Magnitogorsk Technical State University Foreign Languages Department № 2 Report: «The History of Accounting» Done: Izhevsky V. Checked: Gamper E.E. Magnitogorsk 2011 Contents - Introduction -- 1. What Is Accounting -- 2. History --- 2.1. Ancient Accounting --- 2.2. Accounting In Mesopotamia --- 2.3. Accounting In Ancient Egypt‚ China‚ Greece and Rome --- 2.4. Medieval Accounting --- 2.5. Italian Renaissance: Birth of Double Entry Bookkeeping ---- 2.5.1. Luca Pacioli Biography
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Ethics and Legal Responsibility in Accounting The profession of accounting has become spotlighted by the events in recent years including namely Enron. The ethical behavior of businesses is becoming increasingly scrutinized at every turn. Thus it is important to specify the nature of conducting accurate and ethically in accounting and how this can be of subsequent benefit to the company as well as the business world in the long run. The definition of accounting according to Webster ’s dictionary
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Problem no.1 In connection with the audit of the PAKYO COMPANY for the year ended December 31‚ 2010 you are called upon to verify the accounts payable transactions. You find that the company does not make use of a voucher register but enters all merchandise purchases in a Purchases Journal‚ from which posting are made to a subsidiary accounts payable ledger. The subsidiary ledger balance of P1‚500‚000 as of December 31‚ 2010 agrees with the accounts payable balance in the company’s general ledger
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University of Phoenix Material Role of Financial Accounting Versus Managerial Accounting Matrix Compare and contrast financial accounting and managerial accounting by answering the following questions in the matrix provided. Cite any sources you use in accordance with APA guidelines. Term or Concept Financial Accounting Managerial Accounting What is the primary purpose of the accounting system? The primary purpose is to produce forms portraying a company’s performance over a period of time
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Accounting for Income Tax The standard prescribes the accounting treatment for income taxes is AASB 112 AASB 112 is based on a balance sheet approach to account for income taxes and it covers: • the accounting treatment of current and deferred tax expenses; • recognition and measurement of current tax assets and liabilities; • recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities; • the accounting treatment of the tax consequences of various transactions and events‚ including
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Principles of Accounting 1 American InterContinental University I have been asked by my supervisor to mentor a new accounting clerk in my department‚ I am hoping that when I’m done mentoring this person that they will understand accounting better. I am also hoping that my supervisor will be proud of me‚ and continue asking me to mentor new people‚ and hopefully give me a raise or a promotion. To better understand accounting we need to know why adjusting entries are so important to a business
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OF THE FIRM – ACCOUNTING Professor Hsihui Chang Date‚ Time and Location Office: 3600 Market Street‚ Room 71l Monday‚ 6:00 – 8:50pm Telephone: 215.895.6979 Email: hc336@drexel.edu Office Hours: By Appointment Course Description The course objective is to provide prospective users of financial accounting information with an understanding of accounting fundamentals and the ability to evaluate the quality of financial accounting information for use in business decisions
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trading‚ require cost accounting to track their activities.[1] Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the industrial revolution‚ when the complexities of running a large scale business led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. In the early industrial age‚ most of the costs incurred by a business were what modern accountants call
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I COURSE DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVES The primary aim of Financial Accounting is to provide students with an introduction to the process and function of financial reporting. Whilst a large proportion of the course is aimed at understanding accounting as a process‚ taking a preparers‟ perspective‚ we will also seek to develop an understanding of the importance of the role of accounting in today’s society. LEARNING OUTCOMES After studying this course the student will be able to understand:
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Pr. 23-128—Statement of cash flows (indirect method). The net changes in the balance sheet accounts of Keating Corporation for the year 2011 are shown below. Account Debit Credit Cash $ 82‚000 Short-term investments $121‚000 Accounts receivable 83‚200 Allowance for doubtful accounts 13‚300 Inventory 74‚200 Prepaid expenses 17‚800 Investment in subsidiary (equity method) 20‚000 Plant and equipment 210‚000 Accumulated depreciation
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