3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
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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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Employees Duty to the Firm Harmony between employees and employers is only possible only when there is no selfishness in the relationship. There are a lot of employers or firms obligation to an employee. But for every employer’s obligation there is also a corresponding obligation or responsibility of employee to the employer. While employers give what is just and right‚ employees should also be obedient‚ because obedience counts a lot. An employee should be respectful while an employer should not
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Essay #5 Firms of Endearment by Raj Sisodia‚ Jag Sheth‚ and David Wolfe argues the idea of humanistic companies‚ meaning businesses that “seek to maximize their value to society as a whole‚ not just to their shareholders” (Sheth‚ Sisodia & Wolfe‚ 2014‚ p. 3). These companies wish to contribute to a higher meaning in society and take this endearment approach to create value outside of providing a product or service for financial gain. While humanism does focus on the potential for compassion‚ the
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CONTENTS Report on Strategic Management Accounting of Manac plc. 1 Introduction 1 Pricing Decision Analysis 1 1. Cost-Plus Pricing 2 2. Demand – Estimate Pricing 3 3. Product-Mix Decision 4 4. Pricing Using Target Costing 5 Standard Costing and Variance Analysis 6 1. Standard Costing Performance 7 2. Variable Elements Analysis 8 3 Value and Limitations of Standard Costing and Variance Analysis 9 Discussion of Replacing Absorption
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concerned‚ accountants as information keepers and produce financial reports to stakeholders face major ethical challenges such as misrepresenting or misstatements in financial statements etc. However‚ accountants are required to behave ethically and professionally by providing clear‚ accurate information. In other words‚ true and fair statements are to be provided by accountants. Enron‚ Tyco international‚ are examples of accounting scandal. There’re some reason that cause those ethical issues arise
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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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The Resources of the Firm These resources may be divided by 3 categories 1. Tangible resources include land‚ buildings‚ plant and machinery. Example‚ Toyota’s Tangible resources It is not different from other companies‚ such as Financial: the ability to raise funds‚ a loan and issue stock to raise capital. Technological: patents‚ trademarks and copyright and trade secrets‚ etc. Physical: such as buildings‚ machinery‚ plant‚ equipment‚ research and development as well as all raw materials
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Question 1 The ethical guidelines which accountants are obliged to follow in the conduct of their work are made to combat criticism and gain credibility by preventing fraudulent accounting. Accountants ought to be able to maintain impartiality and independence to create a clear‚ credible and unbiased audit. Hence‚ the ethical principles are considered important. This is because the work of accountants requires a high level of ethics since the financial statements prepared and verified by auditors
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