Contents Introduction 3 Base Data 3 Financial Data Analysis 3 Trend and Growth Analysis 3 Common Size Analysis 3 Ratio Analysis 4 Profitability ratios‚ 4 Solvency ratios 4 Activity Ratios 4 Du-Pont Analysis 5 Qualitative details of the financial report data 5 Chairman’s letter highlights 5 Directors’ report highlights 5 Management Discussion and Analysis 5 Auditor’s report highlights 6 Significant Accounting Policies 6 Revenue Recognition 6 Depreciation 6 Foreign Currency Transaction
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PACE UNIVERSITY- ACC-615 DR. FINN Financial Statement Analysis IBM and Microsoft Bill Jacoby 4/20/2010 Financial Statement analysis for two comparable companies; IBM and Microsoft ACC-615 Dr. Finn; William Jacoby Microsoft Corporation is the world’s largest software company. Microsoft has five operating segments; client‚ server and tools‚ online business services‚ Microsoft business division and entertainment and devices division. They develop personal computing software including the
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Identifying relevant Malaysian Financial Reporting Standard with Inventory Cycle Referring to have been stated above‚ the selected company was a small sized entity and therefore‚ the processes under its inventory cycle was not complex like those in retailers as well as manufacturers. Figure 1.1 Inventory cycle with shaded area for activities related to MFRS Principally‚ the fundamental issue in accounting for inventories is to define the amount to be recognized as asset as well as amount
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SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AUDIT * The audit enables the auditor to express an opinion whether financial statements are prepared‚ in all material respects‚ in accordance with and acceptable financial reporting framework. * Complete set of general purpose financial statements: * 1. balance sheets * 2. income statements * 3. statement of changes in equity * 4. cash flow statement * 5. summary of significant accounting policies and other
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References: • Dahmash‚ N. (1995). Financial Statements and Accounting Standards Generally Accepted.. Amman-Jordan. • Kieso‚ D. E.‚ Waygandt‚ J. J.‚ & Warfield‚ T. D. (2005). Intermediate Accounting. (11 edition). Wiley Publisher. • ACCPA‚ (2006) Journal of Accountancy‚ (Monthly Journal) September
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CASE 2 Shih Hong Lin A. What distinguishes management fraud from defalcation? Defalcation is misappropriation of assets such as employee fraud‚ embezzlement and larceny. Management fraud has deliberate intention that uses fraudulent financial statement to covey wrong messages to its investor‚ creditor and the public. The major difference is the intention that distinguishes management fraud from defalcation. In defalcation‚ people who commit such crime is out of greedy. However‚ in management fraud
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hopes to eventually be a partner. The management of Allnet Company invites Thorne to prepare a bid to audit Allnet’s financial statements. In discussing the audit fee‚ Allnet’s management suggests a fee range in which the amount depends on the reported profit of Allet. The higher its profit‚ the higher will be the audit fee paid to Thorne’s firms. Would you recommend that Thorne accept this audit fee arrangement? Why or why not? Describe some ethical considerations guiding your recommendations”
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the Stockholders Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. 1235 Winner ’s Road Write City‚ IN 12354 LCC has conducted an audit of Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. balance sheets‚ the retained earnings‚ cash flows‚ and other related statements of income for the year ended December 31‚ 2006/2007. Apollo Shoes Inc management is responsible for maintaining the effective internal controls that goes along with the financial statements and how well the accuracy is going to be. LLC has evaluated the effectiveness of the said controls and
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two purposes of analytical procedures: Assess going concern and Indicate where there is an increased likelihood of misstatements Required for Part 1 Calculate at least ten ratios that are useful to assess going concern using Heritage’s financial statements‚ which are located on Blackboard‚ appendix 1 & 2. Document the ratios in a format similar to the following: Ratios 2009 2008 2007 Current assets 44‚497 Current ratio: Current liab. 25‚926 1.72 Debt to equity Net income
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CONTROLS IN AN EDP ENVIRONMENT The second standard of field work requires that we obtain a sufficient understanding of the client’s internal controls (I/C) to plan the audit and assess control risk. We hope that our assessment of control risk shows it to be low so that we can reduce substantive testing‚ thereby reducing audit costs. When EDP is used in significant accounting applications‚ then you must consider the effects the computer has when evaluating the internal controls. The auditor’s
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