Case 3-6 Accounting Standards A. Given the income statement effects of LIFO versus FIFO‚ how will the balance sheet inventory amounts differ between General Motors and Ford versus Honda and Daimler-Benz? In other words‚ will inventory be reported amounts representing recent costs or older historical costs? In your opinion‚ which balance sheet amounts would be more useful to financial statement users in making decisions to buy or sell shares of a company’s stock? Inventory is an asset that
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The Accounting Cycle Kaplan University AB114-02 Accounting I Professor Richard Franchetti Barbara Kerr April 8‚ 2013 THE ACCOUNTING CYCLE 1 The accounting cycle begins with analyzing and journalizing transactions and ends with preparing the accounting records for the next period. There are ten steps one must follow in the accounting cycle. The first step in the accounting cycle is to analyze and record transactions in the journal using the double entry-accounting
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1. The final exam will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 am on Wednesday‚ October 19 in EX 200 (255 McCaul). 2. It is a closed book and closed note exam. No aid sheet is allowed. You will need a calculator‚ but no other electronic devices will be allowed during the exam. 3. The exam covers materials in classes 1 through 11 inclusive (i.e.‚ topics 1 through 8)‚ with more emphasis on topics 3 through 8. It will have both problem-solving and essay-type questions. It is not going to be an easy exam
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frst-out inventory method of accounting (LIFO). In general‚ to use LIFO for federal income tax purposes‚ taxpayers must also use LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes (herein referred to as the LIFO conformity requirement). The use of LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes is not permitted under International Financial Reporting Standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board (IFRS). As a result‚ a conversion from US generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to IFRS likely
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requirement‚ we are assigned the topic “Carbon Accounting” by our course teacher for accomplishing our report. 1.2 Objectives of the report To attain the skill of report writing. To achieve deep knowledge about Carbon Accounting. To fulfill the partial requirement of our course of Accounting for Managers. 1.3 Methodology of the report This study was a descriptive research where we have been analyzed mainly secondary data to understand the Carbon Accounting and its application. All the data has
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IFRS 8-1: “Basic accounting and reporting issues related to recognition and measurement of receivables‚ allowance accounts‚ recording discounts‚ the allowance method to account for bad debt and factoring are basically the same between IFRS and GAAP. However‚ the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are taking steps by working to implement fair value measurement‚ the amount they currently could be sold for‚ for financial instruments. “The
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Origins All types of businesses‚ whether service‚ manufacturing or trading‚ require cost accounting to track their activities.[1] Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the industrial revolution‚ when the complexities of running a large scale business led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. In the early industrial age‚
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Accounting Principles The general rules and concepts that govern the Accounting filed are referred to as the Principles of Accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) using the groundwork of principles and guidelines has formulated these rules. They lay the foundation for sound and ethical accounting practices. The GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles or "GAAP") consists of three important sets of rules: • The underlying accounting principles • The rules and standards
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I hereby submit my application to be admitted into the current MS in Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) program. I am mostly attracted by the fact that the University is one of the most reputable universities in the state. Over the years I have learnt that persistence is one of the great virtues that help many achieve immeasurable success with confidence. Devry University offers M.S in Accounting and Financial Management with flexible class schedule and excellent education quality .The
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ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTIONS‚ PRINCIPLES‚ AND CONSTRAINTS Phil Toms March 29‚ 2013 The basic assumptions are monetary unit assumption and the economic entity assumption. The monetary unit assumption requires that companies include in the accounting records only transaction data that can be expressed in terms of money. This assumption enables accounting to measure economic events. The monetary unit assumption is vital to applying the cost principle. An economic entity can be any organization
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