Financial Statements for Internal Reporting Purposes vs. Financial Statements for External Reporting Purposes It is common in most companies to maintain two set of financial statements; one being used/presented for internal reporting purposes and another for reporting externally. Internal reports are used primarily to aid management in the decision making process throughout the course of the business. These are subject to internal audit to make sure that all information reported are fair and correct
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Appreciative Internal Audit: A Strength-Based Approach to Quality System Auditing – A Case Study. Jon Morris President JDQ Systems Inc. Vancouver‚ BC‚ Canada Introduction Traditional internal audits fulfill an important need for companies with fresh ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System implementations‚ but for companies with mature systems‚ those registered for more than five years‚ an innovative approach to auditing called “Appreciative Internal Quality Audit” can take them beyond compliance
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Executive summary: Sustainability reporting‚ alternatively known as CSR reporting‚ is the annual process whereby companies - public‚ private; large and small - report on their sustainability performance. Reports typically cover social‚ environmental‚ economic and ethical performance and incorporate information on a company ’s environmental impact or carbon footprint‚ staff satisfaction‚ community investment etc. Sustainability reporting is becoming increasingly important as a tool companies can
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Chapter 5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness‚ communication‚ and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial
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To bridge the perceived information gap‚ and to satisfy the information requirements of the standard setters‚ narrative reporting has come to the fore. In its various guises – Business Review‚ Management Commentary‚ Management Discussion and Analysis‚ Chairman’s Statement‚ Corporate Governance Statement‚ Environmental Statement‚ Remuneration Statement‚ and Health and Safety Statement – narrative reporting is now a significant segment of the annual report in many parts of the world. It has supplemented an
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Mandated Reporting Reporting child abuse often becomes an ethical dilemma because violating a client’s right to confidentiality and breaking the law are both considered unethical behavior. There are many factors a social worker must take into consideration when making a report of child abuse such as; circumstances of the suspected abuse‚ professional and ethical standards‚ and legal requirements. However‚ there are guidelines and a Code of Ethics to help social workers ensure this process is
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families‚ the quality of life and even the very future of the planet. Significantly‚ most companies are still not reporting relevant Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) information. Some studies have found that most CSR reporting is of descriptive‚ self-congratulatory nature‚ alluding more to good intentions than actual CSR programs and rarely reporting any bad news about companies’ relationship with the environment”. Corporations have significant impacts on society‚ people’s life and environment.
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DOES THE “MANAGEMENT APPROACH” CONTRIBUTE TO SEGMENT REPORTING TRANSPARENCY? Advanced Accounting ACC 610 January 4TH‚ 2010 1. INTRODUCTION: An operating Segment is a component of an entity that may earn revenues or incur expenses‚ whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (COMD) and for which discrete financial information is available. Generally‚ financial information is required to be reported on the basis that it is used internally for evaluating
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2008) This is where SEA reporting plays a role in governmental accounting. The SEA report is an external report aside from the annual comprehensive financial report which ensures that the result of programs and services is communicated effectively to any interested parties. Those interested parties could include elected officials‚ legislative staff‚ citizens‚ and the media. GASB began seeing the importance of SEA reporting as early as its initiation in 1984. SEA reporting at the state and local
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A practical guide to segment reporting September 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers’ IFRS and corporate governance publications and tools 2008 IFRS technical publications IFRS Manual of Accounting 2008 Provides expert practical guidance on how groups should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Comprehensive publication including hundreds of worked examples‚ extracts from company reports and model financial statements. IFRS Pocket Guide 2008 Provides a summary
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