Which of the following entities would not require accounting information pertaining to their economic activities? a. Social clubs. b. Not-for-profit entities. c. State governments. D. All of these require accounting information. e. None of these requires accounting information. Difficulty: Easy 2. Which of the following is not an objective of financial reporting described in FASB Concepts Statement No. 1? a. To provide information about how management of an enterprise has discharged its stewardship
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FIN 5309 - Estimation Methods - Part II Maximum Likelihood Estimation Guillaume Weisang Clark University gweisang “at” clarku “dot” edu Fall 2011 1 Introduction In this handout‚ I cover some results of point estimation that are essential for an understanding and an enlightened usage of financial econometrics in our FIN 5309 course. Approachable accounts of point estimation theory are available in many textbooks on statistical inference such as (Casella and Berger‚ 2002) and (Mittelhammer
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Accounting The nature of work of accountants and auditors is to prepare‚ analyze‚ and verify financial reports and taxes‚ and monitor information systems that furnish this information to managers in business‚ industry‚ and government. The major fields of accounting are Public accountants who have their own business or work for public accounting firms. They perform a large range of responsibilities such as doing taxes‚ numerous accounting and auditing‚ consulting activities for their clients‚
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Audit 1.2 nature of auditor independence 1.3 principle of auditor independence 2.0 The concept of auditor rotation 3.0 The history and current debates concerning auditor rotation 4.0 Different countries regimen should be considered 5.0 Conclusion 6.0 List of references 7.0 Appendices 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Audit Auditing is the analysis of the financial accounts or records‚ by a qualified accountant‚ and
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live; diversity can take many form from race‚ gender‚ beliefs‚ age‚ sexual orientation it could either hurt people or help people in different ways. Multiculturalism is one of the best way people can help each other no matter what it is. Diversity help many students learn better having a friend from a different culture help them fit in. Work diversity is most popular now because there are many people who are working. Multiculturalism one of the best way people or group can help one another no matter
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Depreciation and depletion are two models of computing financial reports. These techniques are used as adjustments when preparing statements of cash flow within the direct or indirect method. This paper will identify and examine the methods of depreciation and depletion‚ describe the difference between the methods‚ and compare and contrast depreciation and depletion as well using scholarly references to support the points. Net income is reduced through depreciation and is an expense of the company
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you wake up cold‚ sweaty‚ and drowsy from your coma. Changing perspectives‚ you are a family member now. Your brother has been in a horrific car accident and is in a coma for thirteen days now. How will you communicate with him? How will you tell him that you love him and are here for him? Most importantly‚ how do you know that he is still alive? For those who don ’t know‚ a coma is a persistent vegetative state‚ also known as PVS. Coma is also defined as a state of almost total unresponsiveness to
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MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ASSIGNMENT NO1 STUDENT:0705080/1 QUESTION 1 (B) Evaluate the auditor’s role in the certification of the financial statements and conclude whether its work is effective in preventing major scandals on the lines of Enron and Worldcom. 1.0 ABSTRACT 2.0 ENRON-CORPORATE FIASCOS 3.0 HOW DID THE AUDITORS FAIL TO CATCH PROBLEMS AT ENRON? 4.0 HOW TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF ENRON? 5.0 NEW RESPONSIBILITIES OF AUDITORS ACCORDING TO SARBANES-OXLEY ACT 2002 6.0 CONCLUSION 7.0 REFERENCES
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The Auditor Paper 6-8: According to the book‚ it is incredibly important to successfully complete the CPA exam in the first year. Jack Butler informs us that new staff members can greatly distinguish themselves by passing the CPA exam the first attempt because so few people manage to do so. Other benefits of this would include spending less time studying and more time working‚ financial benefits of not having to pay for additional attempts‚ and it is mandatory in order to move up in the company
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accountancy and for record-keeping. It wasn’t until the 1800s during the Industrial Revolution that auditing expanded into a fraud detection and financial accountability field. Now audits are performed to manage and confirm the correctness of a company ’s accounting procedures. Auditing evolved into a business necessity once it became evident that a standardized form of accountancy must exist to avoid fraud. Today it has developed into a standardized yet complex field that is regarded as an important procedure
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