Classmates‚ According to (Oster‚ 2014)‚ "Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales are two accounting allowance methods used to reconcile customer accounts deemed noncollectable. When allowed by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)‚ these two strategies are preferred over direct write-off of bad debt expenses. Percentage of receivables and percentage of sales provide a business with the ability to accurately estimate the expected bad debt losses they will have in each succeeding
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ACCOUNTING SUBSTANCE OVER FORM Substance over form is an accounting concept where the entity is accounting for items according to their substance and economic reality and not merely their legal form. It is one of the key determinants of reliable information. For most transactions there will be no difference and in some cases however‚ the two diverge and the choice of how to present the transactions can give very different results. This differences occurs when an asset or liability is not recognized
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3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
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101-00128 Oct 2014 Accounting Accounting is the recording‚ measurement‚ and interpretation of financial information (Business 286). This financial information is used to evaluate the organization’s operations. To carry out these interpretations of financial information a public or private accountant is able to do this. To become a public accountant you must earn your CPA (certified public accountant) by passing a test and means you are certified by the state in which you provide accounting services where
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ĐỀ THI KIỂM TRA GIỮA KỲ Môn học: KẾ TOÁN QUẢN TRỊ (Managerial Accounting) Lớp: KT302DV01‚ HK10.1 Thời lượng: 6 0 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề) Không được tham khảo tài liệu‚ Chỉ được sử dụng từ điển Anh – Việt‚ không sử dụng Kim từ điển Sinh viên làm bài trên đề thi Đề thi gồm 07 trang Họ tên sinh viên: …………………………………………………. Chữ ký và họ tên cán bộ coi thi 1 Chữ ký và họ tên cán bộ coi thi 2 Đ iểm thi Bằng số Đ iểm thi b ằng chữ ………………………………………………… MSSV: ………………………………………
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Chapter 1 Question 1-18 Consumers Union is a nonprofit organization that provides information and counsel on consumer goods and services. A major part of its function is testing of different brands of consumer products that are purchased on the open market and then the reporting of results of the tests in Consumer Reports‚ a monthly publication. Examples of the types of products it tests are middle-sized automobiles‚ residential dehumidifiers‚ flat-screen TVs‚ and boys’ jeans. a.) In what ways
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8.21 (1) MA‚ I/P (2) FFR‚ O (3) FFR‚ I/P (4) MA‚ O (5) MA‚ R (6) FFR‚ I/P (7) FFR/ O (8) FFR‚ R (9) FFR‚ R (10) MA‚ I/P (11) MA‚ R (12) FFR‚ O 8.27 Fraud risk (a) Fraud risk factors ASA 240 - high degree of competition in the market - Domination by Rob Bigbucks (CEO&chairman) - Threatened employees with no pay rises - Significant portion of sales managers salaries are paid in bonuses - The industry is in a recession and it is starting to affect the company – Potentially leading
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A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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DEVELOPMENT OF COST ESTIMATION OF EQUATIONS FOR FORGING A thesis presented to the faculty of the Russ Engineering and Technology of Ohio University the Russ College ofCollege of Engineering and Technology of Ohio University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science John C. Rankin November 2005 APPROVAL PAGE This thesis entitled DEVELOPMENT OF COST ESTIMATION OF EQUATIONS FOR FORGING by John C. Rankin JOHN C. RANKIN has been approved for the Department
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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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