Accounting Exploration To most people being an accountant means sitting in an office crunching numbers all day and having little to no people skills. This could not be further from the truth. I have only recently decided that I would like to pursue a career in accounting after spending two years as a pre-medical student and realizing that I no longer had the desire to spend another ten years in school and residency programs. Accounting grabbed my attention because it does deal with a lot of numbers
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GREEN ACCOUNTING: ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING As we all know‚ businesses are formed to deliver services or produce products in order to earn a profit. In the 21st century accounting goes beyond the bottom line of black or red � � it includes �green�‚ too. With the growing green consumer awareness‚ companies are more than ever expected to align its business strategies with environmental initiatives. Environmentally conscious companies have already discovered that they can generate business strategies
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For over 70 years‚ US taxpayers have been able to value the cost of their inventories using the last-in‚ frst-out inventory method of accounting (LIFO). In general‚ to use LIFO for federal income tax purposes‚ taxpayers must also use LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes (herein referred to as the LIFO conformity requirement). The use of LIFO for fnancial reporting purposes is not permitted under International Financial Reporting Standards as promulgated by the International Accounting
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CASE STUDY OF ALERT GUARDS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD BY NASWALI INNOCENT 09/U/02/AFD/GV A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE OF KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY SEPTEMBER 2012 DECLARATION I NASWALI INNOCENT‚ declare that this research report is my original work and has never been submitted to any institution or college for any award. Signed .
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1) Report about different careers: A. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTANT A government accountant helps the federal government‚ as well as state and local agencies - record and prepares financial reports in accordance with government accounting principles and professional standards. An accounting specialist also aids federal authorities in evaluating budget data‚ estimating revenue and expense levels‚ and adjusting social programs. Based on theories: Advantages: * Challenging
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Internal Controls in Accounting for publicly traded companies. Regulations and Guidelines for the President‚ CEO‚ and CFO. 10/05/2012 By: Accounting 504 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Rules‚ Regulations‚ and Guidelines III. Advice to LBJ Company IV. Conclusion This document is intended to serve as an informational piece regarding steps and procedures that would need to be followed for the purposes of bringing a privately held company into regulations
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Materiality and aggregation concept Concept on Prudence Matching Principle Dual Aspect Relevance Concept Introduction Financial accounting has a number of conservative laws which have been considered over the years and all the possible identifiable rules are: Business Entity Concept‚ Money Measurement Concept‚ Going concern Concept‚ Accrual basis of accounting concept‚ Consistency Concept‚ Materiality and aggregation concept‚ Prudence‚ Matching Principle and Dual Aspect 1. The Business Entity
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Accounting Ethics Accounting ethics is primarily a field of professional ethics‚ the study of moral values and judgements which are applied to the accountancy. “Accounting ethics can be defined as a set of distinct guidelines for a business to maintain clean balance sheets‚ accounting for their profits‚ losses and expenses incurred and prevent it from mishandling financial reports and statements” (Buzzle 2011). The nature of the work carried out by accountants and auditors requires a high level
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not-for-profit organizations can operate at an accounting profit but still be considered a not-for-profit organization? Over the year’‚ not-for-profit organizations have had many changes in rules and regulations set forth for not-for-profit organizations to abide by. There are three major financial statements involved with not-for-profit organizations and one voluntary financial statement‚ plus four key governmental and federal agencies involved with not-for-profit accounting. There are some key differences between
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Chapter 5- GLOBAL COMPANY PROFILE: Regal Marine world’s 3rd largest boat manufacturer; Regal uses CAD computer aided design; Regal uses JIT inventory to deliver parts as needed. GOODS & SERVICES SELECTION: The good or service provided is basis for an organization’s existence and the key to success; To maximize success‚ companies focus and concentrate on few products; Companies must look constantly for new products to design; Product Decision- to develop‚ implement a product strategy that meets
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