ACCOUNTING SUBSTANCE OVER FORM Substance over form is an accounting concept where the entity is accounting for items according to their substance and economic reality and not merely their legal form. It is one of the key determinants of reliable information. For most transactions there will be no difference and in some cases however‚ the two diverge and the choice of how to present the transactions can give very different results. This differences occurs when an asset or liability is not recognized
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Debt on the U.S. Macroeconomy Karen McCarthy ECO/372 October 14‚ 2012 Instructor‚ Shad Koros Debt on the U.S. Macroeconomy Debt is accumulated deficits minus accumulated surpluses. Budget deficits are usually financed through governmental debt. Through the Treasury Department‚ the U.S. government must continually refinance bonds coming due by selling new bonds. Since 2001‚ the federal budget has been in deficit. The federal debt may not be the most important although it is referred to as
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1. Calculating Returns ( LO1‚ CFA1) Suppose you bought 100 shares of stock at an initial price of $ 37 per share. The stock paid a dividend of $ 0.28 per share during the following year‚ and the share price at the end of the year was $ 41. Compute your total dollar return on this investment. Does your answer change if you keep the stock instead of selling it? Why or why not? 2. Calculating Yields ( LO1‚ CFA1) In the previous problem‚ what is the capital gains yield? The dividend yield? What is
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CASE 4 An Introduction to Debt Policy and Value 1 (Table format and content from case) 0% debt/100% equity 25%debt/75% equity 50%debt/50% equity BV of debt 0 $2‚500 $5‚000 BV of equity $10‚000 $7‚500 $5‚000 MV of debt 0 $2‚500 $5‚000 MV of equity $10‚000 $8‚350 $6‚700 Pretax cost of debt 0.07 0.07 0.07 After-tax cost of debt 0.0462 0.0462 0.0462 Market Weight of Debt 0 0.23 0.43 Market Weight of Equity 1.0 0.77 0.57 Un-levered Beta 0.8 0.8 0.8 Risk free rate 0.07 0.07 0.07 Market
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Advanced Accounting Mock Exam 2011-2012 Use these questions to prepare for your exam coming soon. This is not guarantee that the exam will be similar except the fact that the exam will also have multiple choice questions. Question 1: An analyst evaluating financial statements for various firms is most likely to conclude that: a) U.S. GAAP ensures uniformity in accounting practices among different firms. b) Firms account for their debt obligations in the liabilities section of the income statement
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The Debt America Owes to Blacks Known as not only the president but the founder of TransAfrica organization‚ the organization that had an extreme impact on U.S. policies being enforced in the Caribbean and Africa‚ Randall Robinson‚ a Virginia Union University and Harvard Law School alumni‚ is a well known civil rights attorney in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Randall Robinson founded the TransAfrica organization in 1977. The TransAfrica organization one of the largest social justice groups in the United
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students seeking higher education graduate with enormous debt‚ creating a larger burden on the economy and those struggling to pay off these bills. If the situation concerning the national student debt is not handled correctly then this country will find itself with a much larger problem in the near future. Proposition of Policy: The Federal and State government should institute policies to significantly reduce the national student debt. Definitions: The definition of default is provided by
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local market area residents. The Company EB is incorporated in Eldoret Town‚ its postal address being The mobile number being It is owned and managed by its owner-Eric Kipchoror Kiplagat. Mr.Eric Kipchoror Kiplagat has extensive experience in accounting‚ sales‚ marketing‚ and management and is the Sales Executive of Sergoit Golf & Wildlife. The company intends to hire two full-time pastry bakers and six waitresses to handle customer service and day to day operations. Products and Services
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A Lifetime of Student Debt? Not Likely. Robin Wilson had quite a compelling article‚ showing the potential contrast with the debt vs. the quality of life and stability a degree can provide. Wilson overall points show that the American dream we are all striving for has changed. She is able to demonstrate this through the use of several anecdotes. Wilson interviews with various professionals to see how they use these degrees to better themselves. In doing so she highlights various pros and cons
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This essay is to critically evaluate the usefulness of the accounting theory to practicing accountants today. It will provide a general assessment of information asymmetry and the fundamental problem of accounting‚ and it will also briefly discuss the normative and positive accounting theories and their usefulness to practicing accountants. After those discussions‚ it will specifically discuss the strength and limitation of positive accounting theory and assess its usefulness to practicing accountants
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