Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that deviate from (the spirit of ) standard accounting practices. They are characterized by excessive complication and the use of novel ways of characterizing income‚ assets or liabilities. Sometimes the words "innovative" or "aggressive" are used. The term is also (used more seriously and disparagingly) to refer to systematic misrepresentation of the true income and assets of business organizations. "Creative accounting" on this scale has led
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been working for ten years to bridge the gap between the United States’ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As part of this movement‚ Russell Golden‚ the chairman of the FASB‚ indicated that he would like to focus on making corporate disclosures more consistent. By doing so‚ it would be easier for investors to compare companies from different sectors. The FASB is “working on a
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CHAPTER 1 FInANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ITS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION ID1–1 Security analysts and stockholders: These users would use financial statements to try to estimate the future earnings and cash flow potential of the company‚ which would be used to project a value for the company’s stock. Bank loan officers: These users would use the financial statements to determine the ability of a company to repay loans to the bank. A company’s
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Introduction Accounting is a very old science as it is strictly related to the first forms of trade in the old world. According to Belkaoui (1992: 22)‚ the Committee on Terminology of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accounting as follows: "Accounting is the art of recording‚ classifying and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are in part at least‚ of a financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof
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Department of Accounting and Finance BA (Hons) Accounting BSc (Hons) International Finance BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance Financial Accounting 2 (AAF005-2) Referral Assessment 1 Academic Year 2012-13 Miryam Ghoitom Student ID: 112368 Contents Page * Introduction and Background * Cash basis accounting * Accrual basis accounting * Financial reporting * Conclusions‚ recommendations‚ or implications for the future. * References * Introduction * Cash Accounting vs Accrual
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I Brief Contents 3 Chapter 1 Introducing Financial Accounting Chapter 2 Constructing Financial Statements Chapter 3 Adjusting Accounts for Financial Statements Chapter 4 Reporting and Analyzing Cash Flows Chapter 5 Analyzing and Interpreting Financial Statements Chapter 6 Reporting and Analyzing Revenues and Receivables Chapter 7 Reporting and Analyzing Inventory Chapter 8 Reporting and Analyzing Long-Term Operating Assets
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Introduction Traditionally‚ cash basis of accounting has been used in the public sector; however‚ in recent years extensive debates have emphasised whether a move to accruals basis of accounting would be more feasible. The proponents argue for such a change due to the benefits accruals basis has to offer. There are still heavyweight supporters for cash basis such as IFAC – a body that issued 21 IPSAS based on IMF‚ EU Commission‚ and IFRS / IAS (Jorge Faustino‚ 2008). Moreover‚ there are several organisations
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Integrated Accounting Daniel Evan G. Ong Jan Edick M. Esconde Mark Jay A. Lapidez ongdanielevan@yahoo.com je_esconde@yahoo.com markjaylapidez@ymail.com 09262057431 09223795744 09169957560 INTRODUCTION: PROJECT CONTEXT Integrated accounting is a well-known accounting system in which the accounts are integrated and only a single set of accounts are maintained‚ basically it avoids maintenance of accounts under cost accounting &
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Consignment Accounting Journal Entries: Learning Objectives: 1. Make journal entries in the books of consignor and that of consignee. As the goods sent on consignment by the consigner are not his sales‚ he must not record consignment as sales and the consignee must must not record them as purchases. Theconsigner should not take up any profit on the transaction until the goods have been actually sold by the consignee. Since the goods still belong to the consignor‚ any unsold goods in the hands
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Chapter 1 & 2 Summary Accounting is a process of identifying‚ measuring‚ and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information. It is a service activity and the language of business. Its main function is to provide qualitative information that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions. The Accounting process is a series of repetitive activities of recording‚ summarizing and reporting economic transactions from the beginning
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