chartered Accountants [CICA]‚ 2006) generally accepted accounting practice (GAAP)‚ Canada would lie very close‚ if not on the line of convergence. Over the past few years‚ before the consideration of IFRS and leading up to the full convergence of it‚ Canada’s GAAP has been a ‘no mans land’ (Martin‚ 2009). It was becoming vastly foreign to the rest of the world‚ when it was once similar to US GAAP. As a result participants in Canadian capital markets were left “increasingly uncomfortable”
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financial transactions in the accounting cycle according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting methodology. 3. Prepare and analyze financial statements including the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ and statement of cash flow according to GAAP and IFRS. 4. Examine inventory costing and valuation according to GAAP and IFRS. 5. Assess appropriate internal
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Chapter 12 Homework Questions Q1. What are the two main characteristics of intangible assets? The two main characteristics of intangible assets are: (a) they lack physical substance. (b) they are not a financial instrument. Q4. Why does the accounting profession make a distinction between internally created intangibles and purchased intangibles? When intangibles are created internally‚ it is often difficult to determine the validity of any future service potential. To permit
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2014 Subject: Explanations of the differences between inventory accounting between IFRS and US GAAP. Facts: Tarheel Farm‚ Inc. (TFI) is a corporation involved in agricultural production and has a June 30 financial year-end. It is not publicly traded‚ but is required to prepare annual financial statements for its bank. Historically‚ the bank has required that these statements comply with US GAAP rules. Recently‚ TFI was purchased by OSI China‚ a Chinese corporation that uses IFRS to prepare
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of an organization. It focuses on internal reporting and is not restricted by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Financial accounting focuses on reporting to external parties such as investors‚ government agencies‚ and banks. It measures and records business transactions and provides financial statements that are based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Other differences include (1) management accounting emphasizes the future (not the past)‚ and (2) management accounting
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costs include all manufacturing costs and only manufacturing costs. Activity-based costing usually does not include all manufacturing costs and will often include nonmanufacturing costs. Therefore‚ ABC is not currently acceptable under GAAP. Kenco’s costing system is preferable under GAAP because it includes all manufacturing costs‚ and only manufacturing costs. Kenco currently uses one cost driver: a product’s consumption of TCing machine time and allocates manufacturing costs based on the use of that
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Jasmine Travis BUS3061 Professor Jerry Thomas July 17‚ 2014 1. Question 1: Proficient-level: There are several important functions performed in an organization‚ among which accounting is one of them. Define the accounting function and discuss how it differs from double-entry bookkeeping. Accountants analyze and interpret financial information‚ prepare financial statements‚ conduct audits‚ design accounting systems‚ prepare special business and financial studies‚ prepare forecasts and budgets
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Statements Additional Information Balance Sheet President’s letter Income Statement Prospectuses Statement of Cash Flows Reports filed with governmental agencies Statement of Owners’ or Stockholders’ Equity Note Disclosures GAAP News releases Forecasts Environmental impact statements Etc. Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Managerial accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ analyzing‚ and communication of financial information to management for
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