Federal Budgeting and Accounting Cayce Harris ACC-548 01-15-2015 Mindi Smedley Federal Budgeting and Accounting What roles do accountants play in managing government and not-for-profit organizations? According to Granof‚ “conventional‚ business-type management accounting focuses mainly on maximizing net inflow of cash. The aims of governments and not-for-profit organizations‚ of course‚ go well beyond maximizing cash flow” (Granof‚ 2013). Accountants in government and not-for-profit organizations
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Performance based budgeting The budget remains the single most important issue facing the courts. Since the financial crisis of 2008‚ the budgets for the federal judiciary have been decreased roughly 8 percent‚ i.e. $555 million from $7 billion a year. The judiciary reduced its overall workforce through layoffs by 5‚400 court staff‚ which is roughly one quarter of its total workforce. Unfortunately‚ the organization has to follow the budgets. Budget cuts are gradually harming court system and
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Financial Forecasting CheckPoint FIN/200 Axia College of University of Phoenix Write a 200- to 300-word explanation of the reasons the following types of companies would need a financial forecast: brand new company‚ family-owned company‚ and a long-standing corporation. The reason type of companies such as brand new companies‚ family-owned companies‚ and long-standing companies would need a financial forecast is to develop projected financial statements; a series of pro forma. The information
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Potential profitability. Contribution to working capital. The number of accounting periods. Effect of inflation. Development of a new product exemplifies a capital investment; the bulk purchase of raw materials is a current investment. A capital budgeting project spans more than one accounting period whereas current investments can be written often in the same period in which the expenses occur. Question 3: 2D1-AT05 Which one of the following is most relevant to a manufacturing equipment replacement
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Public budgeting systems are systems for making choices of ends and means. The purpose of budgeting is to allocate scarce resources among competing public demands so as to attain societal goals and objectives (Lee‚ 49). Depending upon conditions at a given time in history‚ budgets have tended to emphasize financial control‚ managerial improvements‚ or planning. The government should adopt a biennial budget. Proponents of biennial budgeting believe that the federal government would benefit from
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STAGES IN BUDGETING PROCESS Budgeting is such an essential part for organization and it move through numbers of procedure. The process for the preparation of budget might be varied from one organization to another before it could be finally accepted. Here are some sort of important stages in budgeting process as follow: Stage 1: Establish who will take responsibility for the budget-setting process It is crucial part to ensure that the committee who responsible to the budget has real authority
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shift its expansion strategy from joint ventures to mergers & acquisitions. This will help achieve management control that is currently struggling‚ but will be an expensive and time-intensive option. Second‚ to protect its core business and take advantage of innovation and new products‚ Komatsu could execute separate and different international strategies for its core business and its new business – acquisitions for its core business and joint ventures for its new business. This would be
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CASE: E-323 DATE: 11/18/08 IDENTIFYING VENTURE OPPORTUNITIES I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others... I find out what the world needs‚ then I proceed to invent. —Thomas Edison INTRODUCTION One of the biggest questions on every hopeful entrepreneur’s mind is‚ ―how do I come up with a compelling idea for a new venture?‖ While there is no right or wrong answer to this question‚ there are several things to be aware of and thinking
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BUDGETING AND BUDGETARY CONTROL . Budget A plan quantified in monetary terms and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ usually showing planned income to be generated and for expenditure to be incurred during that period‚ to attain a given objective. The preparation of budgets is not something that can be carried out by accountants alone. It requires the participation of many managers and other personnel to ensure that the plans for the forthcoming period are translated
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LECTURE 9 CAPITAL BUDGETING CLASS QUESTION (The information below is for question 1 & 2) Toya Motors needs a new machine for production of its 2005 models. The financial vice president has appointed you to do the capital budgeting analysis. You have identified two different machines that are capable of performing the job. You have completed the cash flow analysis‚ and the expected net cash flows are as follows: Expected Net Cash Flow Year Machine B Machine O 0 ($5‚000) ($5‚000) 1 2‚085
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