7101AFE Financial Accounting Theory and Practice Tutorial Questions for Tutorials 1- 6: Semester 1 2015 TUTORIAL 1 - Semester 1 2015 Deegan Topic 1: Introduction to financial accounting theory QUESTION 1 – Question 1.2: If you developed a theory to explain how a person’s cultural background influences how they prepare financial statements‚ would you have developed a positive theory or a normative theory? The first of all‚ it is important to understand the mean by a ‘theory’. According to Contemporary
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Accounting Ethics Accounting Ethics‚ Second Edition. Ronald Duska‚ Brenda Shay Duska‚ and Julie Ragatz © 2011 John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. Published 2011 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-19613-0 Foundations of Business Ethics Series editors: W. Michael Hoffman and Robert E. Frederick Written by an assembly of the most distinguished figures in business ethics‚ the Foundations of Business Ethics series aims to explain and assess the fundamental issues that motivate interest in each of
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Financial Accounting Final Study Guide Liabilities – Probable debts or obligations that result from past transactions Current Liabilities – Are due within one year of the balance sheet date Liquidity – The ability to pay current obligations Working capital – Current assets minus current liabilities Accrued Liabilities – Expenses that have been incurred but have not been paid at the end of the accounting period Deferred Revenues – Revenues that have been collected but not yet earned‚ they are
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FISCAL CONTROL BOARDS Origins and Structures of Fiscal Control Boards Understanding the origins and the structure of fiscal control boards is crucial in this discussion‚ since it provides a framework for this mechanism. The Harvard Law Review argues that municipal financial problems and state responses to them are not new phenomena because cities throughout the nation have faced urban fiscal crisis since the 1800’s (Harvard Law Review 1997). Moreover‚ the study defines urban fiscal crisis
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`Accounting 6135‚ Advanced Accounting Theory Arthur G. Hendricks‚ Ph.D.‚ CPA professor BU 410 Thursday 7:10 PM to 10:00 PM Required Texts 1. Scott‚ W.R.‚ Financial Accounting Theory‚ 5th edition‚ Prentice Hall (Pearson Education Canada‚ Ltd) 2009 (ISBN 978-0-13-207286-1) 2 Concepts Statement #7‚ Using Cash Flow Information and Present Value in Accounting Measurements‚ FASB‚ February 2000. 3. Optional; The Wall Street Journal. You are expected to read the financial pages of the news media
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International convergence of accounting standards is not a new idea. The concept of convergence first arose in the late 1950s in response to post World War II economic integration and related increases in cross-border capital flows. Initial efforts focused on harmonization—reducing differences among the accounting principles used in major capital markets around the world. By the 1990s‚ the notion of harmonization was replaced by the concept of convergence—the development of a unified set of high-quality
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Review Paper By Johnna HCS/405 Health Care Financial Accounting Instructor: Donna Pearson “Concern about the growth of healthcare a cost is widespread and continuing increases in hospital cost per day are a significant component of this concern” (2009). In this paper it shows an example of how healthcare cost is constantly increasing and what the hospitals have to do to keep up with the increase of costs. This paper is a simulation paper that
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Phase 4 Discussion Board SWOT Analysis and NPV Applied Managerial Economics ECON616-1403A-04 Professor Jenson Hagen Audriel McCall July 30‚ 2013 Good Afternoon Mr. Scholl as discussed earlier you wanted me to complete a SWOT analysis I have enclosed a SWOT analysis of the content in which you requested. As well as a summary of what is looked for when complete an SWOT analysis for the company in which includes the competitive environment in which AutoEdge is going against as well as how in fact it
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Assignment 4-2: Week 4 Analysis Write-Up Kylie Keener ACCT715-Q1WW Financial Accounting Theory Michael Miller 13 June 2012 1. Chapter 4: Problem 8 (GM) The article “GM to Take Charge of $20.8-Billion” here reproduced from The Globe and Mail (February 2‚ 1993) describes the potential impact of SFAS 106‚ “Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions‚” on General Motors and Ford. For example‚ it appears that General Motors will be required to record a liability of $20.8 billion
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Accounting Cycle Paper Acc 421 Date Accounting Cycle Paper Accounting is a financial information system designed to record‚ classify‚ report‚ and interpret financial data. The accrual concepts states that accounting income is measured by matching the expenses incurred in a given accounting period with the revenues earned in that period. The accounting cycle is 6 steps. The accounting cycle is a logical series of steps that accountants follow to keep necessary accounting records
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