Checkpoint: Accrual Method •Nonprofit organizations are required to produce financial statements based on the accrual method of accounting. How is this different from the cash basis of accounting? Why is accrual accounting important? Cash basis accounting‚ for example when you ship goods out of your business to customers and they have receipt but have not received the cash‚ means that you may have not booked the revenue. Accrual accounting is more accurate with the timing of reported revenue
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Contingency Theory Contingency Theory is a class of behavioral theory that claims that there is no best way to organize a corporation‚ to lead a company‚ or to make decisions. An organizational / leadership / decision making style that is effective in some situations‚ may be not successful in other situations. In other words: The optimal organization / leadership / decision-making style depends upon various internal and external constraints (factors). Contingency Theory factors Some examples
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Contingency: 2012: Using the concept of strategic choice‚evaluate the contribution made by structural contingency researchers to our understanding of management and organisation design. 2011: Using the concept of strategic choice‚evaluate the contribution made by structural contingency researchers to our understanding of management and organisation design. 2010: Drawing on empirical studies‚ critically examine how contingency theory explains the ways in which an organisation’s technical- economic
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Adjustment for Accruals and Prepayment Adjustment to final accounts are usually made at the end of a financial year Adjustments for accruals and prepayments are based on the accrual concept. The Accrual Concept • The Accrual concept states that income and expenditure should be recorded in the period in which they are incurred and not when they are actually received or paid Accrued Expenses • Accrued expenses are those that are not paid in the accounting period in which they are due (incurred)
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Chapter 3 Modified Accrual Accounting: Including the Role of Fund Balances and Budgetary Authority True/False Questions 1. The term‚ Fund Balance‚ is used to indicate the residual net assets of a proprietary fund. Answer: False 2. Net resources of a governmental fund represented by currently due taxes receivable is an example of a nonspendable fund balance Answer: False 3. Net resources of a governmental fund represented by prepaid insurance is an example of a nonspendable fund
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Contingency plan The contingency plan is to arrange in advance for an emergency event that may or may not happen. Single points of failure are really the central focus of contingency planning. Any time there is a failure of one of these elements‚ it can seriously risk our revenue stream and service to your customers. We have prepared contingency plans for customer online private security problem‚ server crashes‚ and factory emergency. * Customer private information security:
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Transition to the Accrual Accounting The transforming from cash basis accounting to accrued accounting are associated with several general issue which including factor influencing the nature and speed of the transition‚ options in respect of the transition paths‚ and the management of the transition process. The factors that may influence the nature and speed of the transition to accrual accounting which the system of government and the political environment are the major basic requirement. Beside that
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of decision to be made between autocratic‚ consultative‚ democratic and other styles. See alsocontingency school of management. Contingency theory is a behavioral theory that claims that there is no single best way to design organizational structures. The best way of organizing e.g. a company‚ is‚ however‚ contingent upon the internal and external situation of the company. The contingency approach to organizational design tailors the design of the company to the sources of environmental uncertainties faced
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Contingency Planning Kimberlea Penney AIU Online February 10‚ 2013 Prof. R. Rodriguez ABSTRACT Contingency planning is an effective back up plan to any situation that requires an alternative course of action for the outcome of a common goal. There are several steps involved in contingency planning and these steps prepare for the strategic planning process to come to full effectiveness for a facility. A full plan for a facility allows for immediate resolutions for managing and addressing the
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|ADJUSTMENT FOR ACCRUALS AND PREPAYMENTS | |Learning outcome | |Explain the foundations of accruals and prepayments‚ including the nature of the resulting change in the income statement. | |Show the entries for accruals and prepayments in the journal‚ ledger and final accounts.
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