Activity-based costing (ABC) is a costing method that assigns value to each activity resource to all products and services according to the cost of its usage. it gives indirect costs (overhead) into direct costs so that an organization can correctly estimate the cost of its individual products and services to identify and eliminate the unprofitable and lower the prices of the overpriced. Normally‚ it is used as a tool for understanding product and customer cost and profitability. But ABC has also
Premium Management accounting Cost accounting International Financial Reporting Standards
Worldwide Accounting Diversity Prepared by: Noor Edden Al Hamaideh Submitted to: Dr. Sulyman Atieh Diversities in accounting standards in different countries pose significant challenges to the international investment community. While current efforts to harmonize international accounting standards by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) are laudable‚ differences in accounting standards across national
Premium International Financial Reporting Standards Financial statements International Accounting Standards Board
IFRS 2008 IFRS 2007 IFRS 2006 IFRS 2005 UK GAAP 2005 UK GAAP 2004 Financial results (£m) Revenue 1 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚573 16‚573 18‚239 Revenue (inc VAT) - continuing operations 19‚287 18‚518 17‚317 16‚364 16‚364 15‚517 Underlying operating profit Sainsbury’s Supermarkets 535 429 352 308 321 564 Sainsbury’s Bank - 2 (10) 17 13 26 535 431 342 325 334 590 Underlying net finance costs 2 (45) (51) (75) (88) (92) (60) Share of post-tax (loss)/profit
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Revenue Balance sheet
Chapter 1 Toyota’s Global Expansion In November 2004‚ Hiroshi Okuda‚ Chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan‚ announced that the company was going to build another factory in North America‚ raising the number of factories producing parts or assembling cars and trucks in North America to 14. As of May 2004‚ Toyota manufactured parts and assembled cars in 51 overseas manufacturing companies in 26 countries/locations. In 1980‚ the company had only 11 production facilities in 9 countries‚ so
Premium Tax Toyota International Financial Reporting Standards
1.1 Origin of the Report As part of the term paper of Evening Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) course requirement‚ we are assigned the topic “Carbon Accounting” by our course teacher for accomplishing our report. 1.2 Objectives of the report To attain the skill of report writing. To achieve deep knowledge about Carbon Accounting. To fulfill the partial requirement of our course of Accounting for Managers. 1.3 Methodology of the report This study was a descriptive research where
Premium Emissions trading Kyoto Protocol
concepts‚ standards‚ and reporting procedures with the goal of implementing standard global accounting practices. To compile their financial statements companies use a common set of accounting principles named generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ recognized by the financial community as the standards that over time have proved to be the most useful. One of the most important organizations that contribute in the development of these standards is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Income statement
01. [pic]Sarbanes–Oxley Act Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D–MD) and Rep. Michael G. Oxley (R–OH-4)‚ the co-sponsors of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act. The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 (Pub.L. 107-204‚ 116 Stat. 745‚ enacted July 30‚ 2002)‚ also known as the ’Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act’ (in the Senate) and ’Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act’ (in the House) and commonly called Sarbanes–Oxley‚ Sarbox or SOX‚ is a United States federal law enacted on July 30
Premium International Financial Reporting Standards Financial Accounting Standards Board Operational risk
ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES F 1. Taxable income is a tax accounting term and is also referred to as income before taxes. F 2. Pretax financial income is the amount used to compute income taxes payable. T 3. Deferred tax expense is the increase in the deferred tax liability balance from the beginning to the end of the accounting period. T 4. A deferred tax liability represents the increase in taxes payable in future years as a result of taxable temporary differences existing at the end
Free Income tax Tax Taxation
ACA ADVANCED STAGE SYLLABUS 2014-15 BUSINESS REPORTING © ICAEW 2013 ACA OVERVIEW Aim The ACA is regarded globally as one of the leading business and finance qualifications and is recognised and valued in practice‚ industry‚ commerce and the public sector. The ACA qualification aims to ensure that all newly qualified chartered accountants have the technical and professional skills required to meet the professional challenges likely to be faced and to provide a platform on which to build continuing
Premium Financial statements International Financial Reporting Standards Balance sheet
opposed to following a list of rules. True False 8. Under federal securities laws‚ the SEC has the authority to set accounting standards in the United States. True False 9. The primary responsibility for properly applying GAAP when communicating with investors and creditors through financial statements lies with a firm ’s auditors. True False 10. Auditors play an important role in the resource allocation process by adding credibility to financial statements
Premium Financial statements Balance sheet Financial Accounting Standards Board