B6013 Spring 2010 B6013 - Financial Accounting Financial Assets and Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Professor Urooj Khan o esso U ooj a Outline – Session 19 1. Financial Assets and Liabilities – Accounting for Financial Assets 2. Shareholder’s Equity – – – – Capital Stock Cisco Case Dividends and Share Repurchases Comprehensive I C h i Income B6013 Spring 2010 © Columbia Business School 2 Prof. Urooj Khan 1 B6013 Spring 2010 Background Readings and Practice Problems
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International convergence of accounting standards is not a new idea. The concept of convergence first arose in the late 1950s in response to post World War II economic integration and related increases in cross-border capital flows. Initial efforts focused on harmonization—reducing differences among the accounting principles used in major capital markets around the world. By the 1990s‚ the notion of harmonization was replaced by the concept of convergence—the development of a unified set of high-quality
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Computer Accounting Computer accounting has been growing in popularity since the availability of the Internet as a worldwide communication medium began to grow. Individuals and companies manage their money and assets one way or another. They usually hire accountants to help them carry out the requirements of accounting and balancing their books. Before the internet became inescapable‚ these accounting protocols were performed manually. Today many accountants and non-accountants alike use computer
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Assignment – Social Accounting What is Social Accounting? “Social accounting and auditing is about understanding the impact of organisations on our society and the overarching context is sustainability: both sustainability of the organisation itself (the interrelation of the social‚ the environmental‚ the cultural and the financial) and sustainability of behaviour which contributes to a future for the people and the planet. Social accounting is distinct from evaluation in that it is an internally
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HI5001 Accounting for Business Decisions Due Date: 29 May 2012‚ 12 p.m. Total Mark: 20 points General Rules and Requirements: The report should be prepared in a group (minimum 3 students in a group and maximum 4). Reports must be confined to 2‚500 words. A title page‚ table of contents (based on your report headings)‚ introduction‚ body of the report‚ conclusion and list of the references actually cited should be included in your assignment paper. Font type should be Times
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Journal of Business Finance & Accounting‚ 32(3) & (4)‚ April/May 2005‚ 0306-686X Discussion of Accounting‚ Valuation and Duration of Football Player Contracts JOHN FORKER* Investment by football clubs in player contracts provides a natural experiment to evaluate the mandated accounting requirement that purchased intangible assets must be capitalised (ASB‚ FRS 10‚ 1997b). The study is well grounded for three reasons. First‚ the availability of industry level transaction price data for transfer
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BUACC5901 - Accounting & Finance A Comparative Financial Analysis for the Financial Years 2011 and 2010 of DIALOG GROUP BERHAD TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................2 II. INTRODUCTION ................................................... .............................................3 III. RATIOS CALCULATION...................................... .............................................4 IV. ANALYSIS OF
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Management Accounting Managerial accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting‚ and communicating information in pursuit of an organization’s goals. Managerial accounting is an integral part of the management process‚ and managerial accountants are important strategic partners in an organization’s management team. The relation between accounting and management has been commonly expressed by the phrase‚ “Accounting is a tool of management”. Accounting practice has
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Accountants Correspondence: Andy Wynne Technical Department ACCA 29 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3EE e-mail: a.wynne@accaglobal.com tel: +44 207 396 5778 Abstract • IFAC Public Sector Committee issued their standard on the cash basis of accounting and the ASB (UK) issued its draft interpretation for public benefit entities (not-for-profit organisations) earlier this year. In each case the private sector model of accounts was followed closely. • What is the experience in the UK of producing
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necessary to acquire the asset and make it ready for its intended use. 2. In a cash transaction‚ cost is equal to the cash paid. In a noncash transaction‚ cost is equal to the cash equivalent price paid‚ which is the fair market value of the asset given up or the fair market value of the asset received‚ whichever is more clearly determinable. 3. The primary advantages of leasing are (1) reduced risk of obsolescence‚ (2) little or no down payment‚ (3) shared tax advantages‚ and (4) reduced recorded
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