Accounting Methods: Cash Basis vs. Accrual vs. Hybrid Which Method is Most Advantageous for Small Business? Abstract Many tax preparers fail to communicate to their small business owner clients about the types of accounting methods allowed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the advantages and disadvantages of each. The average small business owner simply trusts that the tax preparer is utilizing the method most advantageous to them. This paper explores cash basis‚ accrual‚ and hybrid
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Multiple Choice 1. QuickBooks Pro 2008 Student Trial Edition will operate for how many days after registration? a. 30 days. b. 60 days. c. 120 days. d. 140 days. Ans: d 2. Once QuickBooks Pro 2008 Student Trial Edition is installed‚ all of the following icons will appear on the desktop except: a. QuickBooks Pro 2008. b. Support for QuickBooks. c. QuickBooks Library. d. Payroll for QuickBooks. Ans: c 3. The Welcome to QuickBooks Pro 2008 window allows
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Applications of ICT in Accounting. Accounting records have been maintained only on a manual basis for a period now. The bookkeeper or the owner is required to fill a paper source document for each sale or receipt‚ and then work overtime writing the transactions of the day or week in special journals‚ stock cards‚ and debtor and creditor records. This obviously took some time‚ time that would otherwise have been spent operating the business. The business also pays extra money to account officers
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HISTORY OF ACCOUNTING Primitive Accounting Traced as far as 8500 BC in Mesopotamia through the use of clay like: a. Record for paid wages b. Record purposes‚ as general Pyramids in Egypt‚ for the costs of structures Other places like China‚ Babylon‚ and Greece Middle Ages More formal account-keeping methods were developed by the merchants and banks. Double-entry records first appeared in Genoa in 1340 AD. First accounting book was written by Contrugli in Naples Summa de Arithmetica
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RULE VS PRINCIPLE BASED CONVERGENCE VS ADOPTION IFRS Assignment1‚ Group Section 1 Characteristic Additional Comment Criteria Disadvantage Advantage • Provide specific dictates for reporting financial information • Unavoidable. (Accountants must follow these rules or face penalties for noncompliance. ) • Effective rules-based standards require active participation of the financial reporting community to evaluate the resulting quality. Real life practice issues should be
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Cash Basis vs. Accrual Basis Accounting Cash basis accounting and the accrual basis accounting are two accounting methods used to keep track of a business’s income and expenses. In accrual basis accounting‚ revenue is recorded as it is earned and expenses are recorded when they generate revenue. Under cash basis accounting‚ only transactions involving increases or decreases of the entity’s cash are recorded. One of the major differences is the reporting of net income and net cash flows
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Difference between historical cost and fair value accounting In order to make the most profitable and rational decisions entity’s stakeholders have to evaluate organisation’s financial statements. Today’s world of rapidly changing prices has made it difficult to estimate what something is actually worth. Thus leading to debates at what price – historical costing price or market value – assets and liabilities should be reported. Therefore‚ before making any evaluations about reported transactions
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Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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Principles of Accounting Individual Project One XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Abstract Accounting has truly proven it’s self as an integral niche in society. Without personal bookkeeping you couldn’t track your bank accounts‚ how much you’re owed or owe to someone. You could not manage your taxes or even simple bills. These simple points alone show how much accounting has become important in the world. It drives business‚ government‚ and even the lowest levels of everyday life. Accounting In Everyday
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Department of Accounting Detailed Syllabus of Third Year Four-Year B.B.A. (Honours) Course Effective from the Session: 2009–2010 National University Syllabus for 4 years BBA Honours Course Subject : Accounting Third Year (Honours) Third Year: 32 Credit Hours Course Code COURSE TITLE Marks Credit Hours Audit and Assurance 100 4 Advanced Accounting-I 100 4 Cost Accounting 100 4 Management Accounting (in English)
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