Accounting Principles i Running head: GENERAL ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES General Accepted Accounting Principles Accounting Principles ii Abstract My paper is about the GAAP (General Acceptance of Accounting Principles) which were created by the Accounting Principles Board (APB). The board was created by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in 1959. APB issued 31 Opinions from 1959 to 1973 and those Opinions created GAAP. I think GAAP is interesting
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current liabilities of $1350‚ and long-term debt of $3980. Building a balance sheet for this company‚ address the following questions: a. What is the value of the shareholders’ equity account for this firm? b. How much is net working capital? Arredondo‚IncBalance Sheet | Assets Liabilities and Owener`s EquityCurrent assets $2‚170 Current liabilities $1350Net fixed assets $9‚300 Long-term
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the year would be $5 million; the $5 million in retained earnings would be shown on | | |[pic]|the company’s balance sheet as a reduction in equity investment by stockholders in Year 9. | |[pic]|[pic]|the company ’s retained earnings for the year would be $5 million (net income of $25 million less dividend payments of | | |[pic]|$10 million less interst costs of $10 million). | |According
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ACG6026 Boot Camp Quiz Fall 2013 1. Which of the following is the fundamental accounting equation? a. Current assets + Current liabilities = Owners’ equity b. Assets + Owners’ equity = Liabilities c. Cash = Debts + Common stock d. Assets = Liabilities + Owners’ equity 2. Which one of the following best describes a balance sheet? a. A description of the entity’s operations over a period of time b. A snapshot at a point in time of an entity’s assets‚ liabilities and owners’ equity
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Financial Statement Analysis: Costco Wholesale (COST) Executive Summary Costco Wholesale is recognized as the largest wholesale club operator in the US. Over the three-year time period of 2002-2004‚ this company has expanded its membership base while increasing its number of warehouses both in the U.S. and internationally. In 2004 alone‚ net sales increased 13.1% over the prior year‚ driven by an increase in comparable sales of 10% and the opening of twenty new warehouses; net income
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The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation‚ with headquarters in Armonk‚ New York‚ United States. With operations in more than 170 countries‚ IBM attracts and retains some of the world’s most talented people to help solve problems and provide an edge for businesses‚ governments and non-profits. In its early years‚ IBM was widely associated with the punched card‚ the invention of Herman Hollerith. Hollerith was part of
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5470 Speech Outline: Why the United States should continue using US GAAP and not adopt IFRS I. The adoption of IFRS is unlikely to have any major impact on reporting quality. a) U.S. firms currently optimize their reporting strategies‚ therefore they are expected to resist changes that are not in their interest by using the flexibility inherent in the standards. b) It is also unlikely to lower the reporting quality‚ as firms can always go beyond the required disclosures by putting
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fiscal year must correspond to the calendar year. T154. Accounting periods should be of equal length to facilitate comparison between periods. T155. When there is no direct connection between revenues and costs‚ the costs are systematically allocated among the periods benefitted. T156. Applying accrual accounting results in a more accurate measurement of profit for the period than does the cash basis of accounting. F157. Adjusting entries affect cash flows in the current period. T158. Revenue cannot
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The Carlton Polish Company Duisenberg School of Finance 04-03-2013 1. Comparable Economic Laboratory (EL) is like Carlton a leading manufacturer in chemical supplies. However this company is much bigger‚ internationally operating and directly supplying to end-users‚ mainly institutions. The product range being offered is most in line with the products offered by Carlton Polish. Another comparison is the compounded growth rate of sales: EL has a growth rate of 13% and Carlton of 14.59%
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D. The tax rates are 40% for 2010 and 35% for 2011 and subsequent years. E. Income taxes of 320‚000 are due per the tax return for 2010. F. No deferred taxes existed at the beginning of 2010. 1. Compute taxable income for 2010 2. Compute pretax financial income for 2010 3. Prepare the journal entries to record income tax expense deferred income taxes and income taxes payable for 2010 and 2011. Assume taxable income was 980‚000 in 2011. $. Prepare the income tax expense section of the income statement
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