The formation of the debit and credit concept In this simplified form we can begin to see what the mathematician and Father of Accounting (Luca Pacioli) saw in 1494 when he codified the double-entry bookkeeping system. It is his codified system that outlined the rules for applying debits and credits when recording the financial transactions of a business in the double-entry bookkeeping system. Now remember that Luca’s book in 1494 was written and published in Latin and at a time when the concept
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Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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8/2/2012 Objective of Lecture 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS & ACCOUNTING EQUATION • By end of lecture 2‚ all students should be able to:(a) Understand the five categories of accounts and able to classify them into the respective categories (b) Understand the accounting equation and the relationship between assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity. Classifications of accounts • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An account is used to record all information regarding an item. The five major
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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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(January–April): 1–22. Bannister‚ J. W.‚ and Newman‚ Harry A. 1996. Accrual usage to manage earnings towards financial forecasts Barnea‚ A.; Ronen‚ J.; and Sadan‚ S. 1975. The implementation of accounting objectives: An application to extraordinary items Beidlerman‚ C. R. 1973. Income smoothing: The role of management. Accounting Review 48 (October): 653–67. Boot‚ A. W. A.‚ and Thakor‚ A. V. 1993. Security design. Journal of Finance 48 (September): 1349–78. Boot‚ A. W. A.‚ and Thakor‚ A. V. 1997. Financial system
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CHAPTER 3 THE REPORTING ENTITY AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q3-1 The basic idea underlying the preparation of consolidated financial statements is the notion that the consolidated financial statements present the financial position and the results of operations of a parent and its subsidiaries as if the related companies actually were a single company. Q3-2 Without consolidated statements it is often very difficult for an investor to gain an understanding
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Ethical Decisions in Accounting Alfonso Oddo Niagara University COPYRIGHT PAGE DO NOT TYPE Cover page image ©2010 PhotoDisc/Getty Images Copyright © 2010 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording‚ scanning or otherwise‚ except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act
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Section A Under Case Study (Newspaper) HB Global 1. Types of audit opinion Qualified opinion * A qualified opinion report can result from a limitation on the scope of the audit or failure to follow generally accepted accounting principles Adverse opinion * It is used only when the auditor believes that the overall financial statements are so materiality misstated or misleading that they do not present fairly the financial position or results of operations and cash flows in conforming
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ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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Economics and Managerial Economics Economics may be defined as a branch of knowledge dealing with allocation of scarce resources among competing ends. Managerial Economics may be defined as application of eco for problem solving at corporate level. Factors affecting Managerial decision Often only pure logic does not contribute to decision making Human Factor Human behavioral considerations often influences a manager into compromising or moderation a decision which would otherwise have made
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