Ph.D.‚ CPA Professor‚ Accounting & Information Systems Program‚ School of Management University of Alaska Fairbanks 225E Bunnell Hall‚ PO Box 756080‚ Fairbanks‚ AK 99775-6080 Office: 907 474-5872; FAX: 907 474-5767; Cell: 907 978-2094 Email – mldavis@alaska.edu TEACHING INTERESTS‚ RESEARCH INTERESTS Primary teaching interests – graduate or undergraduate – focus on financial‚ intermediate‚ advanced‚ financial statement analysis and accounting theory Research concentrates
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In accounting literature‚ the notion of conservatism is to employ a less optimistic attitude towards handling accounting transactions or events when varied alternatives are present. The basic implication of the convention was traditionally to anticipate not profits but all losses. Therefore‚ a series of accounting procedures based on conservatism have been developed to account for provisional expenses and potential losses in accounting practice‚ such as allowances for doubtful accounts‚ reserves
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to control movement of goods from one location to another 2.2 With respect to the data processing cycle‚ explain the phrase “garbage in‚ garbage out.” How can you prevent this from happening? When garbage‚ defined as errors‚ is allowed into a system that error is processed and the resultant erroneous (garbage) data stored. The stored data at some point will become output. Thus‚ the phrase garbage in‚ garbage out. Data errors are even more problematic in ERP systems because
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Accounting information systems have been advancing as technology advances. “Advances in technology will put an almost universal demand on CPAs to be more computer-literate than ever before” (HARRINGTON‚ 2005). It is no longer about just keeping a correct balance. People want to be promised privacy and protection. The good and bad problem with the new technology is it causes major changes in how businesses are operated and used. Accounting is not just calculating numbers; it is a people business.
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THEME 1: ESTABLISHING AN AUDIT QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHIN A SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTION PRINCIPAL PAPER Prepared by: State Audit Office‚ Hungary (chair) European Court of Auditors National Audit Office‚ Malta National Audit Office‚ Denmark Accounts Chamber‚ Russian Federation February 2007 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 5 Achieving excellence in audit activity 5 Glossary 7 Chapter I: Leadership 9 Leadership and Supreme Audit Institutions 9 Leadership’s
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Accounting Information System II Chapter 12 – Electronic Commerce Systems REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What is a VPN? * A VPN (virtual private network) is a private network that exists within a public network. 2. Name the 3 types of addresses used on the internet. * The Internet uses three types of addresses for communications: * (1) email addresses‚ * (2) Web site (URL) addresses‚ and * (3) the addresses of individual computers attached to network (IP address). 3
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the research questions. Therefore the data collected on the effectiveness of the ZDF BF internal controls could be justified. Figure 4.4 displays the subjects’ response rate. Figure 4.5: Response rate. Source: Primary Data. 4.2 The Nature and Type of Available ZDF BF Internal Control System The discussion‚ on the evaluation of ICS in the dissertation‚ was mostly based on the COSO Integrated Internal Control Framework given its broad concepts‚ applicability to most entities and consolidated history
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Control Environment Audit Work Program Project Team (list members): Project Timing: Date Comments Planning Fieldwork Report Issuance (Local) Report Issuance (Worldwide) Audit Objectives The purpose of this audit work program is to assess‚ at a high level‚ and validate key controls in place for the Control Environment. Inadequate or ineffective controls in this area may give rise to financial and operational risks. Risks addressed in this audit work program include: A code of conduct
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Introduction This report‚ which aims to analyze the management control systems of an organization‚ is classified into three main sections. The first one provides general information about the chosen organization. The second section entails the internal organizational structure‚ while the last section is going to be concerned with comprehensive analysis of its management systems. A. JREDS Structure Before analyzing the society’s management systems‚ it is vital to highlight its general structure. General
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Accounting System Paper BSA310 Accounting System Paper The accounting system is a central part of a business. Kudler Fine Foods has an out of date accounting system. This could cause issues for them in the future. The system could crash or loss important data the company might need. Kudler Fine food is upgrading the accounting system to ensure that their data is correct and secure. The new system Retail Enterprise Management System (REMS) will utilize the use of modules. The modules that
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