Internal and External Users of Accounting Data Accounting data is important to the many stakeholders of a business. By analyzing the data‚ stakeholders can determine many things about a business‚ including its profitability‚ current cash position‚ whether it might be able to repay loans‚ and much more. Users of accounting data fall into two categories: internal users‚ and external users. Internal users of accounting data are actually employed within the business‚ and use the
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measures show that Medtronic has been successful in generating profits and increasing their net assets. These measures have steadily been increasing and therefore this type of progress can reasonably be expected to persist in the future. Total liabilities have also increased by 11.8% from $4‚499.1 million in 2003 to $5‚033.8 million in 2004. This can viewed as a way of financing the continued operations that support Medtronic ’s success. Medtronic paid $0.23 per share to owners in 2002. This amount
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[pic] BUS256 Contemporary Financial Accounting Semester 1‚ 2011 Unit Information and Learning Guide Unit coordinator Dr. David Holloway Associate Professor Murdoch Business School Room: ECL 4.028 Tel: 9360 2704 Fax: 9310 5004 E-mail : D.Holloway@murdoch.edu.au [pic] © Published by Murdoch University‚ Perth‚ Western Australia‚ January 2011. Originally written by: David A. Holloway Date: October 2008 Amended by: David A. Holloway Date:
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biggest factor for third-party involvement in elections is to highlight and broaden the political spectrum. As an optimist progressive‚ I continue to move forward with hope of transparency. Historically‚ Republican and Democrat candidates have been known to ignore important issues and slide to the center for popular votes. In my opinion‚ there are two semi-viable third-party groups‚ and still have little hope of winning a general election. On
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198 Accounting Standard (AS) 14 (issued 1994) Accounting for Amalgamations Contents INTRODUCTION Definitions EXPLANATION Types of Amalgamations Methods of Accounting for Amalgamations The Pooling of Interests Method The Purchase Method Consideration Treatment of Reserves on Amalgamation Treatment of Goodwill Arising on Amalgamation Balance of Profit and Loss Account Treatment of Reserves Specified in A Scheme of Amalgamation Disclosure Amalgamation after the Balance Sheet Date ACCOUNTING STANDARD
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Auditor Independence: An Impossible Dream In recent months there has been much discussion about the independence of CPA auditors; the leadership of the AICPA‚ the Auditing Standards Board‚ the Public Oversight Board‚ the Independence Standards Board‚ and most recently the proposed independence rules promulgated by the SEC have all attempted to clarify and strengthen auditor independence. Several newspaper and magazine articles have also addressed the issue. In my opinion‚ all the efforts to
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More than Book Value ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q4-1 The carrying value of the investment is reduced under equity method reporting when (a) a dividend is received from the investee‚ (b) a differential is amortized‚ (c) an impairment of goodwill occurs‚ and (d) the market value of the investment declines and is less than the carrying value and it is concluded the decline is other than temporary. Q4-2 A
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Financial Statement Differentiation Jeff Leo ACC/561 - Accounting Instructor: Grace Kalil May 27‚ 2013 University of Phoenix ACC/561 course textbook Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making Chapter One provides in-depth descriptions of financial statements generated by a business to analyze accounting information. The balance sheet‚ income statement‚ retained earnings statement and statement of cash flows reports provide a quantified view of the financial health of a business. Financial
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Financial accounting is one kind of accounting different from the management accounting in the accounting system. As management accounting is for “internal” whereas financial accounting is for “external”. The following is a detailed explanation and analysis of the major objective and role of financial accounting. The purpose of financial accounting is to measure the performance of the entity and therefore provides the financial information to different stakeholders. Stakeholders will have their
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QUESTION 1 i. Current Ratio = Current Assets/Current Liability = $ 14‚651‚000/$ 19‚639‚000 = 0.750 ii. Quick Ratio = (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liability = ($ 14‚651‚000 – $ 6‚136‚000) / $ 19‚539‚000 = 0.436 iii. Total Assets Turnover = Sales/Total Assets = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 108‚615‚000 = 1.540 iv. Inventory Turnover = COGS/Inventory = $ 117‚910‚000/$ 6‚136‚000 = 19.216 v. Receivable Turnover = Sales/Account Receivables = $ 167‚310‚000/$ 5‚473
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