during an accounting period in monetary terms. These business activities vary from one enterprise to other. To compare the financial statements of various reporting enterprises poses some difficulties because of the divergence in the methods and principles adopted by these enterprises in preparing their financial statements. In order to make these methods and principles uniform and comparable to the extent possible – standards are evolved.What are Accounting Standards? Accounting Standards are the
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.......................... TUTORIAL DAY & TIME........………................... TUTOR’S FULL NAME......................................... Test 1 – Version 2 Session 2‚ 2012 Course Code: ACCG 224 Course Name: INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Time allowed: 55 minutes plus 5 minutes reading time Total No. of questions: Three Questions Instructions 1. You must answer ALL questions in the test booklet. No separate booklet will be provided to answer the questions. 2. This is
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In the cash basis accounting revenues are reported in the same period that cash is received from customers. When the cash is paid out expenses are reported on the income statement. In the accrual basis of accounting revenues are reported when they are earned‚ which most of the time happens before customers pay out the cash. Unlike cash basis‚ in accrual basis‚ expenses are reported on the income statement in the same period they occur. Accrual basis accounting oftentimes provides a more accurate
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unsecured notes issued by the company | | debentures issued by the company | | | 5. The main role of the trustee for debenture holders is to protect the interests of: | shareholders | | debenture holders | | directors | | auditors | | | 6. The main functions of the Financial Reporting Council include: I. overseeing the process for the setting of accounting standards of the AASB II. determining the AASB’s broad strategic direction III. monitoring and reviewing the level
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The role of accounting The role of accounting in business is to help interested parties (internal and external) to make business decisions. LEARNING OBJECTIVE Explain how the accounting process aids in the making of business decisions KEY POINTS Financial accounting generates some of the key documents‚ including profit and loss account showing the method of business traded for a specific period and the balance sheet which provides a statement showing mode of trade in business for a specific
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a tradition of common law (UK)‚ specific accounting rules are established by the profession or by an independent nongovernmental body representing a variety of constituencies. Thus‚ the type of legal system in a country tends to determine whether the primary source of accounting rules is the government or a nongovernmental organization. Code Law: the accounting law tends to be rather general and does not provide much detail regarding specific accounting practices and may provide no guidance at all
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detailed the rules and regulations of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) varied in structure‚ format‚ and completeness. These variations led to confusion among users and it became more difficult to determine if they were using GAAP correctly. In response to this problem‚ the FASB developed the Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) whose main purpose is to provide users access to all of the generally accepted accounting principles in one place. The Codification eliminates obsolete
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PROJECT ON ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 1. ACCOUNTING STANDARD 16 2. ACCOUNTING STANDARD 21 SUBMITTED TO: PROF. T.K. NAGPAL SUBMITTED BY: VARUN FN3 FN2 Accounting Standard (AS) 16 (issued
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PhD Course Name: ACCT 3001 v1.0 (Section 3) Module 1: Financial Accounting & Accounting Standards 1. Differentiate broadly between financial accounting and managerial accounting. -Financial accounting measures‚ classifies‚ and summarizes in report from those activities and that information which relate to the enterprise as a whole for use by parties both internal and external to a business enterprise. Managerial accounting also measures‚ classifies‚ and summarizes in report form enterprise
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ON AUDITING 315 IDENTIFYING AND ASSESSING THE RISKS OF MATERIAL MISSTATEMENT THROUGH UNDERSTANDING THE ENTITY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT (Effective for audits of financial statements for periods beginning on or after December 15‚ 2009) CONTENTS Paragraph Introduction Scope of this ISA .................................................................................. 1 Effective Date ....................................................................................... 2
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