Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures To understand accounting there are several key concepts and terms to be familiar with. One must know where Generally Accepted Accounting Principles came from as well as how businesses form. Sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ and the Government Accounting Standards Board
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FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on 12 fundamental concepts. These fundamental concepts then form the basis for all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Amy Santus RN BSN HCS/571 October 3‚ 2011 Debra Vaughn Increasing pressures of cutting costs and improving the quality of care in health care services influences the management of the health care organization to implement the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) within their daily routines. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) are a set of uniform accounting guidelines health care organizations follow
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Megan-lee Vail Explain the concepts of equality‚ diversity and rights in relation to health and social care. In this essay I am going to be writing and explaining what equality‚ diversity and what rights are also I will be giving some arguments‚ research and examples. Equality is an individual or groups of individuals that are treated fairly & equally including areas of race‚ gender‚ disability‚ religion or belief‚ sexual orientation and age. Equality In health and social has two parts‚ and the
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Introduction It was not until recently that accounting and reporting acquired 3 new aspects to it‚ organisations are now being expected to be embracing Corporate Social Responsibility. This entails social and environmental reporting as well as having a well formulated code of ethics. In this essay I will be exploring the concepts‚ benefits‚ and drawbacks of Ethical‚ Social‚ and Environmental Accounting and Reporting. Definitions Ethical accounting and reporting Ethics can be described as the
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Accrual concept Accrual Concept is a fall-out of Accounting Period concept. This concept requires that expenses incurred for a particular accounting period should be reckoned in the same period‚ irrespective of the fact whether these expenses have been paid in cash or not in that year. The same holds true for revenues‚ i.e.‚ revenues earned in a specific accounting period are construed as incomes of the same period‚ irrespective of their receipts. This concept is also known as the accrual theory
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Application of Accounting Concepts Matching Principle & Accrual Concept Accrued / Prepaid Expense & Accrued or Advance Revenue To ensure an accurate matching of expenses and revenue under the accrual basis‚ it is necessary to include all revenue earned but not received and expenses incurred but not paid. Such adjustments comprise adjustments for : Accrued Revenue Accrued Expenses On the other hand‚ many recorded costs and revenues benefit more than one accounting period. Therefore‚ adjusting
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Introduction The parade of corporate accounting scandals of the last decade‚ with lion’s share occurring in 2002‚ has developed deep antipathy and distrust towards corporations and their reporting practices‚ and casted doubts on the opinions of audit firms. As majority of these accounting frauds occurred in the US (See Appendix)‚ there was a widely-held view that rules-based accounting standards have allowed failure of large corporations like Enron and World Com‚ since US GAAP is perceived to
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Principle of Accounting II‚ Exam 3‚ spring 2010 V 1-17. A flexible budget is a budget that: A. is updated with actual costs as they occur during the period. B. is updated to reflect the actual level of activity during the period. C. is prepared using a computer spreadsheet application. D. contains only variable production costs. 2-19. Marchi Family Inn is a bed and breakfast establishment in a converted 100-year-old mansion. The Inn’s guests appreciate its gourmet breakfasts and individually
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supplier. e. Company X bought $ 5000 inventories by cash. 3. Flora Accounting Services completed these transactions in February: a. Purchased office supplies on account‚ $300. b. Completed work for a client on credit‚ $500. c. Paid cash for the office supplies purchased in (a). d. Completed work for a client and received $800 cash. e. Received $500 cash for the work described in (b). f. Received $1‚000 from a client for accounting services to be performed in March. Prepare journal entries to
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