searching for these objectives‚ it was stated that there was a superseding of the amendment. The addition stated “comparability and consistency in accounting for transferred financial assets will also be improved through clarifications of the requirements for isolation and limitations on portions of financial assets that are eligible for sale accounting.” In other words‚ financial statements will become more accurate and less fraudulently represented to users and the objective is not to double count
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temporary or nominal accounts? Revenue and expense accounts are referred to as temporary or nominal accounts because each period they are closed out to Income Summary in the closing process. Their balances are reduced to zero at the end of the accounting period; therefore‚ the term temporary or nominal is sometimes given to these accounts. 7. Indicate whether each of the following items is a real or nominal account and whether it appears in the balance sheet or the income statement a) prepaid
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Lecture 7 – Tutorial Questions Tutorial List: 7-1‚ 7-2‚ 7-3‚ 7-4‚ 7-5‚ 7-6‚ 7-7‚ 7-8‚ 7-9 7.1. Kristen Hope asks your help concerning an NSF check. Explain to Kristen (a) what an NSF check is‚ (b) how it is treated in a bank reconciliation‚ and (c) whether it will require an adjusting entry. 7.2. The bank portion of the bank reconciliation for Brasilia Company at October 31‚ 20X1 was as follows. BRASILIA COMPANY Bank Reconciliation
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Chapter 01 The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments Multiple Choice Questions 1. Gaw Company owns 15% of the common stock of Trace Corporation and used the fair-value method to account for this investment. Trace reported net income of $110‚000 for 2011 and paid dividends of $60‚000 on October 1‚ 2011. How much income should Gaw recognize on this investment in 2011? A. $16‚500. B. $9‚000. C. $25‚500. D. $7‚500. E. $50‚000. 2. Yaro Company owns 30% of the common stock
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CHAPTER Accounting for Income Taxes OBJECTIVES After careful study of this chapter‚ you will be able to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Understand permanent and temporary differences. Explain the conceptual issues regarding interperiod tax allocation. Record and report deferred tax liabilities. Record and report deferred tax assets. Explain an operating loss carryback and carryforward. Account for an operating loss carryback. Account for an operating loss carryforward. Apply intraperiod tax allocation
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Introduction It is a requirement that‚ if an entity is defined as a reporting entity‚ it is required to release financial reports that comply with the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) (Deegan 2008:83). Two companies have been chosen to analyse their reports‚ in particular the disclosures made in their respective reports. The two companies chosen to analyse are Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Macquarie Bank Limited (MBL). CBA The Commonwealth Bank is one of Australia’s
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Financial Accounting THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTING In the present era most of the business as well as non-business operations are carried out through organizations (mostly by limited liability companies (also known as joint stock companies)‚ societies and charitable organisation)‚ rather than by people working as individuals. Such organization consist of group of people working together for common goal. To accomplish its objectives‚ the organization uses resources material
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AAAJ 23‚8 Adaptability to fair value accounting in an emerging economy A case study of China’s IFRS convergence Songlan Peng York University‚ Toronto‚ Canada‚ and 982 Received 28 July 2008 Revised 6 January 2010 Accepted 15 March 2010 Kathryn Bewley Ryerson University‚ Toronto‚ Canada Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to assess the feasibility and desirability of a major emerging economy adopting and implementing fair value accounting (FVA)‚ as codified in the International Financial
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Tax Law and Accounting Paper In today’s financial world‚ preparation and reporting of income taxes has become one among the other main reasons why individuals and businesses are keeping and maintain their financial records. However‚ there has been some controversy between tax laws and accounting under the General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Simply because IRS is not always agrees with GAAP’s principles and thus creates its own tax laws. This paper will discuss the objectives of modern
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The Lucent Accounting Scandal Abstract The case discusses the accounting frauds committed at the US-based telecommunications giant‚ Lucent Technologies Inc. (Lucent) during early 2000. It provides an insight into the ways by which the financial statements were manipulated at Lucent. It examines the loopholes in the financial management of the company and the price it had to pay for circumventing the provisions of law. The case examines the allegations against Lucent and its officers with reference
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