Document discusses few recent changes in accounting policy‚ reasons shared by company and real intentions behind the curtain. | Contents Impact analysis of changes in accounting policy 2 Suzlon returns to profits‚ with help from accounting policy 2 Impact due to change 2 What company says 2 Reliance Communications dubbed “poster child of everything wrong with Corporate India” 2 Accounting Standards subverted: 3 Indosolar Limited 3 Change in treatment of miscellaneous expenditure
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Partnerships and Corporations – the accounting process Dwight A. Holland II ACC 206 Kristi Rayford 31 May 2010 How do partnerships and corporations differ in accounting processes? With partnerships‚ you have to look at several key concepts such as direct materials‚ direct labor‚ direct expenses‚ production overheads‚ process stock accounts. In reference to corporations‚ you have to consider a laundry list of items including accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ payroll‚ financial
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| Case Study: Analysis of Microsoft’s Accounting Policies Introduction Microsoft’s business As the most widely recognized company in the world‚ Microsoft dominated the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows‚ a graphical extension for MS-DOS in 1980s.The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen and went public on March 13th‚ 1986 with the price of $25.75 per share. Since going public‚ the company’s performance kept being outstanding. Microsoft not
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1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate‚ as accurately as possible‚ the effect of these on the company’s 1984 reported profits. • Refer to Note 2‚ Harnischfeger included in net sales products purchased from Kobe Steel. Also‚ Financial Statements of certain foreign subsidiaries were included on the basis of their fiscal years ended 31 July 1984. Although it had no significant impact on net income‚ it did increased net
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Table of Contents Accounting Concepts and policies…………………………………………………………….. 3 – 7 Relevance of accounting concepts and policies on financial report…………….. 7 – 10 Discount allowed and received………………………………………………………………… 11 – 13 Difference between carriage inwards and carriage outwards……………………. 11 – 13 Differences between straight line and reducing balance methods……………… 11 – 13 References……………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 - 16 Introduction Accounting Concepts and Principles These are rules and
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Accounting Policies are the specific policies and procedures used by a company to prepare its financial statements. These include any methods‚ measurement systems and procedures for presenting disclosures. Accounting policies differ from accounting principles in that the principles are the rules and the policies are a company’s way of adhering to the rules. Revenue Recognition: Revenue recognition determines the accounting period‚ in which revenues and expenses are recognized. General Mills
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1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate‚ as accurate as possible‚ the effect of these on the company’s 1984 reported profits. Changes that affect the Harnischfeger Revenues: • The company started to account Kobe Steel sales in US‚ previously it only added the gross margin in the financial statement. (this sales represented $28 million) • Sales to a foreign subsidiary started to be consolidated as a net revenues (this
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TOPIC 1: ACCOUNTING BASES‚ POLICIES‚ AND CONCEPTS ACCOUNTING BASES - These are the methods used for applying fundamental accounting concepts to financial transactions and items‚ preparing financial accounts‚ determining the accounting periods in which revenue and costs should be recognized in the profit and loss account‚ and determining the amounts at which material items should be stated in the balance sheet. - Examples of accounting bases include: Methods of calculating depreciation Methods
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AOL ASSIGNMENT There were two accounting policies used by AOL that were considered aggressive‚ as well as controversial. The first was to amortize its software development costs and the second was to capitalize subscriber acquisition costs. The lifetime‚ for amortization purposes‚ which AOL assigned to software development costs was five years. This was considered by many to be an exceptionally long time considering the pace at which technology was progressing during that period of time.
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Human Resources Accounting in Infosys VALUING HUMAN RESOURCES QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSIONS Q1. By early 2000‚ many companies in India had started valuing their human capital and reported the same in their balance sheets and other financial statements. Briefly explain the concept of valuation of human resources and compare the various models available for human resources accounting. Ans: HRA involved identifying‚ measuring‚ capturing‚ tracking and analyzing the potential of
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