13. Is a professional accountant a businessperson pursuing profit or a fiduciary that is to act in the public interest? I believe that a professional accountant is a fiduciary that is to act in the public interest instead of a businessperson pursuing profit. Accountants have schooled for many years and are licensed through the State. As a professional accountant there are many rules and regulations that must be understood and followed. Professional accountants are morally and ethically required
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Internal Controls XACC/280 Christopher Stone 5.1.2013 Internal controls are an integral part of a business operation because of the extreme importance of assets. Assets are basically an economically valued item owned by an individual or corporation‚ which most often has a direct conversion rate to cash. Examples are cash‚ securities‚ accounts receivable‚ in-stock product‚ business equipment‚ real-estate‚ cars‚ and other valuable property. Assets are business resources which could lead
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Chapter 1 CA1-1 (FASB and Standard-Setting) Presented below are four statements which you are to identify as true or false. If false‚ explain why the statement is false. 1. GAAP is the term used to indicate the whole body of FASB authoritative literature. 2. Any company claiming compliance with GAAP must comply with most standards and interpretations but does not have to follow the disclosure requirements. 3. The primary governmental body that has influence over the FASB is the SEC. 4. The FASB
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Financial Reporting Problem Part 1 XACC/290 Kathleen Downey Brittany Baker Amazon became a publically traded company in October 1995. In 1996‚ it was reincorporated in Delaware. Amazon issued its initial public offering of stock on May 15‚ 1997‚ trading under the NASDAQ stock exchange symbol AMZN‚ at a price of $18.00 per share in the U.S. ($1.50 after three stock splits in the late 1990s Wikipedia). Amazon’s initial business proposal was different they it did not expect to make
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Human growth and development theories Theories were established in learning the dynamic aspects of human growth and development. Human growth refers to the physical aspects that occur as human life exist from the start of conception to the end of life. It can be quantified and measured through an individual’s physiological attributes such as the height‚ weight‚ dental progression‚ and bone structure. Development pertains to the stages and characteristics describing the complexity of cognitive skills
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Chapter One The Accounting Equation and Double-entry Bookkeeping I. Learning objectives After completing this session‚ students should be able to (1) Define assets‚ liabilities‚ owner’s equity‚ revenue and expenses; (2) Understand the functions of the fundamental accounting equation; (3) Record business transactions and illustrate their effects on the fundamental accounting equation; (4) Understand the accounts payable‚ accounts receivable‚ prepaid insurance‚ and drawing accounts;
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statement of their results may be prepared. Book-keeping and accounting are not synonymous terms‚ but are very different from each other. Book-keeping is concerned only with the recording of financial transactions in a systematic manner. Book-keeping is of clerical nature‚ whereas accounting relates to an advanced stage. Accounting includes recording‚ classifying‚ summarizing‚ analyzing and interpreting the financial data. Define accounting equation approach for book-keeping In order to keep books in
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The accounting equation is an equation that includes the Assets‚ Liabilities‚ and Stock of a company. These three attributes determine the value of a company. This value is used to file the company’s taxes. When the value is figured by the accounting equation‚ investors can determine a possible return on their investments. Assets are resources owned by a business. Liabilities are the debts and obligations of the business. Liabilities represent claims of creditors on the assets of the business
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Accounting Equation Paper NAME ACC/300 INSTRUCTOR DATE The basic accounting equation is: Assets = Liabilities + Stockholders’ Equity. When looking at the balance sheet one can assume that assets must balance out each transaction and balance the claims to the assets (Kimmel‚ 2010). A balance sheet provides Assets of the company first and foremost‚ then Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity and last retained earnings. This shows the companies incoming money‚ outgoing payments‚ and the
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WALES Australian School of Business School of Accounting ACCT 1501: Accounting and Financial Management 1A Week 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting & Key Financial Statements Student Handout Lecturer: Dr. Youngdeok Lim School of Accounting UNSW QUAD 3069 youngdeok.lim@unsw.edu.au Blackboard: http://telt.unsw.edu.au. Session 1‚ 2013 WEEK 1: Introduction to Financial Accounting & Key Financial Statements Welcome to Accounting and Financial Management 1A. In this first lecture
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