finally get your license. The purpose of a CPA is to audit accounting records such as tax returns. QUESTION 2 Explain these terms in your own words. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX): This was a regulation passed by the government to prevent immoral corporate behavior. Balance sheet: A balance sheet is a financial statement that shows the assets‚ liabilities and stockholder’s equity. Income Statement: An income statement is a financial report that shows the net income or net loss by reporting the
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Financial Statement Analysis vs. Operating Indicator Analysis Financial analysis focuses on the data contained in a business’s financial statements (Gapenski‚ 2012). Financial statement analysis is applied to historical data‚ which comprise the road map for the business’s future (Gapenski‚ 2012). Financial statement analysis is used to trend for the future at the current condition. The financial statement analysis is supplemented by operating indicator analysis. Operating indicator analysis uses
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Financial Statement Analysis April Cruz‚ Litesha Forbes‚ Phillip Gibson‚ Jessica Hewlett‚ Lily James‚ Velda Justin‚ and Nzingha Reel ACC/561 September 27‚ 2010 Mark Tischler Financial Statement Analysis The accounting information of this paper provides a financial statement analysis for three distinct companies: Mercedes Benz‚ a foreign manufacturer of vehicles; Macy’s Inc‚ a retail department store‚ and American Airlines‚ an airline company. The analysis for each company
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FINANCIAL RATIOS AND THE STATE OF HEALTH OF NIGERIAN BANKS Onyeiwu Charles University of Lagos‚ Lagos State‚ Nigeria Email: chasonyeiwu@yahoo.com Tel: 2348023206015. And Aliemeke Goodluck Guarranty Trust Bank Plc‚ Nigeria Email:goodluck.aliemeke@gtbank.com Abstract
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A business’ financial conditions are of major concern to all its stakeholders. As capital providers‚ investors and creditors rely on a company’s financial conditions for both the safety and profitability of their investments. The four basic financial statements are (1) Balance Sheet‚ (2) Income Statement‚ (3) Statement of Retained Earnings‚ and (4) Statement of Cash Flow (Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚ 2010). The balance sheet represents the financial position of a company for a specific period
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Financial Statements Paper ACC/290 Income statements chronicle the gains or deficiencies of a company’s operations over a period of time‚ by reporting all revenues and expenses. These statements are processed each month‚ and at the end of the fiscal year. Income statements include definite expenses and revenues. Sometimes these statements are also known as P&L statements or profit and loss. The second statement is known as a retained earnings statement. This is for displaying
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Financial Statement Analysis Chandra Sekhar Mishra VGSOM‚ IIT Kharagpur Outline Financial Statements and their Content ●Why Financial Statement Analysis (FSA)? ●Tools for FSA ● Financial Statements ● Balance Sheet ● ● Statement of financial position Statement of Assets and Liabilities ● ● ● ● Income Statement ● Statement of financial performance ● ● Assets: What a business owns Liabilities: What a business owes to non-owners Equities: What a business owes to owners Revenues and Expenses
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Name SOLUTIONS ACCT 1210DL Exam #1-Chapters 1‚ 2 & 4 Spring 2010 Ethical Statement – I ____ _________________ hereby (signature) attest that I completed this exam on my own with no assistance from others. If you e-mail this‚ you MUST include this statement in the body of your e-mail that has the exam attached. 1. Presented below is a list of costs and expenses incurred in the factory by Nu-Way Corporation‚ a manufacturer of recreational vehicles. Complete the following matrix
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Financial statements‚ also known as financial reports‚ record the financial activities of a business in short and long term. The four financial statements are: balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings‚ and statement of cash flows. A balance sheet reports the assets‚ liabilities‚ and net equity on a company. An income statement reports income‚ expenses‚ and profits on a company. A statement of retained earnings shows a company ’s changed retained earnings. The statement
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The objectives of accounting : 1) To keep systematic records: Accounting is done to keep a systematic record of financial transaction. In the absence of transaction there would have been terrific burden on human memory which in most cases would have been impossible to bear. 2) To protect business properties: accounting provides protection to business properties from unjustified and unwarranted use. This is possible on account of accounting supplying the following information to the manager
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