Accounting Convergence: Advantages and Disadvantages Winston Churchill once said that “there is nothing wrong with change‚ if it is in the right direction” (Thinkexist.com) . Today‚ the accounting profession and standards in the United States is facing one of the biggest changes it has seen in a long time: the convergence of its Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Is this a step in the right direction for the United States
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Queensland Bank and Bendigo Adelaide Bank Assessment of Red Flags The financial data for the banks consists of common ratios which measure performance. The Return on equity = Net income / shareholder’s equity. This ratio measures the company’s profitability‚ and it may be compared it with the ROE of other companies. The PBIT represents the organization’s earnings and expenses before taxes. The Current ratio = Current asset / Current liability‚ which measures the company’s ability to pay its bills
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Question 1: Although the adoption of a single set of globally accepted accounting standard has become a need to the globalised capital markets nowadays‚ however the international differences in financial reporting practices between countries still exists mainly due to the setting of national accounting standards in different countries by their own respective government. Looking at this issue in a world-wide view‚ we can notice that every country in the world regardless of whether it is a developed
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Introduction Most people say that looking in the past you can see the future‚ with economics this is true. With the economy in the state that it is in‚ people will be wondering what they should do and more importantly not do. At the Bank of Green we strive to be the best at what we do and many have voiced their uncertainty about the economy and where it is headed. This report will show you what is happening in the economy and what will most likely happen this coming year. The Federal Reserve
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— RINT - Task 2: SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS‚ THEORIES‚ & INQUIRY — Harrison Rusinyak — Scientific Concepts or Phenomenon — Solar System — The Solar System in past concepts. — Earth was thought to be the center of the Universe. — The stars and planets revolved around the Earth. — The Earth was thought of as flat. — No one experimented to see how far they can see. — The Solar System current concepts. — The planets revolve around the sun
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Case Study #1 The Test of Transition: The Case of the Community Preservation and Development Corporation None University What is ethics? Ethics is known to be the study of morality‚ the guidance of what is considered right and wrong: but what is right and what is wrong? A question that has been answered based on the norms of individuals‚ societies‚ and cultures. According to Manuel Velasquez‚ ethics is defined as “the discipline that examines one’s moral standard or the moral standard
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Introduction Accounting and finance are two very important factors that exist in every company out there that is commercialized. Every firm needs to do accounting and manage its finance well in order to continue operating‚ an organization cannot run without any funds. The management of the company will need to evaluate the accounts and finance of the company to make important decisions‚ such as whether to invest in a certain stock or to buy more of a particular item to sell. In this report‚ we will
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Comparing Accounting Software Programs to Manual Accounting Manual accounting uses several paper ledgers to record financial transactions. It is very time consuming to record each single transaction onto paper‚ being very cautious not to make an error. There are several ledgers for each part of the accounting system‚ such as accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ and revenue accounts. Combining these ledgers into one general ledger‚ provide the balance for each ledger. The general ledger
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References: Warren‚ C.‚ Reeve‚ J.‚ and Duchac‚ J (2007). Accounting. 23rd ed South-Western‚ cengage learning in thousands except share data | January 3‚ 2009 | December 29‚ in thousands except share data | December 29‚ 2007 | December30‚
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