[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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What are the major limitations of Financial Accounting? Explain with the help of Examples. What are the alternatives to overcome these limitations? Financial accounting can be defined as reporting of the financial position and performance of a firm through financial statements issued to the external users on a periodic basis. It is a field of finance that treats money as a means of measuring economic performance instead of treating it as a factor of production. It encompasses the entire system
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Chapter 1: Overview—The Financial Statements Chapter 1 introduces the four financial statements--Income Statement‚ Statement of Retained Earnings‚ Balance Sheet‚ and Statement of Cash Flows. Accounting as the language of business is discussed along with an introduction of the various users of accounting information. Financial and Managerial accounting are compared. The four ways to organize a business – proprietorship‚ partnership‚ limited – liability company‚ and corporation‚ are discussed
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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Financial accounting is the only branch of accounting and it is not perfect. There are large numbers of limitations which open new way to use other tools of accounting. To know what are the main limitations of financial accounting. It is very necessary for accountants. Accountants are often blind to these limitations. So‚ I am covering its limitation a lot of ground. Read below and understand:- Net effect of transactions are recorded in financial accounting which has happened in past. These
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board employs a "due process" system which (Points: 5) has all CPAs in the United States vote on a new Statement. enables interested parties to express their views on issues under consideration. identifies the accounting issues that are the most important. requires that all accountants receive a copy of financial standards. 2. (TCO A) The IASB: (Points: 5) governs accounting standards in the U.S. is working on a convergence project with the FASB. sets the
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Financial Accounting Course Objectives: This course introduces the fundamentals of financial accounting to graduate students. Throughout the course‚ communication skills will be emphasized. After completing the course‚ a student is expected to understand how accounting information is produced‚ interpret and analyze financial statements‚ communicate firms’ financial health and appreciate ethical issues in accounting. Since the course content will be approached from the perspective of a user‚ rather
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1.1 USE‚ PREPARATION AND CONCEPTS * Use: The information derived from financial accounting is used by managers‚ investors‚ bankers‚ financial analysts and accountants‚ helping them to learn how to use information effectively and to do their jobs better. This information is essential to accountants for the services they provide. * Preparation: to be effective users of accounting information‚ people need to know something about how and
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Limitations of Financial Accounting: Financial accounting is the only branch of accounting and it is not perfect. There are large numbers of limitations which open new way to use other tools of accounting. To know what are the main limitations of financial accounting. It is very necessary for accountants. Accountants are often blind to these limitations. So‚ I am covering its limitation a lot of ground. Read below and understand:- 1. Financial accounting is of historical nature Net effect
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CHAPTER 2: REGULATION IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Chapter 2 regulation in Financial accounting LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this chapter you should be able to understand: • The difference between management and financial accounting. • Why accounting regulations are important and required. • The need for and the structure of professional regulation‚ company law‚ stock exchange legislation and EU Directives. • How the different aspects of regulation work together
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