Accounting Principles i Running head: GENERAL ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES General Accepted Accounting Principles Accounting Principles ii Abstract My paper is about the GAAP (General Acceptance of Accounting Principles) which were created by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959. APB issued 31 Opinions from 1959 to 1973 and those Opinions created GAAP. I think GAAP is interesting
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21. Calculating Cash Flows. Xu Tong Manufacturers had the following operating results for 2010: sales = $19‚ 780; cost of goods sold = $13‚980; depreciation expenses = $2‚370; interest expense = $345; dividends paid = $400. At the beginning of the year‚ net fixed assets were $13‚800‚ current assets were $2‚940 and current liabilities were $2‚070. At the end of the year‚ net fixed assets were $16‚340‚ current assets were $3‚280‚ and current liabilities were $2‚160. The tax rate for 2010 was
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Administration and Analysis‚ Accounting Manager‚ Administrative Assistant‚ Accounting Clerk‚ Treasurer‚ Financial Analyst‚ Information Technology Analyst‚ Manager of Human Resources‚ Director of R&D‚ Sales Manager‚ VP Operations and President. (6 points) | | CFO | | | | | | | | | Controller | | | Manager of | | Treasurer | | | | HR | | | Accounting | | | | Financial | Manager | | | | Analyst | | | | | | | Accounting | | | | | Clerk |
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Debit RM To record the purchase price Gimmick Realisation account (Being the agreed purchase price.) Assets taken over Realisation account Trade payable Accumulated depreciation - Plant Accumulated depreciation - furniture Plant and machinery Furniture and fittings Inventories Trade receivables (Being assets and liabilities disposed off.) Realisation account Bank (Being liquidation expenses) Realisation account Capital Preference shares in Gimmick Ordinary shares in Gimmick
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focus on project free cash flows as opposed to the accounting profits earned by the project when analyzing whether to undertake the project? Ans: When analyzing whether to undertake a project‚ Caledonia needs to focus on free cash flows opposed to the accounting profits because free cash flows is revenue that can be used or reinvested in similar or future projects because it is money that has been received. If Caledonia chose to focus on the accounting profits the profit would be much lower because of
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would you describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivables? What is their function? • How are bad debts accounted for under the direct write-off method? What are the disadvantages of this method? • Pendergrass Company hires an accounting intern who says that intangible assets should always be amortized over their legal lives. Is the intern correct? Explain. • What are the basic issues related to accounting for intangible assets? • Why would you select the percentage
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constant. In 2012‚ Polar Sport foresees total material purchases of $5‚940‚000. Based on that‚ we know the company is going to need to purchase material worthy of $495‚000 monthly. Since the company has 30-day payment term‚ this 495‚000 goes into account payable for one month. Second of all‚ end inventory is calculated as End Inventory=Beginning Inventory+(Units Produced-Units Sold)* Cost per Unit. Under level production‚ unit produced is constant each month. Third of all‚ it is believed that altogether
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Homework of Corporate Finance The 3rd Week 【Corporations】 What is the primary disadvantage of the corporate form of organization? Name at least two advantages of corporate organization. Answer: The primary disadvantage of the corporate form is the double taxation to shareholders of distributed earnings and dividends. Advantages include: limited liability; ability to raise capital; and unlimited life 【Agency Problem】 Who owns a corporation? Describe the process whereby the owners control
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Generally Accepted Auditing Standards Maxx Mayeux ACC/490 February 22nd‚ 2012 Linda Carr Generally Accepted Auditing Standard • Describe how these standards apply to financial‚ operational‚ and compliance audits. • Explain the effect that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)‚ will have on audits of publicly traded companies. • Discuss the additional requirements that are placed on auditors from this act and the actions
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Principles of Accounting 1 American InterContinental University I have been asked by my supervisor to mentor a new accounting clerk in my department‚ I am hoping that when I’m done mentoring this person that they will understand accounting better. I am also hoping that my supervisor will be proud of me‚ and continue asking me to mentor new people‚ and hopefully give me a raise or a promotion. To better understand accounting we need to know why adjusting entries are so important to a business
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