PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING(POA)/ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS(AFM) Basic Accounting Concepts & Terminologies ACCOUNTING- DEFINITION Accounting means the various technical activities performed by accountants‚ including financial accounting‚ bookkeeping and management accounting. Accounting is considered to be as old as money. However in 1494 Lucas Fra Pacoili‚ an Italian Merchant is universally regarded as the father of modern system of accounting or double entry system of accounting. Accounting has
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UNIT 5: ACCOUNTING FOR DEBENTURES LEARNING OBJECTIVES I) II) III) IV) V) VI) VII) IX) X) Understand the meaning and features of debentures. Differentiate between shares and debentures. Understand different classes of debentures Journal entries regarding issue of debentures for cash and for consideration other than cash. Accounting treatment of debentures issued as collateral security Accounting treatment of issue and redemption of debentures at par‚ discount and at premium. Understand the methods
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Economic Principle | Marketing Principle | Form Utility | | | | | | | | | | Utility is a term used by economists to describe the measurement of "useful-ness" that a consumer obtains from any good. Utility may measure how much one enjoys a movie‚ or the sense of security one gets from buying a deadbolt. The utility of any object or circumstance can be considered. Some examples include the utility from eating an apple‚ from living in a certain house‚ from voting for a specific candidate
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Assignments Program: MBA (2 Years) Sem-1 Subject Name Marketing Management Permanent Enrollment Number (PEN) Roll Number (SEN) Student Name INSTRUCTIONS a) Students are required to submit all three assignment sets ASSIGNMENT DETAILS MARKS Assignment A Five Subjective Questions 10 Assignment B Three Subjective Questions + Case Study 10 Assignment C 40 Objective Questions 10 b) Total weightage given to these assignments is 30%. OR 30 Marks c)
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Revenue Recognition Revenue is the electricity that drives business. Revenue has been the starting point on every income statement generated‚ every sales meeting conducted‚ and is on every entrepreneur’s wish list. The basic concept for revenue recognition is that revenue should not be recognized until it is realized or realizable and earned. There are also four criteria must be met in order to recognize revenue: 1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists: Consider the substance of the transaction
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http://accrualperspective.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/zyngas-revenue-recognition-dilemma/ Zynga’s Revenue Recognition Dilemma Leave a reply Zynga’s Revenue Recognition Dilemma Zynga has been the focus of a highly disputed topic on bookings and revenues as of late. Unfortunately for the online gaming company‚ many accountants and financial analysts are not in Zynga’s favor on the way that the company has been recognizing revenues. To put the company in perspective‚ there are 26 million digital
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ACCT 112: PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY NOTES (a) International Accounting Standards and International Financial Reporting Standards. The foreword to accounting standards defines Accounting Standards as Authoritative statements of how particular types of transaction and other events should be reflected in financial statements. Accounting Standards are developed to achieve comparability of financial information between and among different organizations. International Accounting
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Revenue Recognition 1a Identify and explain when the company recognizes revenue The Consolidated Statement of Earnings on page 39 of the 2011 10K describes the 2 sources of revenue: retail sales and credit cards. Page 33 of the notes state that they recognize revenue from sales at their retail stores at the point of sale‚ net of an allowance for estimated sales returns. Page 43 describes revenue from sales to customers shipped directly from stores and online and catalog sales includes shipping
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Assignment 4 Case 7.2 Revenue Recognition Associated with Frequent Flier Miles Continental Airlines: Revenue is deferred and recognized when transportation is provided • Revenue is realized‚ and earned. The carrier has performed its duty‚ the service has been preformed. The amount of the claim is known AMR (American): Revenue is deferred and recognized over the period approximating mileage credits are used • Because there is no actual way of knowing when/if mileage will be used‚ it is not
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Accounting Principles The general rules and concepts that govern the Accounting filed are referred to as the Principles of Accounting. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) using the groundwork of principles and guidelines has formulated these rules. They lay the foundation for sound and ethical accounting practices. The GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles or "GAAP") consists of three important sets of rules: • The underlying accounting principles • The rules and standards
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