Causal reasoning in financial reporting and voluntary disclosure This paper examines causal reasoning‚ applying the theories to financial reporting. Causal reasoning involves diagnosis (determining the cause of an effect) and prediction (vice versa). These are important and commonplace amongst analysts‚ investors and management regarding company earnings and share prices. However‚ there is very little recent research employing causal reasoning theories to this field. Attribution theory describes
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Response to Client Request II According to Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey (2011)‚ a contingency is a possible future event that will have some impact on the firm (p. 369). The most frequently encountered contingencies are pending lawsuits‚ income tax disputes‚ notes receivable discounted‚ and accommodation endorsements. The FASB reviewed the nature of contingencies in SFAS No. 5‚ “Accounting for Contingencies.” In SFAS No. 5‚ there are two types of contingencies that are defined: gain contingencies
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s Google Financial Statement Analysis Table of Contents Introduction 3 Property and Equipment 4 Intangible Assets 5 Goodwill 6 Depreciation Methods 6 Impairment 7 Current Liabilities 7 Contingent Liabilities 7 Long-term Liabilities 8 Bonds Payable 8 Capital Leases 8 Works Cited 10 Introduction Google Inc. is an American multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and products. It was founded on September 4‚ 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey
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“China’s economic weight would become a liability. The IMF estimates that the impact of Chinese demand on the world’s largest economies has more than doubled over the past decade”1. But the Chinese model has its limits‚ and that has far- reaching consequences for the U.S. and Europe‚ both of which are increasingly dependent on China. So far the Asian country has the biggest IT export share world-wide‚ Earth’s third largest trader‚ second largest economy in PP GDP. Therefore‚ a would-be failure of their
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share of Microsoft was approximately $33. Every investor would be curious if that price is reasonable. Also‚ it is too dangerous to rely completely on intuition or rumor when you buy stocks. Therefore‚ we decided to analyze Microsoft in a more rational‚ reasonable‚ fact-based way‚ and refer to that information in determining whether to buy Microsoft ’s stock or not. The 10-K financial statement from Microsoft is an enormous document‚ and it would take too much time to read the entire material. We thus
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The Benefits of Adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In The United States by Michelle Minor Accounting 203 5/20/09 Most people believe that the conversion from each country’s GAAP to IFRS is inevitable‚ though there is nothing conclusive of how effective or successful this would be. In short‚ making the switch to IFRS is a great leap of faith by all who participate. Ideally IFRS is designed to be used by all companies worldwide‚ which is highly unlikely unless they
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What is a Contingency Plan? Also known as “Scenario Planning”‚ a contingency plan is the creation of alternative hypothetical but equally likely future conditions. It’s about preparing for events such as the loss of Top Management‚ Customers‚ Suppliers and Market Share due to competition. Contingency planning is a normal part of everyday business. The need for a contingency plan‚ or a plan “B”‚ is extremely important and requires a thorough analysis of risks that a business may face. Dell
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Client Understanding Paper Client: The ADT Corporation I thank you for the opportunity to work with The ADT Corporation on this important project. As I was analyzing the papers provided‚ I realized that additional information is requested by your representatives. It was brought to my attention that ADT and its affiliates are unclear about why the additional information was requested on the adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation‚ the capitalizing interest on building construction
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ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Chapter Outline I. Reasons to analyze financial statements of foreign companies include: • making foreign portfolio investment decisions‚ • making foreign merger and acquisition decisions‚ • making credit decisions about foreign customers‚ • evaluating foreign suppliers‚ and • benchmarking against foreign competitors. II. There are several problems an analyst might encounter in analyzing foreign financial statements‚ including: • finding
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Fiedler’s Contingency Model: Fred E. Fiedler was one of the first leadership researchers to acknowledge that effective leadership is dependent on the characteristics of the leader and the situation. The contingency model helps to explain why a manager may be an effective leader in one situation and ineffective in another. The contingency model also shows which managers are likely to be most effective in what situations. It is said by Fiedler‚ that personal characteristics can influence leader effectiveness
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