Financial Accounting Theory and Analysis 10e Chapter 1 - The Development of Accounting Theory What is Theory? Webster defines theory as “Systematically organized knowledge‚ applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances; a system of assumptions‚ accepted principles and rules of procedure to analyze‚ predict or otherwise explain the nature of behavior of a specified set of phenomena.” Why is the development of a general theory of accounting important? The development of a general
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Chapter 1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards Intermediate Accounting‚ 15th Edition Kieso‚ Weygandt‚ and Warfield 1 Financial Statements and Financial Reporting • Goals or purpose of (financial) accounting – Identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about – An economic entity to – Interested Parties (internal and external) • Creditors‚ managers‚ unions‚ government agencies Financial reports (statements) & notes 2 Financial Statements
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Solutions Guide: Please reword the answers to essay type parts so as to guarantee that your answer is an original. Do not submit as is Case 1-4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles At the completion of the Darby Department Store audit‚ the president asks about the meaning of the phrase “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles‚” which appears in your audit report on the management’s financial statements. He observes that the meaning of the phrase must include more than
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a typical FASB statement is: topics are identified and placed on the board’s agenda. The most authoritative source of GAAP among the following is FASB: Interpretations International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are issued by the: IASB All of the following are true regarding iGAAP except: iGAAP includes standards referred to as International Auditing Standards (IAS). iGAAP is: iGAAP is more "principle-based than U.S. GAAP. GAAP standards are developed by the IASB. iGAAP tends
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accounting. History of FASB and IASB The FASB has been establishing accounting standards for the private sector ever since 1973‚ when it was formally formed. The FASB is documented as the commanding team by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The FASB is a private organization. The FASB is predominantly responsible for the establishment of accounting rules and reporting standards. The main assignment of the FASB is to improve accounting
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Sahlins concluded that prehistoric hunter-gatherer communities were the “original affluent society.” The term did not go unnoticed amongst the scholars. Most anthropologists embraced the thesis‚ but some also showed some objections against the thesis. As a result‚ a hot debate was created within the scholars of economic anthropology. Nurit Bird-David and David Kaplan form part of those who have emitted criticism of the original affluence thesis. In this essay‚ I discuss the opinions of the two scholars
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How might you use the strategies for applying creativity to problems and issues in addressing this topic? The article I wrote about was about a man who shot his daughter and her mother and killed a 79 year old woman on the steps of a court house in Beaumont‚ TX. Based on the details of this article gun control would be the national political issue that could possibly be discussed. The strategy for improving things would be the best strategy to use to improve and make changes in the laws of gun control
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Frederick Jackson Turner‚ The Significance of the Frontier in American History *-* Turner‚ "The existence of an area of free land‚ its continuous recession‚ and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development." -The census of 1890 said that the frontier line by 1880 was indiscernible. Turner considered that vital since the official American history up 2 that time consisted of the colonization of the West& that it was this that explained American development.-The West compelled
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Problems in Financial Reporting Final Exam The answers to all questions should be in your own English words. However‚ I expect you to refer to authoritative accounting and financial reporting literature (FASB - Accounting Standards Codification and IASB - Unaccompanied IFRS. For IASB pronouncements you may need to go to Murphy Library or other sources to read the accompaniments to IFRS. There are 3 copies of IFRS 2009 in on reserve at Murphy. Most of the information in this edition is still valid
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