breach‚ and lastly is to determine whether the losses were an equitably foreseeable consequence of the defendant’s actions. CONTENTS Negligent misstatement refers to a representation of fact that been carelessly made‚ which is relied on the plaintiff to their advantages (O’Riordan‚ 2007‚ p.1). In 1964‚ the tort of negligent misstatement has been established and it has gained more recognition in this decades. It covers opinions and reality statements made by negligence. However‚ the tort
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Profit and loss accounts and balance sheet By law companies are expected to produce financial statements each year. These statements appear in Company Reports. There are two main financial statements: 1. The profit and loss account‚ and 2. The balance sheet. 1.The profit and loss (P&L) account. This account can be updated regularly and shows how much profit or loss a business is making. A profit can be made in several ways‚ for example: * from trading‚ in the case of a High Street shop
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Off balance sheet financing is financing from sources other than debt or equity offerings‚ such as joint ventures‚ research and development partnership and operating leases. For complex institutions such as banks‚ they increase their use of off shore subsidiaries and swap transactions to avoid disclosing liabilities. In other words‚ off balance sheet accounting is a process which a business creates what is practically a debt that it must pay off‚ but the debt is accounted as another type of transaction
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CHANGES IN BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS The total assets of a firm and the claims on assets change over time because of investing and financing activities. For example‚ a firm may issue common stock for cash; acquire a building by mortgaging a portion of the purchase price‚ or issue common stock in exchange for convertible bonds. These investing and financing activities affect the amount and structure of a firm’s assets‚ liabilities‚ and shareholders’ equity. The total assets of a firm and the claims
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The analysis and application of the balance sheet Kuang xin Financial accounting is one of the most popular major in the world. In the study of accounting‚ people must know and use expertly the three accounting statement‚ balance sheets‚ cash flow‚ and income statement. It is the most basic and useful skill in one’s career of accounting. But in the four basic financial statement‚ the balance sheet or called statement of financial position is the only one
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bad debts. The student should also keep in mind that the budgeting process is not an exact science; therefore‚ approximate figures provide adequate information for the decision maker. Figures should be rounded to the whole dollar throughout the budgeting process and the control applications. Since it is not possible to have a partial machine or person‚ certain figures will always have to be rounded up. GENERAL COMPANY INFORMATION Fantastic‚ Inc. is a paint manufacturing company that produces
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Decrease net cash from operations on the cash flow statementb. Increase net cash from operations on the cash flow statementc. Just impact the balance sheet.d. Have no impact on the net cash from operations as depreciation appears in both cash flow and income statementAnswer | Selected Answer: | C. Just impact the balance sheet. | Correct Answer: | B. Increase net cash from operations on the cash flow statement | Response Feedback: | Since an increase in depreciation reduces
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Chapter 3 The Balance Sheet and Financial Disclosures Questions for Review of Key Topics Question 3-1 The purpose of the balance sheet‚ also known as the statement of financial position‚ is to present the financial position of the company on a particular date. Unlike the income statement‚ which is a change statement that reports events occurring during a period of time‚ the balance sheet is a statement that presents an organized array of assets‚ liabilities
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.......................................... vii HOW TO PASS (OR EXCEL IN) YOUR ACCOUNTING TESTS AND EXAMS .......................... viii CHAPTER 1: BASIC CONCEPTS .................................................................................. 1 WHAT IS ACCOUNTING?..................................................................................................... 1 THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION............................................................................................. 3 ASSETS ...
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Constructing a balance sheet of Sophie’s sofas: Cash balances: $10‚000 Inventory of sofas: $200‚000 Store and property: $100‚000 Accounts receivable: $22‚000 Accts payable: $17‚000 Long-term Debt: $170‚000 Balance sheet of (insert name) Assets Liabilities & Shareholders equity cash $10‚000 accounts payable $17‚000 Accounts receivable $22‚000 Long term debt $170‚000 Inventory $200‚000 Shareholders equity $145‚000 Store and Property $100‚000 _______ ________ Total assets: $332
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