Since the barrage of scandals in the early 2000’s‚ regulatory bodies like the Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ and law reform like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 have worked to improve the standards and principles used in accounting and financial reporting. The FASB is “the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that govern the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental organizations‚”
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Problem 1-4 Managers need accounting information and need to know how to use it. Critically evaluate this statement. Accounting information provides managers with data needed to determine whether a business is at a profit or a loss‚ how much debtors owe‚ company’s liabilities‚ and much other financial information. Accounting measures business transactions and as such can help direct managers in the right course with concrete information. Principally accounting information is a tool for managers
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Careers In Accounting Sheila Davis Professor Jacob Angima Accounting 100 November 27‚ 2014 Careers in Accounting A career option someone can pursue with an accounting education would be an Auditor. Auditors prepare and examines financial records. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time. Auditors asses financial operations and work to help ensure the organizations run efficiently. http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial /accountants-and
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understanding of the scope and purposes of management accounting and the concepts which underpinned it was summarized by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in a statement. Later on in 1998‚ the statement was revised and released as Management Accounting Concepts – Number 1 in the series of International Management Accounting Practice Statements. The purpose of this article is to explain the IFAC’s perspective of the change in management accounting. This can be justified by the author when
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main benefits and challenges of implementing a lean accounting system in a lean manufacturing environment? Do you anticipate interest in lean accounting will grow‚ the methods will change‚ or the concepts will fade out and be replaced with another ‘flavor of the month’? How do you perceive lean principles affecting your career? Justify your answers. I. Lean Accounting Lean accounting often refers to more simplified accounting practices that focuses on eliminating waste‚ reducing production
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Management Accounting and the Modern Business Environment Part-I Over the years global business environment has gone through some massive changes. These changes are due to changes in socio-economic situations‚ changes in consumers’ demands‚ changes in technological environment‚ changes in political scenario etc. Today’s business environment is referred to as the modern business environment which is characterized by globalization‚ advanced technology‚ intense competition‚ powerful customers and consumers
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AYB 311 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ISSUES Semester 1 2011 Dr Amedeo Pugliese Lecture 1 AYB 311 - Dr Amedeo Pugliese Overview of AYB 311: the Teaching Team Lecturer – Amedeo Pugliese Tutors – Amedeo Pugliese – Julie Greenhalgh – Kevin Plastow – Natalee Jennings – Sharron Genrich – Tereaze Hubner AYB 311 - Dr Amedeo Pugliese Overview of AYB 311: enrolment and objectives Prerequisite: - AYB340 (formerly AYB220) Company Accounting Please notice: The unit-coordinator will not accept any
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Business and Economics School of Business BUSI0027 Management Accounting I Course Syllabus and Outline SEM2‚ 2011/12 Subclasses C‚ D‚ and E I. COURSE INFORMATION Lecturer: Dr. Yanling GUAN Email: ylguan@business.hku.hk Office: 716‚ Meng Wah Complex Phone: 2857-8346 Consultation Times: By Appointment Tutor: Mr. Kelvin Kwok (Subclass C) Email: hfkwok@hku.hk Office: 601B‚ Meng Wah Complex Phone: 2219-4490 Tutor: Ms. Carol Kwok
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Jim McFie‚ a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya FASB (the Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ a US body) was the first organization to develop “Concepts Statements”. All the other “Concepts Statements” have been based on those developed by FASB. A new “Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting” was worked on jointly by FASB and IASB (the International Accounting Standards Board) and was published simultaneously by FASB and IASB in September 2010. It deals with
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