What is financial reporting? The traditional function of financial reporting was to provide business owners with information about the companies that they owned and operated. Once the delegation of managerial responsibilities to hired personnel became a common practice‚ financial reporting began to focus on stewardship—that is‚ on the managers’ accountability to the owners. Its purpose then was to document how effectively the owners’ assets were managed‚ in terms of both capital preservation and
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Discuss the effect of the Statement of Principles for Financial Reporting on current UK financial reporting practice. The ASC was set up in the 1970’s‚ where at the time there was no clear statement of accounting principles‚ accept that the accounts should be prudent; consistent; follow the accrual accounting procedures and be based on the assumption that the entity would remain a going concern. Up until 1990 standards were set by the ASC; a body made up of six professional accounting bodies
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Public Revenue Reporting and Monitoring The main sources of public revenue are: Taxes and levies such as for e.g. income tax‚ property tax‚ sales tax‚ license fees‚ import and export duties‚ levies charged for services etc Earnings from natural resources like oil‚ gas‚ minerals etc Loans from other governments‚ the private sector‚ or international financial institutions like the International Monetary Fund‚ World Bank and regional development banks that must eventually be repaid with
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Revenue sources Education systems need to raise sufficient revenues to ensure that‚ if used efficiently‚ students may reach appropriate learning goals at each education level. In general‚ countries raise revenues for education through three broad sources: international‚ public and private. A big challenge for many countries is raising sufficient revenues to expand enrollment while maintaining‚ or even raising‚ school quality. While increasing efficiency in the use of resources is necessary‚ countries
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institutions with a broad range of financial products and services‚ including consumer banking and credit‚ corporate and investment banking‚ securities brokerage‚ transaction services and wealth management. Citi works tirelessly to serve individuals‚ communities‚ institutions and nations. With 200 years of experience meeting the world ’s toughest challenges and seizing its greatest opportunities‚ Citi strive to create the best outcomes for their clients and customers with financial solutions that are simple
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Governmental Financial Reporting Presented by David R. Koeppen‚ Ph.D.‚ CPA Department of Accountancy Boise State University dkoeppen@boisestate.edu Topics • • • • • Introduction Reporting Basics Fund Accounting Government-wide Financial Statements Summary and Conclusion Introduction • • • • Purpose of Financial Reporting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Characteristics of Governmental Entities Effects of Characteristics on Financial Reporting Purpose of Financial Reporting • Private
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Executive MBA Financial Reporting Course Book 2012-13 ACC40380 Financial Reporting (Midweek Blackrock) ACC40390 Financial Reporting (Weekend Blackrock) ACC40400 Financial Reporting (City) Course Outline Aims of course In the current economic climate as the credibility and reliability of financial reporting comes under sustained scrutiny an appreciation and understanding of the financial reporting process has become
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy 1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? One of the factors that explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity is the lack of effectiveness to record certain intangible assets such as stock of knowledge (i.e.‚ human capital) customer loyalty‚ and brand value. These former intangible assets mentioned
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AMBULANCE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH NON- FINANCIAL REPORTING RESEARCH REPORT MMPA 516 SUBMITTED BY Name: Rajat Chawla Student ID: 300256730 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary………………………………………………………………………….. i Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………… ii Introduction Pros of SSP reporting Cons of SSP Reporting Conclusion Challenges communicated to Stakeholders What stakeholders are getting now? Stakeholders
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offering financial statements for 2009. Also‚ its main subsidiary’s revenue was deliberately inflated according to powerful evidence. As a result‚ the CEO‚ Jacky Chun‚ was arrested because of irresponsibility of proper records on purpose‚ and some auditors related violated Professional Accounting Ordinance due to publicizing the annual reports with false information. This ethical issue connects to fraudulent financial reporting by management personnel and accountants. Fraudulent financial reporting
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