comparative financial statements are presented; however‚ a single year may be presented in certain circumstances. Public companies must follow SEC rules‚ which typically require balance sheets for the two most recent years‚ while all other statements must cover the three-year period ended on the balance sheet date. Comparative information must be disclosed with respect to the previous period for all amounts reported in the financial statements. Layout of balance sheet and income statement No general
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Direct and Indirect Cash Flows Christine Grae XACC/291 Principles of Accounting II March 29‚ 2015 Susan Schulz When companies utilize the accrual method of accounting‚ they will prepare a cash flow statement in order to understand the flow of cash. We call this method the cash flow statement and it can be prepared in two different methods which would be indirect and direct. The methods are different but they both will be conducted with the same results for the accounting period. The direct
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AIM 6330 Topics to know for Exam I Chapter 1 – Environment and Theoretical Structure of Financial Accounting • Know the basic objectives financial reporting and the basic elements of financial statement • Know the fundamental and enhancing qualitative characteristics of accounting information. • Know the assumptions‚ principles and constraints of accounting information and be able to identify when each is being illustrated in specific accounting contexts. Chapter
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It is considered a change in estimate. b) Extraordinary item net of taxes in separate section in income statement‚ usually just before the net income. c) Write off shown as expense or loss or separate section labeled as unusual‚ if unusual OR infrequent‚ not both. [Not as extraordinary item]. d) As long as not recorded previously‚ gain should be recognized in current period in computing net income. e) Correction of error considered period adjustment and beginning balance of retained earnings reinstated
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Chapter 5 LO1: Describe the objective of financial reporting and identify the qualitative characteristics‚ conventions‚ and ethical considerations of accounting information. The objective of financial reporting is: To provide financial information that is useful in making decisions in assessing; Cash flow prospects‚ Stewardship. * Cash flow prospects: the information needed to make judgments about the entity’s ability to generate cash flows. * Stewardship: the information about the company’s
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of the most recent annual financial statements and notes only‚ briefly assess the company’s performance for this potential investor. (Analyze based on data from Financial reports P71‚ 73‚ 74) By using the consolidated income statements‚ balance sheet and cash flow statement‚ we can assess the company’s financial position. On the income statement‚ the company’s operation revenue increased by 4.5% ($393.4 million) from year 2006 while its operating income decreased by $65.1 million in the same
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the financial statements‚ which were not being audited or reviewed by anybody. This is an issue because without an audit‚ there is no way to ensure the company’s financials are being correctly stated. George Newton wanted to base the purchase price of the shares on a multiple of net income‚ which is concerning because he could’ve been fraudulently reporting the financials of NFP in order to set a favorable price for himself since nobody was auditing his work. 2. Understatement of income would be a
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Corporate Reporting and Financial Analysis Prof Wang Jiwei HOMEWORK #2 Suggested Solutions Question 1 Determinants of Income P2-9. Determining missing amounts on income statement |AJAX Corporation | |Income Statement | |For the
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period? Basic Terminology (see Textbook for definitions) * Event * Transaction * Account * Real Account * Nominal Account * Ledger * Journal * Posting * Trial Balance * Adjusting Entries * Financial Statements * Closing Entries 2. Debits and Credits * An Account shows the effect of transactions on a given asset‚ liability‚ equity‚ revenue‚ or expense account. * Double-entry accounting system (two-sided effect). * Recording done
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Kohl’s Corporation and Dillard’s‚ Inc. — Financial Statement Analysis EXCERPTED WITH PERMISSION FROM CASES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING SEVENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-1-934319-79-6 ELLEN ENGEL D. ERIC HIRST MARY LEA MCANALLY © Copyright 2012 by Cambridge Business Publishers‚ LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form for any purpose without the written permission of the publisher. This document is authorized for use by michelle jeffalone‚ from 9/1/2014 to 12/31/2014
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