Chapter 2 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis 2-1. What are the four main financial statements? What checks are there on the accuracy of these statements? The four financial statements are: the balance sheet‚ the income statement‚ the statement of cash flows‚ and the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity. Financial are required to be audited by a neutral third party‚ who checks and ensures that the financial statements are prepared according to GAAP or accounting standards
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….....1 1.1 Relationship between Holding/parent company- subsidiary………………………….2 2.1 Consolidated Financial Statement…………………………………………………….4 3.1 The concept of Goodwill……………………………………………………………...5 3.1.1 Computation of Goodwill…………………………………………………………...6 3.1.2 Computation of negative Goodwill………………………………………………...7 4.1 The recommendation of the IASB……………………………………………………8 5.1 IFRS 36 Impairment of Assets………………………………………………………..9 6.1 IFRS
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Transaction Exposure (Note 11; Ch 8) 1. Transaction Exposure 2. Hedging Foreign exchange exposure is a measure of the potential for a firm’s profitability‚ net cash flow‚ and market value to change because of a change in exchange rates These three components (profits‚ cash flow and market value) are the key financial elements of how we evaluate the relative success or failure of a firm 1. Transaction Exposure: measures changes in the value of outstanding financial obligations
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does not have to be on the left. It can be on either side. The third PhxKlips viewed was “Financial Statements.” There are four financial statements to work with; Balance Sheets‚ Income Statements‚ Retained Earnings Statements‚ and Statement of Cash Flows. Balance sheets let you have a quick review of what assets‚ liabilities‚ and equity were distributed within the accounting period. Income statements show the business whether they made a profit or not. Retained earnings statement shows what
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contractor and stipulates the norms by which the contractor shall perform his work. In order to maintain a high standard of professionalism in the implementation of construction and to establish the proper responsibilities that would be fair to all parties involved in the construction‚ a uniform provision of the General Conditions acceptable to the building profession is needed. It is the purpose that the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) initiated the adoption of a standard document to
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Inventory Chicanery Tempts More Firms‚ Fools More Auditors A Quick Way to Pad Profits‚ It Is Often Revealed Only When Concern Collapses A Barrel Full of Sweepings By LEE BERTON Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL December 14‚ 1992 Why do so many accountants fail to warn the public that the companies they audit are on the verge of collapse? Increasingly‚ experts are blaming inventory fraud. "When companies are desperate to stay afloat‚ inventory fraud is the easiest
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WHY IS AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE SO IMPORTANT? Auditing is the efficient critical examination done by one person or group of people’s independent from the system audited. To do an audit‚ confirmed information must be present and some standards by which the auditor can evaluate the information. Another is gathering and evaluating any information to determine whether the information being audited is identified in accordance with establish criteria to satisfy the purpose of the audit and also auditors must
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[pic] [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic] JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT VOLUME 8 NO 1‚ JUNE‚ 2010 THE ROLE OF AUDITORS IN FRAUD DETECTION‚ PREVENTION AND REPORTING IN NIGERIA Akinyomi Oladele John Department of Financial Studies‚ Redeemer’s University‚ Mowe E-mail: delejohn21@yahoo.com Abstract This study investigates the role of auditors in the detection‚ prevention and reporting of fraud. Data were obtained from 184 respondents in Nigeria. The findings revealed that the respondents
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Errors in Public Opinion Polls Polls are frequently used in politics to measure how the public feels about certain issues‚ campaigns‚ or elections. The polls can be helpful to politicians and helpful to get the public opinion made known. Although these polls can be beneficial‚ there are also many errors in these polls. Errors in word choice‚ nonattitudes‚ errors in how a poll is conducted‚ and errors in the sample can all cause results to be inaccurate. A major way that a poll can be in error is
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2012 Cash Flow Statement Disclosures in Pharmaceutical Companies: Bangladesh Perspective Mst. Joynab Siddiqua* Mohd. Takdir Hossan* Abstract Cash flow statement is a vital part of the financial statements. Preparation of cash flow statement is required as per Companies Act 1994 and the public limited companies enlisted with stock exchange are to prepare this statement as per other statutory laws and regulations. The acceptance of International Accounting Standard- 7: Cash Flow Statement has added a
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