Profit arises only out of business operation when there is an increase in the owner’s share of the business and not due to his contribution to the business. Any increase in owner’s equity is called revenue and any reduction in it termed as a loan. In fact‚ it is the direct outcome of Realization Concept (already discussed) and the Accounting Period concept. In a way‚ realization concept has been split up into two parts‚ namely‚ production of economic goods or rendering of economic services
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The accruals and going concern concepts are regarded as fundamental in the preparation of financial statements. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these concepts‚ explaining the reasons why these concepts may be difficult to apply or may be inconsistent with other concepts. Accounting statement and records are a periodic summary of account activity within a period and the documentations involved in the preparation of it (Thomas and Ward‚ 2012: 4). They are done based on a set of rules developed
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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Accruals and Cash Accounting Geraldine Saint Fleur XACC/290 February 8‚ 2015 Jennifer Campbell Accrual and Cash Accounting This week we learned about accrual accounting concepts. Within this chapter we covered revenue and expense recognition principle‚ adjusting entries‚ the purpose of adjusted trial balances‚ accruals‚ cash accounting‚ etc. We will be going over the accrual‚ cash accounting and cash basis accounting. Accruals/Cash Accounting The difference between accruals and cash accounting
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Multinational Corporations and the Realisation of Economic and Social Rights Daniel Aguirre( 1. Introduction Although the traditional view of human rights law concerns the relationship between the state and the individual‚[1] increasing attention has been focused on private actors and their effect on human rights. Private actors have duties under international law. This has been confirmed through judicial decisions and treaty interpretation‚ and highlighted by academic
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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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After many years of management in the profit sector of business I set my sights on the not for profit arena. With all the determination‚ commitment and leadership that I thought I had acquired throughout the years I ventured forth with high levels of confidence that ended abruptly when I began this course. I was thrown off track and almost derailed by the possibility that managing a not for profit organization could be any different than managing a multimillion dollar retail establishment. As
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Accounting 610-32 28 October 2013 Do Stock Prices Fully Reflect Information in Accruals and Cash Flows About Future Earnings? The main purposes of the article is to examine whether information contained in accruals and cash flows of current earnings helps to predict future earnings. This paper is different in respect to other papers on the topic in that it focuses more on the accounting processes instead of statistical models. Also‚ this paper uses a less narrow-focused model‚ which allows for
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+++++*-- .+-+ =]=]]-]\]_\\|)=\ =- \= -}\ \\\\\\\[9 90 Modified Accrual Full Accrual Accounts Payable In the absence of an applicable modification‚ accounts payable are recognized in the fiscal year in which the agency incurs the liability Recognize a payable in the fiscal year in which the agency incurs the liability. Prepaid Items Under GAAP‚ it is optional to use either the purchases method or the consumption method. Recognize an asset when an item is purchased and an expense
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Public Sector Committee issued their standard on the cash basis of accounting and the ASB (UK) issued its draft interpretation for public benefit entities (not-for-profit organisations) earlier this year. In each case the private sector model of accounts was followed closely. • What is the experience in the UK of producing full accrual based accounts for public sector organisations? Have the increased value of these accounts been realised in practice? • Who is the defining class of user for the
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