Financial Statements XACC/290 January 12‚ 2014 Melissa Drayton Financial Statements There are four basic financial statements: balance sheet‚ income statement‚ retained earnings statement‚ and statement of cash flows. These financial statements would include an overview of the assets‚ liabilities‚ expenses‚ and revenues of the business. Financial statements are useful not only to internal user; such as managers and employees‚ but also to external users; such as investors and creditors to
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Introduction‚ Review of Accounting Process & Financial Statements Part I • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or U.S. GAAP refer to the standard framework of guidelines for financial accounting used in any given jurisdiction; generally know as Accounting Standards. GAAP includes the standards‚ conventions‚ and rules accountants follow in recording and summarizing‚ and in the preparation of financial statements (Wikipedia‚ n.d.). Although quite
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Financial statements are essential accounting tools which include balance sheets‚ cash flow statements‚ and income statements that provide information on a company ’s past and present financial history. Information on financial statements can be used by any number of public and private entities to determine if an organization ’s financial status is healthy. Burger King and McDonald ’s are two organizations that use financial statements in conducting business. Further‚ this paper will discuss the
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A SUMMER PROJECT REPORT ON “FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS” Submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirement of the degree of Master of Business Administration‚ Under BPUT‚ Rourkela‚ Orissa [pic] 2008-10 ROURKELA STEEL PLANT‚ SAIL SUBMMITTED BY AHWAN MAHAKUDA ROLL NO.0806806036 GUIDENCE UNDER INTERNAL GUIDE EXTERNAL GUIDE Mr. SURESH KU SAHOO Mr. G. ARORA Lecture in Finance
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functions as a built-in‚ self-regulating mechanism whereby a business monitors and ensures its active compliance with the spirit of the law‚ ethical standards‚ and international norms. CSR is a process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the company ’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment‚ consumers‚ employees‚ communities and all other stakeholders. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines “Corporate Social Responsibility
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Financial Statements Financial statements are records of relative financial information of organizations that are highly valuable to both internal and external users of that organization. The following four basic financial statements constitute the foundation of accounting: * Balance sheet * Income statement * Retained earnings statement * Statement of cash flows Purpose of the Financial Statements The balance sheet shows a clear picture of the organization’s financial
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Rock’n Bands[1] A Project Management Decision-Making Game “Around the world or around the block‚ Everywhere I go‚ the kids wanna rock”[2] Your company‚ Planners ’R Us‚ specializes in effectively managing projects. Previous experience has involved conference management systems‚ commercial construction‚ and software development projects. A new‚ intriguing project offers another opportunity to apply your project management expertise. The university you just graduated from wishes to
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steaming library grew the mindset of the company began to shift. As they transitioned away from their mailing movies‚ key business decisions were made that caused many to question the future of the company. The adaptation of Netflix into the era of instant movie viewing can best be described by analyzing the time period from 2010-2012. The “Video Store” Era From early 2010 to the close of the year‚ Netflix saw growth across many aspects of the company‚ including stock price‚ profit‚ and subscribers
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CHAPTER 16 GENERAL LEDGER AND REPORTING SYSTEM SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 16.1 Although XBRL facilitates the electronic exchange of financial information‚ some external users do not think it goes far enough. They would like access to the entire general ledger‚ not just to XBRL-tagged financial reports that summarize general ledger accounts. Should companies provide external users with such access? Why or why not? No‚ companies should not provide access to their general ledger
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information was taken from the 2006 financial statements of pharmaceutical giant Merck and Co. All dollar amounts are in millions. Retained earnings‚ January 1‚ 2006 $37‚980.0 Materials and production expense 6‚001.1 Marketing and administrative expense 8‚165.4 Dividends 3‚318.7 Sales revenue 22‚636.0 Research and development expense 4‚782.9 Tax expense 1‚787.6 Other revenue 2‚677.1 Hint: Prepare income statement and retained earnings statement. (SO 4) Instructions (a)
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