define accounting. What are the three main characteristics of accounting? Is accounting static or dynamic? Accounting collects‚ analyzes‚ measures and records financial information about an organization and reports that information to stakeholders and decision makers. Accounting has 3 essential characteristics. Accounting is the (1) identification‚ measurement‚ and communication of financial information about economic entities to interested persons. Like social sciences‚ accounting is largely
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Accounting Standards and Their Importance AS-1: DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is the text of the Accounting Standard (AS) 1 issued by the Accounting Standards Board‚ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on ’Disclosure of Accounting Policies’. The Standard deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements. AS-2: VALUATION OF INVENTORIES A primary issue in accounting for inventories is the determination
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Analysis 3 II. Case Analysis 3 Considerations 3 Purchasing 4 Recommendation 5 III. Summary & Conclusions 5 IV. References 5 V. Appendix 6 I. Introduction Overview This case provides real estate market data for the analysis of an office lease-or-buy decision. The case demonstrates what is known as the “leasing puzzle” – the answer simply being that the two forms of financing are not cost equivalent in the presence of capital market imperfections‚ despite both being credit forms. The case
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Pantaloons Retail India Limited The Accounting Standards as per their 2011-12 Annual Report are- 1. AS 1: Disclosure of Accounting Policies- * It deals with disclosure of Accounting Principles and policies used for preparation of financial statements of the companies. 2. AS 2: Valuation of Inventories- * It deals with determination of amount of inventory to be shown in financial statements. It is not applicable to shares‚ debentures‚ stock etc. The cost formulae prescribed
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Current Value Accounting and Its Influences on Accounting Environment Wei Cui Abstract Current Value Accounting is one of the hot spots of accounting researches. Three prevailing current value accounting methods are present value method‚ current entry price method and current exit price method. All these methods aim at adjusting the book value of assets and liabilities so that the information will not be distorted by the changing prices
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Comparing and contrasting lease versus purchase options Richard Pitcher ACC 400 June 16‚ 2014 Mark Tischler Comparing and contrasting lease versus purchase options It is important to know the difference between lease purchase and lease option. The use of leases can also have an impact on a company’s liquidity profitability ratios (Schroeder‚ Clark‚ & Cathey‚ 2005). First the organization should study the expenses of what it would cost to lease as to what it cost to purchase this can
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times the AASB has been reluctant to include alternative options within standards. This means: (a) Entities within Australia will have the choice as to whether or not they choose to meet the requirements detailed in accounting standards. (b) The number of options within IFRS-adopted accounting standards is expected to be restricted‚ although compliance with the AASB standard will mean compliance with the IASB standard. (c) The number of options within IFRS-adopted accounting standards is expected
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Current Ethical Issues in Managerial Accounting No company can nowadays afford to function alone. Partnerships are increasingly getting important and the effective exchange of information can determine profit or loss. An important method to cope with the increasing complexity is called supply chain management (SCM). It is enterprise-wide planning‚ management and control of all logistics tasks in the value chain. I decided to choose this topic because I had the chance to work with the system
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“Financial statements are like fine perfume; to be sniffed but not swallowed.” - Abraham Briloff (Professor Emeritus of CUNY Baruch) ACCOUNTING: Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as "the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least‚ of financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof." ACCOUNTING AND ITS ROLE IN SOCIETY:
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2010 B6013 - Financial Accounting Financial Assets and Liabilities Shareholder’s Equity Professor Urooj Khan o esso U ooj a Outline – Session 19 1. Financial Assets and Liabilities – Accounting for Financial Assets 2. Shareholder’s Equity – – – – Capital Stock Cisco Case Dividends and Share Repurchases Comprehensive I C h i Income B6013 Spring 2010 © Columbia Business School 2 Prof. Urooj Khan 1 B6013 Spring 2010 Background Readings and Practice Problems •Shareholder’s
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