Task: How would you describe the roles of accountants and finance managers in your own country? You should give a preference and justification for the role you would prefer to have. You should also consider the ethical foundations for the accountant’s role. Your response to the task Accountants and finance managers both playing vital roles in any corporation. Accountants are practitioners of accounting which is a system that does the research of financial activities and collects‚ analyzes and
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Managerial and Financial Accounting Report FIN540 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making Abstract Financial accounting develops account information that is used by external parties such as stockholders‚ suppliers‚ banks‚ and government regulatory agencies in their decision-making. Management accounting develops confidential accounting information that is used by managers within an organization. Management accounting is a complex process of identifying‚ accumulating and analyzing information
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role of an accountant has changed over time. Discuss the role of the accountant in modern business. I. Introduction A. Background B. Why is it important? C. Thesis statement: This essay will argue that the role of an accountant has dramatically changed over time because of three main reasons‚ focussing on the improvement of technology‚ the expansion of knowledge and the complexities of business. II. Body A. Descriptive questions ( the basic information of accountants) 1. What
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ACC201 Principles of Managerial Accounting Assignment Type: Individual or Group Words: 1500 words for individual or 2800 or 4200 words for a group of two or three members‚ respectively. Presentation: Both hardcopy and softcopy should be presented on the due date. The hardcopy should handle to me and the softcopy to the Turnitin (as software to check out the plagiarism)by the due date. The instruction for how to submit to the Turnitin will be provided you later through my web space.
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behave. A professional accountant should observe and comply with the ethical requirement of the By-Laws that have been framed with the objective that members exhibit the highest standards of professionalism and professional conduct that are expected of the profession. One of the roles of professional accountants in relation to their compliance to the By-Laws of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants as in this Chicken Run case is integrity. Integrity means members of accountants shall at all time
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2- 2. The first effect: accountants responsibility increase * Special sections of SOX that increase accountants responsibility by imposing criminal liability------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -3- * Accountants independence resulting in a higher responsibility of accountants------- -4- * Fraud decrease as a consequence of increased transparency of financial reporting
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honest and have integrity while working in an audit firm. If Walker lied about not taking the exam‚ she easily could have lied about other “small” things. However‚ if it was me in Vaughn’s position‚ I would have also fired Walker. A recently hired accountant to the firm should always be telling the truth no matter what. Members of the firm should have complete honesty with one another and a person who lacks integrity should be no place near an accounting firm. 2. How would you have dealt with
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O. Fortuna 9:00 – 12:00‚ TTH November 29‚ 2011 Why Good Accountants Do Bad Audits The Article on Why Good Accountants Do Bad Audits specifies the different reasons why accountants and auditors have taken part – consciously and unconsciously – in different accounting scandals. The signing of the Sarbanes – Oxley Act of 2002 wishes to achieve corporate accountability. But the signing of this act doesn’t guarantee that accountants and auditors will not feed on their unconscious self – serving
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Managerial Accounting Vs Financial Accounting Management Accounting is used primarily by those WITHIN a company or organization. Reports can be generated for any period of time such as daily‚ weekly or monthly. Reports are considered to be "future looking" and have forecasting value to those within the company. Financial accounting is used primarily by those OUTSIDE of a company or organization. Financial reports are usually created for a set period of time‚ such as a fiscal year or period. Financial
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Can a Certified Public Accountant’s professional CPA designation be a marital asset? I am going to elaborate on the state of North Carolina‚ my state of residence. In many states if a spouse has acquired a degree during the marriage then it can count as an asset in terms of spousal support. Normally it does not carry a physical value like a car or house‚ but it does have value because the financial situation of a married couple would have had to suffer during the course of education for the specific
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