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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I have read and understood the penalties involved if I do not abide by the rules outlined on the back of this examination paper. Student Signature: Student ID Number Course: Subject Area: Catalog Number: Paper Number: Component: Theory of Accounting ACCT 29083 1 ALL Components Duration: Perusal Time: Lecturer: Moderator: 180 minutes 15 minutes Sheikh Rahman (FBI) Stacey Cowan Restrictions: Closed Book Contact Number: Contact Number: (03) 8662 0810 (07) 4150
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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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BUS310 ACCOUNTING THEORY AND ACCOUNTABILITY WORKSHOP 1 SOLUTIONS 1) GHHT: Chapter 1: Theory in Action 1.1 The article describes how a particular theoretical approach has been replaced by another. Explain why one theory replaces another‚ and who‚ or what‚ determines whether an existing theory survives. A theory is primarily meant to explain or predict an event‚ behaviour or outcome. Proponents of a theory look for evidence to support the theory. This evidence should be independently observed
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Positive Accounting Theory and Science Md Humayun Kabir Senior Lecturer Faculty of Business Auckland University of Technology Auckland‚ New Zealand Phone: 09 921 9999 E-mail: humayun.kabir@aut.ac.nz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Earlier versions of this paper benefited from comments from Lee Parker of the University of South Australia‚ William Maguire of Manukau Business School‚ Keith Hooper of Auckland University of Technology‚ Divesh
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This study analyses the effect of the agency theory and accounting choice usually been made by managers of Nigeria listed companies. It (agency theory and accounting choice) can be demonstrated in the modern day companies where management is usually separated from the ownership of business. The professional managers are supposed to make decisions and take actions that are consistent with the objective of maximising shareholders wealth. But this
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AN APPRAISAL OF ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR (A CASE STUDY OF BOARD OF INTERNAL REVENUE ENUGU STATE) BY EMEODI FERDINAND .C. ACC/2006/241 DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTNACY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE CARITAS UNIVERSITY AMORJI NIKE ENUGU STATE JULY‚ 2010. An Appraisal of Accounting System In the public Sector (A case study of board of Internal Revenue Enugu State) By Nnamani Ugochukwu J.c. Acc/2006/241 Department
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great concern that the accounting profession must find a common theory in order to address and put the issue at rest. This therefore‚ has called for the study of this topic under review “the demand for and supply of accounting theories: the market for excuses. As a result of this several questions have been raised. For instance‚ the question of why accounting theories are predominantly normative has been put forward by this article? Secondly‚ why no single theory in accounting profession that is generally
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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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(Organizations associated with the public accounting profession) Several private and public sector organizations are associated with the profession. Listed below are activities pertaining to these organizations. 1. License individuals to practice as CPAs. State Boards of Accountancy 2. Promulgate GAAP. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) & Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB). There
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