1. What is the most important difference between a corporation and all other organizational forms? 2. What does the phrase limited liability mean in a corporate context? 3. Which organizational forms give their owners limited liability? 4. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a corporation? 5. Explain the difference between an S corporation and a C corporation. 6. You are a shareholder in a C corporation. The corporation earns $2 per share before taxes
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see the balance sheets of my company. He has left behind a book with the numbers already entered in it. Would you be willing to prepare balance sheets for me? Also‚ any comments you care to make about the numbers would be appreciated. The Cash account is healthy‚ which is a good sign‚ and he told me that the Net income for the month of June was $19‚635. The book contained a detailed record of transactions‚ and from it the friend was able to copy off the balances at the beginning of the month
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of the Internal Controls used in the Finance department at COLFIRE. Research Questions 1. How are internal controls used at COLFIRE? 2. How does COLFIRE use internal control to operate their operations? 3. What are the major internal controls principles used at COLFIRE? Organization COLFIRE. (Colonial Fire and General Insurance Company Limited.) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my teacher Mr. N. Cooper for giving me the necessary information to assist me in the formation of this internal
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chart of accounts? Chart of accounts (COA) is a list of the accounts used by an organization. The list can be numerical‚ alphabetic‚ or alpha-numeric. The structure and headings of accounts should assist in consistent posting of transactions. Each nominal ledger account is unique to allow its ledger to be located. The list is typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements‚ profit and loss accounts followed by balance sheet accounts. It is
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and Accounts Receivable can also be called trade receivables. |True False | |2. |Receivables not currently collectible are reported in the investments section of the balance sheet. | | | | |True False | |5. |Both Accounts Receivable
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CXC PRINCIPLE OF ACCOUNTS PROJECT School-Based Assessment (S.B.A) (Year 2012) [pic] Submitted by: Danique Arthurs Year: May/June 2012 Name of School: Charles Fordyce Business College Name of Teacher: Charles Fordyce Centre No: 100228 Candidate No: Territory: Jamaica Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………..5 Acknowledgement………………………………………………………...6 Description of Business…………………………………………………...7 Location of
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• Case 1-4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles At the completion of the Darby Department Store audit‚ the president asks about the meaning of the phrase “in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles‚” which appears in your audit report on the management’s financial statements. He observes that the meaning of the phrase must include more than what he thinks of as “principles.” Required: a. Explain the meaning of the term accounting principles as used in the audit report
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The accounting process: 1. Identify the transaction 2. Record the transaction as a journal entry 3. Post the entry in the individual accounts in ledgers. 4. Create preliminary trial balance 5. Adjusting entries 6. Create adjusted trial balance of the accounts 7. Combine sums in various accounts 8. Close books for current month Permanent accounts are also known as real accounts. These are accounts that do not close at the end of the accounting year. The permanent
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would firstly like to thank Mr. Ifill‚ my accounting teacher for his assistance and guidance for the duration of this project. I would also like to thank my classmates as well as my family for their encouragement and patience while I was preparing this study. Finally‚ I would like to thank those employees who took the time to answer the questionnaires necessary to complete this assessment. TITLE The Impact of Technology on Accounting Systems AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims and objectives
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ACCOUNT BALANCES For many purposes‚ it is necessary to determine the balance in an account. This is accomplished by adding the debits‚ credits‚ and determining the difference between the two sums. An account is said to have a debit balance if the sum of the debit entries to that account exceeds the sum of the credit entries. Conversely‚ an account has a credit balance if the sum of the credit entries exceeds the sum of the debit entries. Asset accounts normally have debit balances inasmuch as
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