diversification does not have to be restricted to domestic companies because of opportunities available in foreign markets. On the other hand‚ securities analysis becomes more complex because of supplementary variables such as foreign exchange risk‚ political‚ economic‚ cultural diversities‚ etc. that need to be taken into deliberation in making investment judgment. A significant variable in the analysis of foreign securities is various accounting standards. The accounting standard of United States (US)
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Case 1-3 Politicalization of Accounting Standards A. These groups are put in place to help regulate the economy and to help form accounting principles that should be followed to promote and ensure accuracy and efficiency in companies across America. There was much policitalization which led to the abolishment of the APB and the formation of FASB. This was due to reasons such as the investment of tax credit in 1961 which made the APB responsible for deciding how it was to be reported. Due to the
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Introduction For Releases 11i to 12‚ this presentation describes the Oracle accrual processes for periodic (expense) and perpetual (inventory) Accounts Payables Accruals‚ also known as uninvoiced receipts or purchase clearing accruals. Accrual integration between A/P‚ Purchasing‚ WIP‚ Inventory and G/L is discussed. Setup and balancing steps‚ implementation and conversion issues‚ and frequent business issues are discussed. In addition‚ custom reporting is also explored‚ with SQL examples included
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Accounting has been around since the beginning of civilization. ¡§Accountants participated in the development of cities‚ trade‚ and the concepts of wealth and numbers.¡¨ (Giroux) The importance of accounting cannot be overemphasized. Equally important are the standards used to guild the application of accounting practice. Without principles and standards‚ financial reporting would not fairly present the financial position of a company. Accounting has changed and evolved vastly over time and continues
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1: Financial Accounting & Accounting Standards 1. Differentiate broadly between financial accounting and managerial accounting. -Financial accounting measures‚ classifies‚ and summarizes in report from those activities and that information which relate to the enterprise as a whole for use by parties both internal and external to a business enterprise. Managerial accounting also measures‚ classifies‚ and summarizes in report form enterprise activities‚ but the communication is for the use of internal
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Advantages of Cash flow * Cash flow is more “direct” as “profit” is highly dependent on accounting conventions and concepts/principles * Cash flow reporting satisfies the needs of all users better since cash flow is more direct with its messages. Some of the interested user parties are: * Creditors -repayment of debts‚ overdue accounts * Management -cash flow reporting provides the type of information which decision should be taken re: relevant costs ( decision based on future cash flow)
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According to Weetman (2006 p25) ‘accounting is the process of identifying‚ measuring and communicating financial information about an entity to permit informed judgements and decisions by users of the information.’ If we extract the suffix of the word‚ we are left with the word ‘account’. To account for something is to take something into consideration. In terms of finance‚ accounting for something can be seen as baring it in mind when compiling financial information. Synony mously‚ taking something
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Accounting Standard 10: Accounting for Fixed Assets • Fixed asset is an asset held for producing or providing goods and/or services and is not held for sale in the normal course of the business. • Cost to include purchase price and attributable costs of bringing asset to its working condition for the intended use. It includes financing cost for period up to the date of readiness for use. • Self-constructed assets are to be capitalised at costs that are specifically related to the asset and those
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enterprise goes for Expansion .i.e it enters into new line of business or goes into new product line or set up new plant‚ funds are required Incase of well established firms/ Entities‚ funds are financed via internal accruals‚ but there is time gap between funds/ cash generation and funds/ cash requirement. Therefore even well established firms/ business entities and other entities resort to external financing which is enumerated below a) Debentures b) Bonds c) Loans from banks and financial Institution
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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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