1 ACCOUNTING 1 (ACN101- M) STUDY UNIT 1: THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ACCOUNTING DEFINITION: • • • Accounting can be defined as the orderly & systematic recording of the monetary values of financial transactions of a business The reporting of results Providing financial information as a basis for decision making 3 main processes define the accounting process: 1. IDENTIFYING: Selecting evidence of economic / financial activity (transactions) 2. RECORDING transactions to provide a permanent
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The Importance of Accounting Theory to the Field Of Accounting The objective of theory is to explain and predict. One of the basic goals of the theory of a particular discipline is to have a well-defined body of knowledge that has been systematically accumulated‚ organized‚ and verified well enough to provide a frame of reference for future actions. The Webster’s definition of theory is the systematically organized knowledge‚ applicable in a relatively wide variety of circumstances‚ a system
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Chapter 16 Key Terms Renaissance - A period of intense Artistic and intellectual activity‚ said to be a "rebirth" of Greco-Roman culture. Usually divided into an Italian Renaissance‚ from roughly the mid-40s to mid-15th century‚ and the Northern Renaissance‚ from roughly the early 15th to early 17th-century. Papacy - The central administration of the Roman Catholic Church‚ of which the Pope is the head. Indulgence - To forgiveness of the punishment due for past sins‚ granted by the catholic church
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1 * Germany 2 * Japan 2 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 2 Accounting Practices predictions 3 Opacity Impacts on Business Investments 4 Limitations in Financial Reports‚ with respect to Ratios and Accounting Practices 4 Conclusion 5 Recommendations 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 1 – Development factors of UK‚ Germany and Japan 7 Appendix 2 – Hofsted’s social dimension model 9 Appendix 3 – Gray’s Accounting Values 9 Appendix 4 – Strength and Weaknesses of Hofstede’s Model 11
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9.5 Manager’s Information Advantage 9.5.1 Earnings Management 9.5.2 Controlling Earnings Management 9.6 Discussion and Summary 9.7 Agency Theory: A Bondholder-Manager Lending Contract 9.8 Implications of Agency Theory for Accounting 9.8.1 Is Two Better Than One? 9.8.2 Rigidity of Contracts 9.9 Reconciliation of Efficient Securities Market Theory with Economic Consequences 9.10 Conclusions on the Analysis of Conflict Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education Canada
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I still remember the sweltering summer evening of July 16‚ 1863‚ like it was yesterday. As a young apprentice blacksmith in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ I had heard the rumors and whispers of the impending battle that was to take place on the outskirts of our small town. But nothing could have prepared me for the chaos and destruction that unfolded before my very eyes. As the sun began to set on that fateful day‚ I was working late in my father’s blacksmith shop‚ hammering away at a hot piece of metal
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B6013 Spring 2010 B6013 - Financial Accounting Financial Assets and Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Professor Urooj Khan o esso U ooj a Outline – Session 19 1. Financial Assets and Liabilities – Accounting for Financial Assets 2. Shareholder’s Equity – – – – Capital Stock Cisco Case Dividends and Share Repurchases Comprehensive I C h i Income B6013 Spring 2010 © Columbia Business School 2 Prof. Urooj Khan 1 B6013 Spring 2010 Background Readings and Practice Problems
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Running head: ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Organizational Ethics in Accounting: A Comparison of Utilitarianism and Christian Deontological Principles Katherine Y. Masten A Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation in the Honors Program Liberty University Spring 2012 1 ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING Acceptance of Senior Honors Thesis This Senior Honors Thesis is accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from the Honors Program of Liberty University
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DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1A SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION November 2010 THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES | DURATION: 2 hrs TOTAL MARKS: 150 PASS MARK: 50% INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES: 1. Read the following instructions CAREFULLY before answering the paper‚ as failure to act upon them will result in a loss of marks. 2. Please be neat – illegible handwriting cannot be marked. 3. The assessment must be written in either black or blue ink
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The introduction of MRRT will potentially have an effect on the accounting policy choices of mining companies affected by the tax. This paper will be split into two sections; a literature review and an analysis. The literature review will look at articles on the Minerals Resource Rent Tax and what it actually entails. Positive Accounting Theory in relation to bonus plans and political costs. It will address articles on accounting methods that were used prior to the introduction of Minerals Resource
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