objectives and the roles of financial accounting “Accounting is an information system that identifies‚ records‚ and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users.”1. The basic objective of accounting is to provide information to the interested users to enable them to make business decisions and “Financial statements are the primary means of communicating financial information to parties outside the business organization.”2. Moreover‚ accounting can give the essential information
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Financial Statement Differentiation Paper ACC/HC561 Financial Statement Differentiation Paper Financial statements are what companies use to give management‚ creditors‚ and investors information about the financial stability of their organization. This is one way for the company to measure and quantify their financial performance. Throughout the paper the discussion will be based on the four types of financial statements and who would benefit from them. The Four types of Financial
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Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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ACCA F3 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING International Stream TUITION CLASS NOTES Appendix The following notes are suitable for both the international and UK streams. There will some terminology differences between the two streams. These are summarised below: |International |UK | |Statement of comprehensive income |Profit and loss
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Lecture 2: Study Week 2 The Accounting Equation & the Double Entry System Objectives for today 1. Analyzing transactions using the Accounting Equation 2. Next Week: How do firms actually measure Income?: Accrual vs. Cash Accounting g 3. Next Week: Determine when a company should record revenues and Expenses: The Matching Principle The Operating Cycle Start with cash and end with more cash Collect cash from customers Purchase inventory Make sales to customers The Recording
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Accounting Standards Board University of Phoenix Accounting Theory and Research Jun 13‚ 2009 Accounting Standards Board To address the increasing challenges of legislating those governs our society today‚ “countries all over the world have begun to outsource rulemaking to bodies consisting of people familiar with the subject. For that reason‚ policymakers rely on private entities to establish financial accounting and reporting standards” (Donald Kieso‚ 2003‚ Intermediate Accounting). The
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Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Laurie D. Melvin ACC/537 – Financial Accounting May 9‚ 2011 James Neuner‚ MBA One of the most important decisions to make when one chooses to start a business is knowing the type of legal organizations to select because the decision affects many aspects of the business. What can be affected are the amount and type of paperwork required‚ tax payments‚ possible personal liability
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On September 28 2010‚ the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) had declared they had completely conducted the first stage of The Conceptual Framework joint project. The purpose of this joint project is to further improve an advanced conceptual framework for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) (Norwalk 2010). Basically‚ the conceptual framework is an attempt to express
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6-months period ended June 30‚ 2011. b) Prepare a direct materials budget by quarters for the 6-months period ended June 30‚ 2011 Solution: a) The production budget shows the units to produce to meet anticipated sales (Weynadt‚ Kimmel‚ Kieso‚ 9th edition‚ 2010‚ p.1024). Production budget is calculated by adding budgeted sales units to desired ending finished goods units and subtracting beginning finished goods units and determined by the following formula: Required production units = Budgeted
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The story of King George VI Of the United Kingdom Biography Albert Frederick Arthur George 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952 He was the last Emperor of India Reign: 11 December 1936 – 14 August 1947 As the second son of King George V‚ he was not expected to inherit the throne and spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother‚ Edward. He served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the First World War and after it took on the usual round of public
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