U. S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U. S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) There are numerous companies that use different types of accounting standards or rules. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles the most popularly used by companies. IFRS is a set of accounting standards that provides a global framework for how public companies prepare and disclose their financial statements. The U.S. Generally
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UNIT 5: ACCOUNTING FOR DEBENTURES LEARNING OBJECTIVES I) II) III) IV) V) VI) VII) IX) X) Understand the meaning and features of debentures. Differentiate between shares and debentures. Understand different classes of debentures Journal entries regarding issue of debentures for cash and for consideration other than cash. Accounting treatment of debentures issued as collateral security Accounting treatment of issue and redemption of debentures at par‚ discount and at premium. Understand the methods
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While I was looking for an appropriate topic for research‚ I found an interesting publication‚ which fitted best to the subject (ethics in managerial accounting issues) and also included 5 good examples examples of possible problems associated with the field. The method of the study seemed unclear‚ especially considering the connection between the serial number of a dollar bill and the question to which the respondent had to answer in the end (in my work I will constantly refer back to the text
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Accounting Basics: Introduction Accounting is a glorious but misunderstood field. The popular view is that it’s mostly mind-numbing number-crunching; it certainly has some of that‚ but it’s also a rich intellectual pursuit with an abundance of compelling and controversial issues. Accountants are often stereotyped as soulless drones laboring listlessly in the bowels of corporate bureaucracies. But many accountants will tell you that it’s people skills‚ not technical knowledge‚ that are crucial to
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Objective 1. Determine the total considerations transferred. 2. The land and buildings should be recorded on the premise of “in-use” or “in-exchange”. 3. Determine the fair value recorded for the intangible assets. Applicable accounting pronouncement ASC 805-20-25 Business Combinations-Identifiable assets and liabilities and any non controlling interest-Recognition Recognition Conditions 25-2 To qualify for recognition as part of applying the acquisition method‚ the
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The basic accounting concepts have defined the conception of the preparation of financial statements and the process of preparation in the UK is well regulated. But financial accounting requires a fair amount of flexibility in some certain areas‚ so the need of judgements and estimations for accounts preparers is demand. Meanwhile it leaves a significant approach in accounting treatments. For example‚ when organizations decide which of several inventory valuation methods to utilize; managers make
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Independent University‚ Bangladesh (IUB) In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements of EMBA Course-513E Management Accounting By Mohammed Shamsuddin Student ID: 1110805 Summer Semester‚ 2012‚ Management Accounting‚ EMBA INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY‚BANGLADESH July 26‚ 2012 Dr.Dilip kumar Sen Professor School of
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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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The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is not a violation of the Eight Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The death penalty is when a convicted criminal is put to death by the court. The execution method may not inflict unnecessary pain on the criminal. The criminal sentenced to death can wait several years or sometimes decades on death row before being executed. The juvenile death penalty is a controversial issue all over the country. Studies show that the characteristics
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← Abstract Faced with various issues of international accounting in cultural‚ economic‚ ethical and social level‚ after comparing US with China about the GAAP‚ analyzing the differences and difficulties in global accounting standard‚ it’s necessary to separate different accounting standards because of the diversification in different countries‚ it shows that accountancy professions play an important role in capital market‚ which can provide useful‚ relevant and reliable information to interested
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