The accounting equation is an equation that includes the Assets‚ Liabilities‚ and Stock of a company. These three attributes determine the value of a company. This value is used to file the company’s taxes. When the value is figured by the accounting equation‚ investors can determine a possible return on their investments. Assets are resources owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business. Liabilities represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business
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How should goodwill‚ properly recorded on the books‚ be written off in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles? Goodwill is recorded in the accounts only under the circumstances that is is acquired through a purchase of another business or combination of businesses. According to Generally Accepted Accounting Principle under these circumstances where goodwill is acquired through a purchase by another business that it is recognized as having indefinite
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Chapter 16 Managerial accounting concepts and principles 1) Direct costs are identified with and can be traced to a cost object. Indirect costs cannot be identified with or traced to a cost object. 2) Costs by function: A) Product costs consist of manufacturing costs: direct materials‚ direct labor and factory overhead. B) Period costs consist of selling and administrative expenses. 3) A) Prime costs which consist of direct materials and direct labor costs. B) Conversion costs which consist
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1 Phoenix Contact 2013 Sustaining Energy in Fluctuating Times: The Role of Leadership and Corporate Culture Development This case study tells the story of Phoenix Contact‚ a medium-sized international manufacturer of industrial electrical and electronic technology based in Germany. The main focus is on developments that took place between 2000 and 2013. The world leader in its market managed to digest high-speed growth phases and overcome a severe economic crisis by intentionally developing
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The Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession ACC/340 Neal Hennessy The Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession The accounting profession has been around in one way or another for as long as people have traded goods and services. As the transactions between people have become more frequent and complex the accounting profession has become more and more essential and the tools used to perform its functions have become increasingly advanced. For the most part‚ the days of writing
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Ethics Case Study Dien Huynh University of Phoenix ACC/557 Accounting Ethics Instructor: MICHELE SCOTT 11/16/2012 Ethics Case Study The case study of Lillian Fok‚ Sandra Hartman and Kern Kwong in 2010 about differences and similarities in business ethical values has been done to examine ethical values that underlie business decisions in the U.S.‚ China‚ and Jamaica. China transforms from a socialist based‚ command economy to a free market economy. Because of the transformation
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1. A major advantage of the partnership form is that the personal assets of the partners are protected from creditors in case of legal action- False 2. A partnership is considered an “entity” for accounting purposes- True 3. “Mutual agency” means that one partner can legally bind all the other partners to a contract if it appears that he or she is acting appropriately- True 4. Partners are taxed on their drawings regardless of their share of the income. False 5. If a partnership agreement
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University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: |Questions |Answers | |What were the major developments in the |The radio‚ television‚ computer‚ and internet are development of mass media over the last | |evolution of mass media during the 20th |century with media convergence they had their own influence
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main objectives are differentiating between accrual basis and cash basis accounting‚ the process of creating adjusting entries‚ and adjusted trial balances. We will also collectively discuss our opinions of what would be the most important skills learned in an accounting position. In accordance to week three’s objectives‚ I would have to say that everything that we have gone over is essential to our success in future accounting positions‚ however‚ we feel that the most important skill is to be able
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Syllabus School of Business ACC/556 Version 5 Forensic Accounting Copyright © 2012‚ 2011‚ 2009‚ 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description In this course‚ students are introduced to the conduct of fraud examinations‚ including a discussion of specific procedures used in forensic accounting examinations and the reasoning behind these procedures. Topics include an overview of fraud and abuse‚ forensic evidence‚ substantive procedures for cash outflow irregularities
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