Question 3: Frieda‚ an accounting student‚ states: “Strategy analysis seems to be an unnecessary detour in doing financial statement analysis. Why can’t we just get straight to the accounting issues? “Explain to Frieda why she might be wrong. Without strategy analysis‚ it is impossible to identify what drive profits and what are key risks. Moreover‚ assessing firm’s current performance and doing realistic forecasts of future performance are also directly linked with firm’s strategy. Three important
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for Financial Reporting The Conceptual Framework was issued by the IASB in September 2010. It superseded the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements. © IFRS Foundation A21 Conceptual Framework CONTENTS paragraphs FOREWORD THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING INTRODUCTION Purpose and status Scope CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 The objective of general purpose financial reporting The reporting entity to be added Qualitative characteristics of useful financial information
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Financial Reporting Google is a publicly traded company which means that customer and stakeholders have access to the company’s financial information. The balance sheet and income statements are the two financial statements which gives a brief summary of a company’s overall financial condition. The balance sheet focuses and report figures of assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity of the business. Assets are anything that a business has with a value such as furniture‚ liabilities are monies owe to
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Effect of revenue increase to Ford Motor Company’s working capital policy. Ford Motor Company working capital is a measurement of efficiency and health in a short term. The working capital is Current Assets less the Current Liabilities‚ and 20% increase indicates Ford Motor Company should pay off short-term liabilities. Ford Motor Company shows a 20% increase in revenue that brings the revenue up from $128‚954 to $154‚745 million. With the increase Ford Motor Company should invest in labor
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The Role of Conservatism in Financial Reporting Table of Contents Introduction 3 Applications of Conservatism in Accounting 4 Advantages associated with Conservatism 7 Disadvantages associated with Conservatism 11 Recommendations and conclusions 14 References 17 Introduction This report investigates the application of conservatism in accounting and its role in financial reporting. We also examine and compare the advantages and disadvantages associated with conservatism and provide our opinion
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REGULATIONS OF FINANCIAL REPORTING IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Regulation of accounting information is aimed at ensuring that users of financial statements receive a minimum amount of information that will enable them take meaningful decisions regarding their interest in a reporting entity. The bodies responsible for these regulations are often statutory agencies such as the Financial Reporting Council‚ Securities and Exchange Commission and the
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EM6602 Accounting for Decision-Making and Control Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy (HBR 9-100-027) Team Members Toh Wei Hong‚ Prashant Trivedi‚ Preethy Varadarajan Question 1 The difference between Microsoft’s market value and book value is primarily due to unrecorded intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ human capital‚ and commercial advantages such as long-term contracts and market dominance. These intangible assets confer Microsoft a tremendous edge over its
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ACCT2542 Corporate Financial Reporting & Analysis Semester 2 – 2009 Version 1.0.3 Contents Page 3 Accounting for Income Tax Page 7 Consolidation Accounting – Principles Page 10 Consolidation Accounting – Wholly Owned Subsidiaries Page 15 Consolidation Accounting – Intragroup Transactions Page 19 Consolidation Accounting – Minority Interests Page 24 Consolidation Accounting – Indirect Ownership Page 26 Accounting for Asso Associates – The Equity Method
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Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy Q1. What are the factors that likely explain the equity and its reported book value of equity? Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 1999 Market Capitalisation: USD 460 Billion Book Value: USD 28 Billion MVE more than 16 times of BVE! Factor 1 Question 1 2 3 4 5 6 Intangible Assets • BVE does not reflect certain intangible assets’ value such as brand‚ customer loyalty‚ and human capital – Likely to provide tremendous earnings growth
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MFRS 111 Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard 111 Construction Contracts This version includes amendments resulting from MFRSs with effective dates no later than 1 January 2012. 495 MFRS 111 CONTENTS paragraphs Preface MALAYSIAN FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARD 111 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS OBJECTIVE SCOPE 1–2 DEFINITIONS 3–6 COMBINING AND SEGMENTING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS 7–10 CONTRACT REVENUE 11–15 CONTRACT COSTS 16–21 RECOGNITION OF CONTRACT REVENUE AND EXPENSES 22–35 RECOGNITION
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