543 Search Results for Accounting Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Managerial Accounting -- Budgeting: Differential Analysis
This assignment considers variable costing as a decision-making tool for evaluating whether to accept an order to manufacture Product C, which is a product proposed by an existing customer fo Continue Reading...
competing cost accounting approaches and explores best practices implemented in different countries. The essay examines traditional cost accounting (CA), activity-based costing (ABC), Grenzplankostenrechnung (GPK), throughput accounting (TA) and res Continue Reading...
ERP systems for accounting
ERP refers to enterprise resource planning which is a software package that supports all of a business's operations and day-to-day accounting processes. The ERP system of accounting provides an integrated system for an en Continue Reading...
Business Finance
"The Commission" refers to the Securities Exchange Commission, which is the primary governing body for financial markets.
"The Board" is the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board. The SEC oversees the Board. The SEC therefore Continue Reading...
Financial Management of Not-For-Profit Organizations:
Generally, financial management of not-for-profit organizations is similar to the process of financial management in the profit making sector in several aspects. Nonetheless, there are several ma Continue Reading...
This has an effect on: the kind strategy they are using to achieve their objectives, the attitude among employees / managers and how quickly a firm can adapt to changes inside the marketplace. ("Business Success in Today's World," 2009)
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This will help mananagement to understand how sensitive the organization is to changes in the sales mix. Such information is helpful when determining future strategy and spending decisions.
The sensitivity analysis can also help is determining the Continue Reading...
role of management accounting for Bravo plc and discusses its use as an effective management tool. Management accounting, also called managerial accounting, is concerned with providing information to managers inside Bravo, those who direct and contr Continue Reading...
Internal Control and Accounting Analysis of ABC Limited: Analysis of Weaknesses and Recommendations
The report was prepared to cover the requirements of the AAT ICAS unit. The AAT ICAS refers to an Internal Control and Accounting System where the r Continue Reading...
For example, using the I Tunes store, the firm reported an increase of7% on a quarterly basis. While other products such as portable devices saw an increase in their earnings of 30% in one quarter. These figures are significant, because they are sho Continue Reading...
Business Principles of Wyatt Earp, Buffalo Hunter Case Study
After carefully reviewing the information presented in the case study "Wyatt Earp -- The Buffalo Hunter," which is included within Chapter 1 of Operations and Supply Management: The Core b Continue Reading...
My Major: Why Accounting?
I have always enjoyed working with numbers. There is something very satisfying about the predictability and honesty of math and the fact that it is possible to arrive at a clear and unambiguous solution to a problem. I wante Continue Reading...
Ethics
There are basically two choices that Chris has. The first is that Chris can increase the allowance for bad debts to account for the possibility that Ender will not be able to pay its obligations. The second choice is that Chris can choose not Continue Reading...
ethics in the business and accounting communities has been a topic of broad discussion. From the collapse of Enron to the mishaps of Andersen the country has seen the most tumultuous ethical behavior in the history of our nation. The purpose of this Continue Reading...
Herz (2013) notes that the end of convergence will essentially bring about an era where IFRS is, for the most part, the de facto standard around the world. However, the process has also compelled the IASB to be more responsive to its constituents.
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Credit Risk Management
Banks are an important part of the economy of any nation. Traditionally, the banks operate as financial intermediaries serving to satisfy the demand of people in need of various forms of financing. Through this, banks enable p Continue Reading...
As all these challenges pervaded not only ChoicePoint but all the companies comprising the industry, privacy advocates began to dissect the processes, systems and approaches that data providers were using to collect, analyze and sell information. Wh Continue Reading...
That was the year that significant changes were made in the Securities Act and the rules for bringing class action lawsuits were adjusted and modified. Because of those changes, it became more important from a litigation standpoint to ensure that co Continue Reading...
Accounting (Auditing)
The information that an auditor gathers as he runs analytical procedures in an entity he is auditing and as he gets better acquainted with the organization must be enough in determining materiality and assessing risks. Material Continue Reading...
Healthcare Administration: Culture, Accounting, And Ethical Issues
Cultural Diversity
The causes of prejudice
Prejudice is described as the generalization of a group of people, based on negative attitudes that stem from stereotypes and non-factual Continue Reading...
Working capital reduction is not always a bad thing -- tightening receivables and inventory turns is often considered to be good financial policy.
In the case of Unilever, it is important to synthesize the two statements. We can see, for example, t Continue Reading...
"Failure of any district to budget funds to meet statutory requirements is a very serious matter and will result in the executive county superintendent rejection of the budget. The district will be advised of any lack of budget approval with specif Continue Reading...
GASB Statement 34, Basic Financial Statements and Management Decisions
Select a local government in your state and review the financial statements and audit report for the county or municipality. The financial statements of the government selected s Continue Reading...
1-6 Summary
The accounting convergence project of the FASB and IASB has proceeded slowly, despite a new deadline of 2014 from the SEC. There remain several key issues that are bogging down the conversion process. This dissertation will outline whe Continue Reading...
However, the study made by Robert J. Warth-Ethics in the Accounting Profession- concludes the necessity of better planning of the structure of education, improvements in the measure of compliance and a variation in the concentration on ethics traini 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...
GAAP Newsletter
Dear Managers:
In the 21st century, particularly after a combination of the Global Recession and issues surrounding companies like Enron and Arthur Anderson, there has been a new paradigm about accounting in the media, for stakehold Continue Reading...
Financial Management
Content Find articles address financial reporting practices ethics standards health care finance, including * generally accepted accounting principles * corporate compliance, ethics, and fraud abuse
Financial management: Litera Continue Reading...
Since the bygone years, one of the important goals of auditing standard creators has been enhancing the interactions among the auditors as well as their services users. (Broadus, 7)
In this effect, during the initial part of the year 1988, the audi Continue Reading...
This can be defined at the system level of the consultancy's network architecture. Finally the firewall of the systems will be defined also through the definition of system parameters throughout the network operating system running the entire firm ( Continue Reading...
U.S. GAAP and IFRS
There two general approaches to accounting in the world: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In the United States, GAAP is the standard approach, and the standar 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...
GAAP
There are two main types of accounting, cash accounting and accrual accounting. The former is used mainly in private businesses, and small ones at that. The latter is the basis for generally accepted accounting principles and is therefore much 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...
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...
Blowhard. However, the accountant has a responsibility to the law of the United States, to the ethical standards of the accounting profession, and to the present and future investors and shareholders of the company to create an accurate perception o Continue Reading...
Smakey Dog Foods
Discuss how the SEC has influence (if any) over the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has a significant influence on the audit of Smackey Dog Foods, Inc. By Keller CPAs. The SEC's influence com Continue Reading...
Investors want to know how a stock will perform in the future, not just its historical value and capital maintenance expenses.
What arguments can be raised against the "politicization" of accounting standard setting?
One accountant believes that t Continue Reading...
GAAP vs. IFRS
As globalization begins to hit full stride, new rules and customs must be addressed with older and more established practices. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) represents a global perspective on the accounting rul Continue Reading...
Organizations Establish Rules for the Creation or Use of Accounting Information:
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- New York Stock Exchange
Internal Revenue Service
Describe what kind of rules each makes, why they make them, and how they enf Continue Reading...