accounting standards and concepts violated by Ligand Pharmaceuticals, as well as the role of the PCAOB as a regulatory body. Standards for Accounting of Sales Returns The applicable standard includes FAS 48, which establishes standards for revenue Continue Reading...
IRAC (Riordan) Any company that is a leader in an industry knows that what they sell had better be both quality and innovative in order to compete within their designated industry. Riordan Manufacturing is no different. Riordan has long been a comp Continue Reading...
Control environment: (i) Insistent accounting policies or practices. (ii) Demands from senior management to augment revenues and earnings (iii) Absence of involvement by the accounting or finance department in transactions or in the supervision of a Continue Reading...
five-year development plan. My career development plan reveals my goals and objective and the strategies I will employ to achieve my goals and objectives. I am currently undergoing an undergraduate degree program with a major in accounting. My caree Continue Reading...
In the late 1990s, this was not a problem as the stock was continuing to climb to all-time highs. However, once the economy began to slow, is when this strategy backfired by forcing them to issues more stock to cover these losses. As shares were dec Continue Reading...
AT&T is in basic terms a telecommunications services provider with operations not only in the U.S. But also in other parts of the world. In this text, I conduct an analysis of the company. In so doing, I will amongst other things explore its acco Continue Reading...
It is simply not reasonable for a manager to push the sale of a surplus asset back by multiple years. However, managers can influence earnings through their choice of accounting policies. While the choice of policies is allowable under GAAP, when d Continue Reading...
Based on a large sample of firms from different countries after adopting IASB cash flow accounting, firms evidenced "less earnings management, more timely loss recognition and more value relevance of accounting data" than firms without IASB standard Continue Reading...
Enron Identify one of the examples of financial reporting misconduct associated with the Enron scandal In the wake of the stratospheric success and subsequent fall of Enron, many were compelled to ask: how could this be possible, namely how could a Continue Reading...
Sally Jones, New Assistant Tony Billan, Chief Accountant Similarities and Differences between Financial and Managerial Accounting. I am writing you this MEMO to provide the similarities and differences between financial and managerial accountings Continue Reading...
Role modern accountant Corporate & Global Business the paper Double Spaced Times New Roman Font Size In many ways, the role of the modern accountant in corporate and global business has substantially changed from that in previous times. The effe Continue Reading...
accounting discipline has taken a public relations beating over the past few years as a result of scandals in corporate accounting; much of this abuse has been well-deserved. Regulations regarding conflicts of interest, independent monitoring, repor Continue Reading...
Programs and Services § Briefly describe the major programs and services, and the population intended to be served. Before choosing the programs it is pointed out that about three decades ago, the term 'organizational culture', came in vogue Continue Reading...
Leadership and Employability Report on Accounting and need of Strategic Leadership Accountants at the management levels can be depended upon to have technical accounting expertise to give organizations the financial knowhow they need to fulfill sta Continue Reading...
Enron was a Texas based, low profile, gas pipeline Company that progressed from delivering energy to brokering energy futures. Exploiting de-regulation, it pioneered an innovative mark- to- market pricing strategy and started selling electricity in 1 Continue Reading...
Preparers, auditors, and users of financial statements must encourage and support compliance with the substance and form of the international standards; (3) the adoption and implementation of the international standards require action at both the na Continue Reading...
Some mergers and acquisitions (M&as) did not generate any goodwill because they were accounted for using the pooling-of-interests method. In 1969, Leonard M. Savoie (then Executive Vice President of the AICPA) stated that he expected the then-pr Continue Reading...
Profession of Auditing Evaluation of the Profession: The profession of accounting has undergone vast changes over the years, and the traditional accountant concerned himself or herself only with recording the financial transactions of individuals, Continue Reading...
Introduction Agency theory is a theory explicating the relationship between the shareholders, who act as the principals, and the managers, who act as the agents. Within this relationship, the principal either employs or delegates an agent to carry ou Continue Reading...
Balance Sheet Items Off-Balance Sheet Items This paper examines off-balance sheet items and their treatment in financial systems analysis. Balance sheets consist of information about a company's assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. Off-balance Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act I agree with the points presented in the Sarbanes-Oxley and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) essay. Investors and portfolio managers are typically outsiders when it comes to internal financial matters within compa Continue Reading...
This sense of authority also enhances feelings of autonomy. 3. Feedback is available at all levels: from the supervisor, clients and co-workers. Performance is clearly observed and attributed to the employees, facilitating a fair performance apprai Continue Reading...
Voluntary Disclosure Concept of voluntary Disclosure The law requires all companies to disclose their financial information, together with additional information either in annual, half-yearly and quarterly financial reports. In this case, the descr Continue Reading...
GASB Up until the early 1980s, state and local governments followed disparate financial policies and systems. The problem began receiving attention in the late 1970s because of New York City's financial crisis. As a result, many began calling for th Continue Reading...
(2007) discover that foreign possession rises in corporations that willingly adopt International Accounting Values. Lastly, to support the article regarding Should U.S. Adopt IFRS? Khorana (2010) uses a study that involved utilizing 44 nations from Continue Reading...
Ethics and Financial Reporting Role of ethics In financial reporting, ethics assumes a key role. Shareholders must feel confident enough to trust a company with their money. Financial reporting is the representation of all information about a compa Continue Reading...
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) pioneered and mulled over a set of standards for auditing professionals. These eventually became recognized as the 10 generally accepted auditing standards. The 10 generally accepted auditin Continue Reading...
Enron Case Study Enron was a company that started out small, but through some ethically unsound decisions, grew to control a large percentage of the energy market in America. In order to expand financially, Enron's executives skirted the law, creati Continue Reading...
Under GAAP, reversal of an inventory writedown is not permitted. Under IFRS, reversal of an inventory writedown is permitted. If the writedown has been recognized in previous years, the reversal can be conducted through the income statement of the y Continue Reading...
Ethics The CPA firm is under pressure to adapt to an ever-changing marketplace. The global environment affects not only large corporations, but smaller entities as well. Additionally, the customer(s) are constantly being wooed by the competition, lo Continue Reading...
In addition, there is no requirement, per se, for a master's degree; Within the total hour requirement, 36 semester hours of accounting and/or tax courses above the principles level and 39 semester hours of general business courses, including six se Continue Reading...
The article also focuses on the differences in decision making of senior accountants based on the type of education they received vs. The amount of practical experience they had. The article focuses on these issues as it pertained to the value of ac Continue Reading...
Operating indicators are typically not focused on financial measures but rather provide insight into practical issues. When the two are put together, this delivers value for the health services manager. 6. The market multiple approach to business v Continue Reading...
Straight Line Depreciation -- an equal depreciation amount each year; 2. Units of Activity-- depreciation is based on asset's productivity rather than time passage; 3. Declining Balance -- an accelerated method which uses a fixed percentage of the Continue Reading...
Margin Contribution Income Statement Sales (9000 units sold) 2,700,000 Variable Expenses Product costs (120+60=40)x9000 1,980,000 Selling and admin 10x9000 Contribution Margin (70 per unit) Fixed Expenses Manufacturing Overhead Selling an Continue Reading...
Sound Business Based on Sound Finances Podosave Ltd. is a food retail organization for which I will present a financial analysis based on the information I gained and the knowledge I acquired as a result of my role within the business. My Role My Continue Reading...
ERP Project Plan Objective of this project is to present the project plan for the Enterprises Resources Planning (ERP). The whole project plan will span for approximately 18 months. The project will start on the 4 June 2012 and end by 30 December 20 Continue Reading...
