*Functions of Accounting Work ( Recording / Classifying / Summarizing *Accounting- “art of recording‚ classifying & summarizing in a significant matter and in terms of money; transactions and events w/c are in part at least of a financial character and interpreting the results thereof.” ( How? (AICPA – American Institute of CPA) *Science- existing body of knowledge that governs accounting practice (Accounting Theory) *Art- creative skill & ability *4 Functions of Accounting 1. Recording-
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Materiality and aggregation concept Concept on Prudence Matching Principle Dual Aspect Relevance Concept Introduction Financial accounting has a number of conservative laws which have been considered over the years and all the possible identifiable rules are: Business Entity Concept‚ Money Measurement Concept‚ Going concern Concept‚ Accrual basis of accounting concept‚ Consistency Concept‚ Materiality and aggregation concept‚ Prudence‚ Matching Principle and Dual Aspect 1. The Business Entity
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ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENT Learning Outcomes At the end of this chapter the students should be able to: Explain the meaning and purpose of accounting Describe the role of accounting as a information system Describe why accounting is considered as the language of business Assess the impact of external environmental factors on accounting Introduction Accounting has evolved and emerged as most other fields of human activity in response to the social and economic needs of society
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Accounting Internship “What do you want to do for the rest of your life?” was a question I was asked countless times during high school. Every time I hesitantly answered with “I want to be an Accountant”. It wasn’t until the last trimester of my Senior year that I realized I truly and undoubtedly wanted to be an Accountant. Senior year of high school I took an Entrepreneurship hub through North Iowa Area Community College. One of the requirements for the hub was to complete a 48 hour internship
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JB Accounting Fraud‚ the Investor and the Sarbanes Oxley Act Throughout the past several years major corporate scandals have rocked the economy and hurt investor confidence. The largest bankruptcies in history have resulted from greedy executives that “cook the books” to gain the numbers they want. These scandals typically involve complex methods for misusing or misdirecting funds‚ overstating revenues‚ understating expenses‚ overstating the value of assets or underreporting of liabilities
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IFRS 8-1: “Basic accounting and reporting issues related to recognition and measurement of receivables‚ allowance accounts‚ recording discounts‚ the allowance method to account for bad debt and factoring are basically the same between IFRS and GAAP. However‚ the FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) and IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) are taking steps by working to implement fair value measurement‚ the amount they currently could be sold for‚ for financial instruments. “The
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Journal of Business Finance & Accounting‚ 32(3) & (4)‚ April/May 2005‚ 0306-686X Discussion of Accounting‚ Valuation and Duration of Football Player Contracts JOHN FORKER* Investment by football clubs in player contracts provides a natural experiment to evaluate the mandated accounting requirement that purchased intangible assets must be capitalised (ASB‚ FRS 10‚ 1997b). The study is well grounded for three reasons. First‚ the availability of industry level transaction price data for transfer
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When training new parents on the importance’s of child development in the first two years of life the following issues should be discussed or researched. • Child nutrition • Immunizations • Emotional/Psychological development • Sensation/Movement • Child care. In the first two years of life there are several things that need to be cautiously thought of when caring for a child. Beginning with nutrition. Nutrition is a vital component in development; without adequate nutrition the body and
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The Bear Minimum Case Summary: Big Bear Power is a public utility with a strong financial position for past several years. The company is in compliance with all its debt covenants because of its positive cash flow. Big Bear leased combustion turbine from Goliath Co. The lease term is non-cancelable for ten years. The lease was signed on December 15‚ 2004‚ but the lessee’s right to use the turbine starts on January 1‚ 2005. Issues and Facts There are three specific provisions associated with the
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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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