What is a theory? In this book we consider various theories of financial accounting. Perhaps‚ there¬fore‚ we should start by considering what we mean by a ’theory’. There are various perspectives of what constitutes a theory. The Oxford English Dictionary provides various definitions‚ including: A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account (description) of a group of facts or phenomena. Explanation or Account (description) of a group
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Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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YARMOUK UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING COURSE SYLLABUS FALL SEMESTER 2011/2012 COURSE: Title: ACC471— Accounting Information System Instructor:Dr. Iaad Sartawi Class Time: Section (1) – 8:00-9:00 Sunday‚ Tuesday‚ & Thursday. Section (2) – 10:00-11:00 Sunday‚ Tuesday‚ & Thursday. Section (3) – 8:00-9:30 Monday & Wednesday. Class Room: LAB 104A Office Hours: 11:00-12:00 Sunday‚ Tuesday‚ & Thursday. 9:30-10:30
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go through the motions‚ but to be good citizens we should believe in‚ protect‚ and defend the freedoms we were granted when this country was founded. These freedoms were based on what the founding fathers valued‚ and these values are the foundation of our democracy. What I value most as an American is justice‚ equality‚ and individual rights. First‚ justice is similar to the idea of fairness. This means there are consequences for both good and bad. If a person does something good‚ they should be
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Financial Crisis Todd McTigue INTRO In 2008‚ the United States experienced a major financial crisis which led to the worst recession since World War II. Both the financial crisis and the downturn in the U.S. economy spread to many foreign nations‚ resulting in a global economic crisis. In the months following the initial decline‚ the U.S. stock market plummeted‚ liquidity dried up‚ successful companies began laying off employees
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Pre-September 2008: The AIG Crisis Over the years‚ AIG built upon its premier global franchises in life and general insurance by expanding into a range of financial services businesses. One of these‚ created in 1987‚ was AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIGFP)‚ a company that engaged as principal in a wide variety of financial transactions for a global client base. In 1998‚ AIGFP began to sell credit default swaps to other financial institutions to protect against the default of certain securities
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CHAPTER 2 21. Generally accepted accounting principles a. are fundamental truths or axioms that can be derived from laws of nature. b. derive their authority from legal court proceedings. c. derive their credibility and authority from general recognition and acceptance by the accounting profession. d. have been specified in detail in the FASB conceptual framework. 22. A soundly developed conceptual framework of concepts and objectives should a. increase financial statement users’
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THE ENDLESS CRISIS REPORT Introduction The Endless Crisis was written by John Bellamy Foster‚ the editor of Monthly Review and professor of sociology at the University of Oregon collaborating with Robert W. McChesney. The article came originally from the introduction of the book called The Endless Crisis: How Monopoly-Finance Capital Produces Stagnation and Upheaval from the United States to China. The Great Financial Crisis and the Great Recession began in the United States in 2007 and
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Academy for Higher Education UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX THE ESSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL 10/09/10-04:05:28 The Effect of Applying Fair Value on the Financial Statements of UK Leading Companies By Bassam Kazmouz 0948799 Supervisor Dr Robert Wearing September 2010 Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE (MSC) www.abahe.co.uk Arab British Academy for Higher Education TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .....
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help both companies expand into the business market. Third‚ ACC was in a unique position to add value to AirThread’s operations because the acquisition could save AirThread more than 20% in backhaul costs. The reasons above make us believe that the synergy is positive and the acquisition is a good idea. Based on the projected cash flow information provided in the case‚ what is the stand- alone value of AirThread? Show the cash flow forecasts‚ discount rate‚ and your valuation model. (Hint: pay
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