Laurent Bailey ACC 501 Module 1 Case May 9‚ 2015 Mr. Dixit To: Serious Reader Company From: Laurent Bailey‚ Sr. Accountant Date: May 4‚ 2015 Subject: Quarterly Review Serious Reader Company‚ I’ve attached our completed income statement to this email‚ but I also wanted to quickly discuss the outcome your results. Overall Result Over the past year you have sold 4300 books‚ which look great on the surface. However you have experienced a severe profit loss. From the
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MEMO: From: Learning Team B Date: October 28‚ 2013 Re: Revenue Cycle Reasoning for this memo is to explain with detail the qualitative features of importance that identifies the deviations seen in the auditing process at Apollo Shoes. During the audit process there were none compliances found in the records of Apollo Shoes Inc.’s revenue process‚ cycle of test ending 12/31/2007 and in the receivable aged trial balance sheet. In the following you will see a step listed that was taken during
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Business Challenges Page 209 1-4 1. Directing clients into mutual funds that the firm already own in order to keep your own in order to keep your own personal investments afloat. Some of his people had been recommending a group of mutual funds that Trawlers had been auditing. 2. The decision for Gerard’s superior that all CPA’s would take exams to become registered investment advisors. The idea is good for the company to maximize their labor and good for client where the accountants
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Client Understanding Paper Client: The ADT Corporation I thank you for the opportunity to work with The ADT Corporation on this important project. As I was analyzing the papers provided‚ I realized that additional information is requested by your representatives. It was brought to my attention that ADT and its affiliates are unclear about why the additional information was requested on the adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation‚ the capitalizing interest on building construction
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Accounting Cycle Problem: Written Analysis (Memo) Guidelines Purpose: The purpose of the written component of the accounting cycle problem is to apply the accounting knowledge you have gained this semester by analyzing Success System’s financial statements. In addition‚ this memo gives you practice on your business writing skills. Task: Prepare a business memo from yourself (as the accountant for Success Systems) to A. Lopez‚ the owner analyzing the financial statements you prepared earlier
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Memo Review Tactics for writing Memos are the same as other communications in business ‚ such as emails or written letters. These Memos are brief‚ informal and straight to the point. When you have longer Memos they will required you to use more formal tone and conduct yourself with a professional intent. Make sure that you address the memos as needed‚ but stay away from Jargon that management might not approve of. You will have where different accounting will use this jargon among themselves
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making across the various functional areas of an organization Managerial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to managers for use in planning and controlling operations and for decision making Financial accounting: the form of accounting concerned with providing information to shareholders‚ creditors‚ and others outside the organization The work of managers and their need for managerial accounting information Every organization has managers – someone must be responsible
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chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ● the navigator ● ● ● ● ✓ Scan Study Objectives Read Feature Story Scan Preview Read Text and Answer Do it! p. 5 p. 11 p. 18 p. 20 Work Using the Decision Toolkit Review Summary of Study Objectives Work Comprehensive Do it! p. 23 Answer Self-Test Questions Complete Assignments Go to WileyPLUS for practice and tutorials Read A Look at IFRS p. 42 study objectives After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1 Describe the primary
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CHAPTER 1 Accounting and the Business Environment The chapter begins with an explanation of the term “accounting” and its importance to the business world. The text discusses how accounting information is needed by various decision makers—individuals‚ businesses‚ investors‚ creditors‚ government regulatory agencies‚ taxing authorities‚ non-profit organizations‚ and others. Financial and management accounting are compared. A brief history of accounting and the role of ethics in accounting are presented
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FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on 12 fundamental concepts. These fundamental concepts then form the basis for all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean
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