American Accounting Association DOI: 10.2308/acch.2010.24.2.279 Accounting Horizons Vol. 24‚ No. 2 2010 pp. 279–296 COMMENTARY The American Accounting Association’s Financial Reporting Policy Committee’s Response to the Preliminary Views on Financial Statement Presentation The Financial Reporting Policy Committee of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association Mark Bradshaw‚ Carolyn Callahan‚ Jack Ciesielski‚ Elizabeth Gordon‚ Mark Kohlbeck
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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organisational plan and all the related measures that an entity adopts to: * safeguard assets * encourage adherence to company policies * promote operational efficiency * ensure accurate and reliable accounting records. It is either an administrative control or an accounting control Characteristics of an effective internal control system include: * Competent‚ reliable‚ and ethical personnel * Assignment of responsibilities * Proper authorisation * Separation of duties
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus made a discovery that would change the world as they knew it; however‚ he did now know it at the time. What he discovered was the Western hemisphere. Columbus was a man from Genoa who wished to discover a direct sailing route from Europe to Asia‚ as everyone else who tried before only got as far as South Africa. He first asked Portugal to fund his voyage but they declined because they did not think he would make it all the way to Asia with the resources that he had without
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8/2/2012 Objective of Lecture 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACCOUNTS & ACCOUNTING EQUATION • By end of lecture 2‚ all students should be able to:(a) Understand the five categories of accounts and able to classify them into the respective categories (b) Understand the accounting equation and the relationship between assets‚ liabilities and owner’s equity. Classifications of accounts • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. An account is used to record all information regarding an item. The five major
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1. Executive Summary This report defines‚ examines and promotes a non-profit capitalistic business model. The model endorses enterprises which compete in the free market‚ but eschews profits in favor of social benefits. This entails an increased workforce with benefits and wages on par with current standards. This increased employee pool works under a staggered shift structure so that each employee only works a 3-day (24 hour) workweek. Labor is scheduled in such a way that there is necessary labor
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Measurement Concept Going concern concept Accrual basis concept Consistency Concept Materiality and aggregation concept Concept on Prudence Matching Principle Dual Aspect Relevance Concept Introduction Financial accounting has a number of conservative laws which have been considered over the years and all the possible identifiable rules are: Business Entity Concept‚ Money Measurement Concept‚ Going concern Concept‚ Accrual basis of accounting concept‚ Consistency Concept‚ Materiality
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accounting standards accounting standards Introduction to Accounting Standards Accounting is the art of recording transactions in the best manner possible. Accounting Standards are the policy documents issued by recognized expert accountancy bodies relating to various aspects of measurement‚ treatment and disclosure of accounting transactions and events. Every country has its own standards. Accounting Standards in India are issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
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INTRODUCTION The accounting concepts are rules and guidelines which the accountant follows and uses when deciding between differing options to make. They help to ensure the accounting information is presented accurately and consistently. All formal accounting statements should be created‚ preserved and presented according to the concepts and conventions’. The following will look at each of the concepts and conventions and relate them to the profit and loss account for a sole trader. GOING
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of the parent company and the financing used in providing those resources. Similarly‚ the consolidated income statement provides a better picture of the total revenue generated and the costs incurred in generating the revenue. Estimates of future profit potential and the ability to meet anticipated funds flows often can be more easily assessed by analyzing the consolidated statements. Q3-3 Parent company shareholders are likely to find consolidated statements more useful. Noncontrolling shareholders
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