Financial aspects and Accounting Treatment of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) At present‚ there is no specific guideline in respect of Accounting Treatment of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). In absence of such specific guideline‚ the Accounting Principles in respect of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)‚ prescribed by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in “Guidance Note on Accounting for Self-generated Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) (Issued 2012)” may be followed
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Classes caravi1234.blogspot.in ACCOUNTING STANDARDS "Accounting standards are written policy documents‚ issued by regulatory authority (ICAI)‚ covering the aspects of recognistion‚ treatment‚ measurement‚ presentation & disclosure of transactions &events in the financial statements" ‐ Issued by; ICAI ‐ Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. ‐ Total Number of Accounting Standards issued till date = 32 ‐ Total Number of effective/applicable Accounting Standards till date = 28 (AS‐8‚ AS‐30‚ AS‐31 & AS‐32 not applicable)
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Application of Accounting Concepts Matching Principle & Accrual Concept Accrued / Prepaid Expense & Accrued or Advance Revenue To ensure an accurate matching of expenses and revenue under the accrual basis‚ it is necessary to include all revenue earned but not received and expenses incurred but not paid. Such adjustments comprise adjustments for : Accrued Revenue Accrued Expenses On the other hand‚ many recorded costs and revenues benefit more than one accounting period. Therefore‚ adjusting
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Assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity are the three components that make up a company’s balance sheet. The balance sheet‚ which shows a business’s financial condition at any point‚ is based on the equation of assets equals to liabilities plus owner’s equity. This equation is also the framework track of money as it flows in and out of a company. Starting with the first penny a company earn‚ will be recorded in a general ledger each and every transaction using double-entry system of debits and credits
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FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on 12 fundamental concepts. These fundamental concepts then form the basis for all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean
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1. Introduction It is rather surprising that it has taken so long to develop standards of accounting principles and practices for something as essential as goodwill. These developments are particularly important because of the Accounting Standards Board’s (ASB) Statement of Principles (SOP) focus on assets and liabilities (Lawrence 2000). Goodwill is defined as “the excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets‚ liabilities
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consist of direct materials‚ direct labour and manufacturing overhead. Product costs are initially assigned to an inventory account on the balance sheet. When the goods are sold‚ the costs are released from inventory as expenses and matched against sales revenue. Since product costs are initially assigned to inventories‚ they are also known as inventoriable costsSynonym for product costs.. Product costs are assigned to units as they are processed and hence are included in inventories. The flow is
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The Impact of the Islamic Religion on the Harmonisation of International Accounting Standards Justin Lingard – S200990 October 2010 Table of Contents Introduction 4 User requirements of financial reports 5 IFRS Compliance Issues with Shari ‘a law 6 Riba 6 Gharar 7 Zakat 7 Conclusion 8 References 10 Introduction Islam is the world’s second largest religion with over 1.65 billion followers‚ which constitutes 24% of the world’s population (Kettani‚ 2010). Islam is a religion
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Accounting Standards Boards Paper ACC/541 Date Professor Accounting Standards Boards Paper Introduction For the past 31 years‚ the major changes in accounting have taken place. Several accounting committees and boards have come and gone. The purpose of this paper will be to examine the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board convergence project. These papers will also explain how the MSA program prepares students on the transition into professional
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and the impact it has had on International Accounting Standards in regards to implementation and use of their accounting regulations. It also examines The Fair Value Measurement in accordance to the effect it has on the GFC and how the interpretation of fair value is the problem not the method itself. The Positive Accounting Theory (PAT) is also discussed and analysed in terms of it being the dominant theory to justify accounting regulations and standards (Anonymous. 2008a). Introduction Due to
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