whether these expenses have been paid in cash or not in that year. The same holds true for revenues‚ i.e.‚ revenues earned in a specific accounting period are construed as incomes of the same period‚ irrespective of their receipts. This concept is also known as the accrual theory of accounting or accrual accounting. This concept applies equally to revenues and expenses. In the accrual basis of accounting Revenue is recognized when it is realized‚ that is‚ when the sale is complete or not. Similarly
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INTRODUCTION (COMPANY’S BACKGROUND) The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) is one of the main revenue collecting agencies of the Ministry of Finance. IRBM was established in accordance with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia Act 1995 to give it more autonomy especially in financial and personnel management as well as to improve the quality and effectiveness of tax administration. The Department of Inland Revenue Malaysia became a board on March 1‚ 1996‚ and is now formally known as IRBM. The
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Financial Reporting and Analysis – ACG6175 Date: 5/18/09 Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1 – In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firms market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? There is usually a grey zone between aggressive accounting‚ which
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Revenue Recognition: Case Study on Caltron Computers‚ Inc. Julie Mong April 17 ‚ 2010 1. In general‚ evaluate Caltron’s revenue recognition policy and the quality of Caltron’s earnings. Caltron Computers‚ Inc.‚ a computer hardware company‚ is publicly held with market capitalization amounting to over $450 million. Carlton’s system designs enable their mini-computer systems to measure up to the power of mainframes with small cost outlays. The accounting practices
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THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA (IAA) RESEARCH REPORT TOPIC: THE TAX REFORM AND DOMESTIC REVENUE MOBILIZATION IN TANZANIA PREPARED BY: MSECHU AISHA R ADA III: 2007-2008 SUPERVISED BY: JEREMIAH ELIAH RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITED TO THE INSTITUTE OF ACCOUNTANCY ARUSHA IN PERTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE AWARD OF ADVANCE DIPLOMA IN ACCOUNTANCY (ADA) Declaration ------------------------------------------------------------------------ i Acknowledgement-------
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260 JOURNAL ECONOMICSAND FINANCE 9 Volume28 9 Number 2 9 Summer 2004 OF THE CAUSAL RELATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT REVENUE AND SPENDING: EVIDENCE FROM EGYPT AND JORDAN By Bassam AbuAI-Foul and Hamid Baghestani* Abstract In investigating the causal relation between government revenue and spending‚ our empirical results support the tax-and-spend hypothesis for Egypt and the fiscal synchronization hypothesis for Jordan. Breaking away from these historical trends is essential for both countries to
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AUDITING II HOMEWORK “Internet Problem 14-1: Revenue Recognition Fraud” Chapter 14 Wahyunda Risa Putri 1210534008 Shabrina Alin Firstiana 1210534010 Atikah Galuh Wilandra1210534013 Lecturer : Suhernita‚ SE‚ ForeAcc‚ Akt. International Class Faculty of Economics Andalas University 2014 INTERNET PROBLEM 14-1: REVENUE RECOGNITION FRAUD The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation‚ a nationwide commercial operator of fitness centers‚ fraudulently
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Here’s where all those billions come from. Facebook makes an astonishing 85% of its revenue from advertising. Of that‚ around 30% comes from mobile advertising. The rest 15% of Facebook’s income comes from various sources‚ which have been further explained below The biggest reason for the success of Facebook lies in advertising. Like I already mentioned‚ Facebook has access to all the information that you post on the site. They then publish ads on your screen that are directly related to where you
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stock price‚ but it also triggered an investigation which uncovered many unethical accounting practices. One example of such practices included faking product shipments so that sales could be booked. By midsummer 1994‚ as much as 70% of quarterly revenue was false. The company had ignored early warnings‚ such as their auditor Price Waterhouse LLP telling them they had weak internal controls. After announcing their 1994 write off another audit took place by Coopers & Lybrand. While Coopers feels
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Recently in June 2010‚ the International Accounting Standards Board and the Financial Accounting Standard Board initiated a joint project and released an exposure draft named Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This exposure draft emphasizes the status of revenue in assessing financial statements and states that revenue is conclusive in assessing a company’s operating situation and developing prospects. This statement has a profound influence on accounting industry and has lead to a wide range
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