ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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MAA103 & MAAP103 - Accounting for Decision Making ASSIGNMENT – TRIMESTER TWO‚ 2011 (Relates to Topic 4) Represents 20% of the assessment for this unit DUE DATE: ASSIGNMENT PLANNER: MONDAY 1 AUGUST‚ BY 5.00pm FINAL ASSIGNMENT: THURSDAY 8 SEPTEMBER‚ BY 5.00pm NOTE the following general submission points: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Assignment can be completed in groups of no more than THREE students. Students CAN NOT complete assignment with students from other lecturers classes. Only ONE hardcopy of
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quality and is a huge supply‚ thus climbed Shell Oil-Nigeria to the top in 1994 as the company that made more money than any company globally. However‚ the company fell short of its corporate social responsibility by 1996 by getting involved with unethical practices (Arvidsson‚ 1996). This paper discusses how shell abused the environment and the human right of the Nigerian people and manipulated local government for profit. According to Draft‚ CSR is an extension of the idea of managerial ethics and
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Chapter 4 : Account Titles and Preparation of Financial Statements | Article 14 : The balance sheet items shallbe categorized as follows: 1. Assets. (1) Current assets. (2) Funds and long-term investments. (3) Property‚ plant and equipment. (4) Depletable assets. (5) Intangible assets.
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Chapter 5 Accounting for Merchandising Operations Chapter Summary Merchandising Operations • A merchandising company is an enterprise that buys and sells goods to earn a profit. • Measuring net income for a merchandising company is the same as for a service company through matching of expenses with revenues. • In a merchandising company‚ the primary source of revenue is the sale of merchandise‚ which is called sales revenue or sales. • Expenses for merchandising
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Ethics in Accounting Student’s Name Institutional Affiliation In this case without reclassification of accounts receivable‚ net cash that is utilized in operation is given as; Net Income $60000 Decrease or (Increase) in accounts receivable ($80000) Net amount provided in operation ($20000) If there is reclassification as anticipated‚ the net cash used in operation is; Net Income $60000 Net income provided in operation $60000 Through reclassification of $80000 of accounts receivables
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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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2-1 BU8101 Accounting: A User Perspective Lecture 2 The Accounting Cycle Wednesday‚ 17 August 2011 Mrs. Ho Yin Kheng S3-01C-88 Nanyang Business School Nanyang Technological University Email: yklau@ntu.edu.sg Tel: 67905694 2-2 LO 2 Lecture Outline 1. Analyzing Business Transactions 2. Recording Process a. b. c. d. e. f. The Source Document The journal The accounts Debit and Credit rule Recording process illustrated Unadjusted trial balance 3. Adjusting entries
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organisational plan and all the related measures that an entity adopts to: * safeguard assets * encourage adherence to company policies * promote operational efficiency * ensure accurate and reliable accounting records. It is either an administrative control or an accounting control Characteristics of an effective internal control system include: * Competent‚ reliable‚ and ethical personnel * Assignment of responsibilities * Proper authorisation * Separation of duties
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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