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    Sunset Boards. Sunset Boards is a small company that manufactures and sells surfboards in Malibu. Tad Marks‚ the founder of the company‚ is in charge of the design and sale of the surfboards‚ but his background is in surfing‚ not business. As a result‚ the company’s financial records are not well maintained. The initial investment in Sunset Boards was provided by Tad and his friends and family. Because the initial investment was relatively small‚ and the company has made surfboards only for

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    to police conduct‚ so the creation of citizen oversight models have been used to help in resolving citizen complaints. Citizen oversight is defined by Walker (2000) as “a procedure for providing input into the complaint process by individuals who are not sworn police officers (p.5)”. To begin‚ the need to form citizen oversight agencies has grown significantly due to increased police corruption. Over the past few years‚ the public

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    Commencement of Business by a Public Company Restrictions on commencement of business.- (1) A company shall not commence any business or exercise any borrowing powers unless-- (a) shares held subject to the payment of the whole amount thereof in cash have been allotted to an amount not less in the whole than the minimum subscription; (b) every director of the company has paid to the company full amount on each of the shares taken or contracted to be taken by him and for which he is liable

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    ------------------------------------------------- The differences between public and private accounting In order to understand the difference between public and private accounting‚ we must first understand what accounting is. Accounting is simply an information system used to identify and communicate financial information to users of that information. Accurate‚ reliable and pertinent information is extremely important in evaluating a company’s financial position in order to attract investments

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    Nature of Auditing and the Public Accounting Profession 1. Auditing neither creates goods nor adds utility to existing goods and therefore does not add value to business. Auditing exists only because it has been legally mandated. Auditing exists because it is needed by the company. It is beneficial to users who need assurance if their financial statements reflect economic conditions that occurred in a period. Without reliable information‚ companies might make less effective decisions which

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    INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING Public Sector Accounting is related to government and different from private sector accounting. Accounting and financial reporting for public sector are based on distinctive concepts‚ standards‚ and procedure designed to accommodate their environment. This also based on the needs of their accounting information users. Derbyshire (1987) defined a public sector as a device for regulating human activities so that men and women can live together in reasonable

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    Introduction The board is made up of individual men and women (the "directors") who are elected by the shareholders for multiple-year terms. Many companies operate on a rotating system so that only a fraction of the directors are up for election each year; this makes it much more difficult for a complete board change to take place due to a hostile takeover. In most cases‚ directors either‚ 1.) Have a vested interest in the company‚ 2.) Work in the upper management of the company‚ or 3.) Are independent

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    PRACTICAL ACCOUNTING 1 1. On January 1‚ 2012‚ Revenue Company sold specialized computers costing P760‚000 to Income‚ Inc. for P990‚000. Revenue Company’s trainers present numerous training sessions for Income’s employee during the installation period. Income made a 50% down payment‚ with the balance due upon completion of installation. How much revenue should Revenue Company recognize on its books on January 1‚ 2012? a. P990‚000 b. P760‚000 c. P495‚000 d. P-0- 2. SAMpple Company is an experienced

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    PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANIES 1.Tata sons Bombay House 24‚ Homi Mody Street Mumbai 400 001 India 2.Reliance 3rd Floor‚ Maker Chambers IV‚‚222‚ Nariman Point Mumbai Maharashtra 400021 3.ITC VIRGINIA HOUSE 37 J.L.NEHRU ROAD‚ KOLKATA 700 071 4.Infosys No. 44‚ Hosur Road‚ Electronics City‚ Bangalore Karnataka 560100 5.ONGC Jeevan Bharti Building‚ Tower II‚‚124‚ Indira Chowk New Delhi Delhi 110001 6.NTPC NTPC Bhawan‚ SCOPE Complex‚‚7‚ Institutional

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    Accounting Standards Boards Paper ACC/541 Date Professor Accounting Standards Boards Paper Introduction For the past 31 years‚ the major changes in accounting have taken place. Several accounting committees and boards have come and gone. The purpose of this paper will be to examine the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board convergence project. These papers will also explain how the MSA program prepares students on the transition into professional

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