G lobal Perspectives on Accounting Education Volume 6‚ 2009‚ 83-96 A FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS PROJECT FOR INTRODUCTORY FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Marilyn B. Misch Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA Carolyn A. Galantine Business Administration Division Pepperdine University Malibu‚ California USA ABSTRACT This paper describes a financial statement analysis project useful in both preparerbased and user-based introductory courses in financial
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the Framework The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is implementing the Financial Reporting Council’s policy of adopting the Standards of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for application to reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005. The AASB is replacing relevant existing AASB Standards with Australian Standards equivalent to those of the IASB. Consequently‚ the parts of the existing Australian conceptual framework (SAC 3 Qualitative Characteristics
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uses the deferral method for accounting and follows the accounting for not-for profit organizations (part 111). These donations are material transactions and not recording them in the financial statements and may result in a qualified audit report. Land and building should be recorded in the books at fair market value at the time of donation. The building should be amortized by estimating the remaining useful life. The $ 300‚000 is an externally restricted contribution. The portion of this
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Case 8.11 Societe Generale 1) This was the hardest question I delt with in this case‚ so I went to the basics: Accounting and Auditing in France. I came across the Supreme Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants(7) and the National Society of Auditors (CNCC). (8) After researching this I simply did a search on the individual websites for “recent developments”‚ and nothing major came up in regards to the individual organizations. However‚ on expert-comptables.fr‚ I came across a press
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of Bahraini annual reports. Advances in International Accounting‚ 9‚ 73-88. 12 Ashton‚ R.H.‚ Graul‚ P.R. and Newton‚ J.D. (1989). Audit delay and timeliness of corporate reporting. Contemporary Accounting Research‚ 5 (2)‚ 657-673. Ashton‚ R.H.‚ Willingham‚ P.R. and Elliot R.K. (1987). An empirical analysis of audit delay. Journal of Accounting Research‚ (Autumn)‚ 275-292. Bamber‚ E.M.‚ Bamber‚ L.S. and Schoderbek‚ M.P. (1993). Audit structure and other determinants of audit report lag: an empirical
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1) What is corporate governance? Contemporary corporate governance started in 1992 with the Cadbury report in the UK Cadbury was the result of several high profile company collapses is concerned primarily with protecting weak and widely dispersed shareholders. Corporate Governance is a mechanism through which boards and directors are able to direct‚ monitor and supervise the conduct and operation of the corporation and its management in a manner that ensures appropriate levels
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Amy Hemphill Ch 3 & 4‚ week 2 Acct 403 3-25 (a-c) The following questions concern audit reports other than unqualified audit reports with standard wording. Chose the best reponse. A) The annual audit of Midwestern Manufacturing revealed that sales were accidentally being recorded as revenue when the goods were ordered‚ instead of when they were shipped. Assuming the amount in question is material and the client is unwilling to correct the error‚ the CPA should issue: 1. An unqualified opinion or
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CHAPTER 2 Professional Standards LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | | | | |Exercises‚ Problems‚ and | | |Review Checkpoints |Simulations | |
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CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO ASSURANCE AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDITING Answers to Review Questions 1-1 The study of auditing is more conceptual in nature compared to other accounting courses. Rather than focusing on learning the rules‚ techniques‚ and computations required to prepare financial statements‚ auditing emphasizes learning a framework of analytical and logical skills to evaluate the relevance and reliability of the systems and processes responsible for financial information‚
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WorldCom? The first reason is that both internal audit and external audit of WorldCom were not performing their role as intended. Generally‚ internal audit mainly focus on the reliability of financial reporting and the effectiveness of operations‚ and reports directly to the Board of Directors. In WorldCom‚ however‚ internal audit rarely or even never conducted a financial audit. Moreover‚ WorldCom’s audit reported to CFO Sullivan instead of the Board of Directors‚ which means CFO Sullivan could easily
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