Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report with Steven Colbert are two shows that air discussing news and political matters. What makes them special is they are based on a comedic standpoint that serious politics do not endorse‚ such as making blatant jokes about world leaders or poor people. Both shows are broadcasted on Comedy Central‚ have a desk in the middle of stage‚ same camera angles‚ similar introduction music and even the Colbert Report was created in response to how successful the
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In the aftermath of the Enron fiasco‚ the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in the United States introduced a mandatory requirement for its registrants (except for those that qualify as foreign private issuers) to have quarterly reviews of interim F/S by their independent public accountants. A decade later‚ the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AASB) in Canada is considering whether interim F/S should be subject to mandatory reviews. The advantages and pitfalls associated with such a change
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internal users usually in the form of management accounts‚ budgets‚ forecasts and financial statements. Internal users or users directly affiliated with the company use managerial accounting‚ which includes in-depth reports used to determine financial strengths as well as weak points. These reports help aid in the decision making process within the separate departments of a company. For example‚ Human Resource managers have to ensure the rights of their employee by using wage information along with other
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G lobal Perspectives on Accounting Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial
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the Framework The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is implementing the Financial Reporting Council’s policy of adopting the Standards of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for application to reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. The AASB is replacing relevant existing AASB Standards with Australian Standards equivalent to those of the IASB. Consequently‚ the parts of the existing Australian conceptual framework (SAC 3 Qualitative Characteristics
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uses the deferral method for accounting and follows the accounting for not-for profit organizations (part 111). These donations are material transactions and not recording them in the financial statements and may result in a qualified audit report. Land and building should be recorded in the books at fair market value at the time of donation. The building should be amortized by estimating the remaining useful life. The $ 300‚000 is an externally restricted contribution. The portion of this
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Case 8.11 Societe Generale 1) This was the hardest question I delt with in this case‚ so I went to the basics: Accounting and Auditing in France. I came across the Supreme Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants(7) and the National Society of Auditors (CNCC). (8) After researching this I simply did a search on the individual websites for “recent developments”‚ and nothing major came up in regards to the individual organizations. However‚ on expert-comptables.fr‚ I came across a press
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of Bahraini annual reports. Advances in International Accounting‚ 9‚ 73-88. 12 Ashton‚ R.H.‚ Graul‚ P.R. and Newton‚ J.D. (1989). Audit delay and timeliness of corporate reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research‚ 5 (2)‚ 657-673. Ashton‚ R.H.‚ Willingham‚ P.R. and Elliot R.K. (1987). An empirical analysis of audit delay. Journal of Accounting Research‚ (Autumn)‚ 275-292. Bamber‚ E.M.‚ Bamber‚ L.S. and Schoderbek‚ M.P. (1993). Audit structure and other determinants of audit report lag: an empirical
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1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
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Amy Hemphill Ch 3 & 4‚ week 2 Acct 403 3-25 (a-c) The following questions concern audit reports other than unqualified audit reports with standard wording. Chose the best reponse. A) The annual audit of Midwestern Manufacturing revealed that sales were accidentally being recorded as revenue when the goods were ordered‚ instead of when they were shipped. Assuming the amount in question is material and the client is unwilling to correct the error‚ the CPA should issue: 1. An unqualified opinion or
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