Financial Statements are a significant part of business finance which shows the historical of the company and expected future forecast of the company. Normally‚ there are three financial statements should be used balance sheet‚ statement of income statement‚ and statement of cash flow. First‚ the balance sheet help to understand company annual accounts. In the United States‚ Companies usually have two common formats for their balance sheets: the "two-sided" format which assets on the left side and
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BAO3309 Advanced Financial Accounting Semester 2011 Non-Graded Assessment There are 1 Multiple Choice Questions and you have 13 minutes to complete this assessment 1) Which of the following is true about theories in general? A. Theories can include any coherent set of ideas or statements to explain‚ or provide guidance in respect of‚ certain phenomena B. Theories must be empirically based to describe what is‚ rather than what should be C. Theories must be based on
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Assignment Name: Maximos Nathanailidis Date: 28/4/2014 Table of Contents 1. Introduction The purpose of this report is to conduct a comparative ratio analysis of the financial statements of J. Sainsbury PLC and Tesco PLC for the year-ending 2013. The financial information that is provided from each company’s annual report and the comparison between them will help possible users of this analysis to understand not only the differences between these two companies
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Doing Financial Projections What You Need ← Clear ideas about the purpose and audience for your projections. ← Understanding of the key drivers of financial results for the business. ← Some knowledge of accounting & financial statement analysis: ← Skill in using spreadsheet software -- such as Excel ← Creativity‚ attention to detail‚ and good judgment. ← A lot of time. Some Warnings O Most people starting new businesses are much too optimistic
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HSC Business Studies Financial Statement Analysis Task 1: Liquidity – The current Ratio = - Current ratio = Current Assets/ Current Liabilities 2013: Total current assets = 6226.1 Total current liabilities = 6866 Total current assets / Total current liabilities = 6226.1/6866 = 0.9068016312 = 0.9 (1dp) 2012: Total current assets = 5802.1 Total current Liabilities = 6766.2 Total current assets / Total current liabilities = 5802.1 / 6766.2 = 0.8575123408 = 0.86 (2dp)
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Managerial and Financial Accounting ACCT/300: Principles of Accounting April 9‚ 2008 Managerial and Financial Accounting This paper will attempt to differentiate between managerial and financial accounting‚ the users of managerial and financial accounting and what type of business decisions would be made with the information. Managerial Accounting Managerial accounting provides accounting information to managers who are inside an organization and who directs and controls its operations
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Accountancy ACY 6110 Financial Accounting Theory Fall 2011 Professor Kevin C. K. Lam Room 1016 Chung Yu Tung (CYT) Building The Chinese University of Hong Kong Phone: 2609-7894 E-mail: kevinlam@cuhk.edu.hk Webct: http://webct.cuhk.edu.hk Course Scope and Objectives Financial Accounting Theory is concerned with the models‚ hypotheses‚ and concepts that together form the foundation for financial accounting practice. This course introduces modern financial accounting theories and
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The most influential and long lasting effect that SOX had on financial reporting was the creation of the PCAOB. One of the biggest issues before 2002 was that laws weren’t being enforced. With the creation of this private company it would ensure that all laws and guidelines set in place were effective. The PCAOB is different from other companies because unlike others before it they were allowed to imposed taxes on auditing companies and public companies which allowed them a different budget that
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Michigan’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Governments and not-for–profit organizations prepare financial statement just as businesses making a profit. The financial reports governments and nonprofit organizations use is a comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). Both annual reports contain similar information such as management’s discussion and analysis and financial statements. The CAFR includes varies other information concerning the governmental structure‚ budget‚ population‚ and
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be accounted for separately from other business entities‚ including its owner or owners. 2. The four basic financial statements include the balance sheet‚ income statement‚ statement of retained earnings and statement of cash flows. 3. A balance sheet covers a period of time‚ such as a month or year. 4. The income statement shows the financial position of a business on a specific date. Chapter 2 5. Debit means the right-hand side of any account
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