MONASH UNIVERSITY SEMSTER 1 – YEAR 2011 AFW 3040 – ACCOUNTING THEORY BY: SARAH WONG Assignment 2 – 1500-word Essay Topic: How social and environmental reporting practices undertaken by companies highlight the limitations of the conceptual framework. Introduction: Accountancy has always been concerned with mainly the accountability of directors to shareholders and companies to creditors. As companies grow larger and become more integrated with the society‚ this call for a focus towards sustainability
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200 Week 1 Assignment Cash Flow Preparation Part 2 of 2 Business - Management Purpose The purpose of this case study is to get you used to incorporating Microsoft Project charts and reports directly into your project’s progress reports. By now you should be able to work through the mechanics of loading tasks‚ predecessors‚ resources‚ and costs into MS Project. But the real challenge facing project managers is how to interpret the data in MS Project and how to make it
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CHAPTER 1 Scope and Meaning of Accounting Introduction Need and Role of Accounting Meaning of Book -keeping and Accountancy Book-keeping Accounting — Science or Art Definition and Explanation of Accounting Users of Accounting Scope/Branches of Accounting z Financial Accounting z Cost Accounting z Management Accounting Systems of Accounting Objectives/Advantages of Accounting Limitations Terminology often used — Some Basic TTerms erms Check Y our
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Transaction Cash Net Income a) Purchased $100 of supplies for cash. -100 0 b) Recorded an adjusting entry to record use $20 of the above supplies. 0 -20 c) Made sales of $1‚300‚ all on account. 0 1‚300 d) Received $800 from customers in payment of their accounts. 800 0 e) Purchased equipment for cash‚ $2‚500. -2‚500 0 f) Recorded depreciation of building for period used‚ $600. 0 -600 a)
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community‚ the nation and the world. Furthermore‚ we will also be able to translate civic consciousness into civic responsibilities that is important for concrete and pragmatic actions volunteerism. Most importantly‚ we can deliver the message of how important SMILE is to us and to raise money and donate them to charitable organisations. Methods or ways of implementation of the project Defining the project objectives. Deciding on the size of the project and the time phrase. Identify measurable
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Chapter 01 1. The business entity assumption requires that a business be accounted for separately from other business entities‚ including its owner or owners. 2. The four basic financial statements include the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows. 3. A balance sheet covers a period of time‚ such as a month or year. 4. The income statement shows the financial position of a business on a specific date.
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Chapter Two Worldwide Accounting Diversity Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ you should be able to • Provide evidence of the diversity that exists in accounting internationally. • Explain the problems caused by accounting diversity. • Describe the major environmental factors that influence national accounting systems and lead to accounting diversity. • Describe a judgmental classification of countries by financial reporting system. • Discuss the influence that culture is thought to
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1 CHAPTER ONE: ACCOUNTING IN BUSINESS Chapter Outline I. Importance of Accounting—we live in the information age‚ where information‚ and its reliability‚ impacts the financial well-being of us all. A. Accounting Activities Accounting is an information and measurement system that identifies‚ records and communicates relevant‚ reliable‚ and comparable information about an organizations business activities. B. Users of Accounting Information 1. External Information Users—those not directly involved
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CHAPTER 1 THE ACCOUNTANT’S ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION TRUE/FALSE 1. Management accounting information focuses on external reporting. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: management accounting Management accounting information focuses on internal reporting. 2. A good cost accounting system is narrowly focused on a continuous reduction of costs. Answer: False Difficulty: 2 Objective: 1 Terms to Learn: cost accounting A good cost accounting system
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Assessment Task 1: Element 1 Prepare Budget Information Research Assignment. 1. Mountain View Hotel organisational chart‚ profit or cost center and people who are involved in the budget committee. People who involve in budget committee are: General Manager‚ Resident Manager‚ Sales and Marketing Manager‚ Food and beverage Manager‚ Hotel Accountant‚ Maintenance Manager‚ Front Office Manager and Housekeeping Manager. 2. As the Executive Chef you are responsible for developing your activity
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