A. What is the difference between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. In cash basis accounting revenues are recorded when cash is actually received and expenses are recorded when the expenses are actually paid. B. Why would politicians prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis? The accrual basis system deals with deprecation of the value of equipment‚ land and such. Politicians would
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INTRODUCTION Through history and the many years of accounting practice‚ a lot of accounting theories have been developed. Interestingly‚ many of those theories are grounded on the basis of prescribing and proposing how accounting processes should be performed. These are known as normative theories of accounting as they are not built on observation‚ but rather upon the theorist’s deductive judgement‚ and subjective opinion (Goble 2009). Accounting conceptual frameworks are good examples of normative
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Accounting‚ or accountancy‚ is the measurement‚ processing and communication of financial information about economic entities. Accounting‚ which has been called the "language of business"‚ measures the results of an organization ’s economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users including investors‚ creditors‚ management‚ and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting‚ management
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on:- “The use of the Historical Cost convention and the accrual concept for stewardship and for decision making” Topic 1: The Historical Cost Convention Introduction The historical cost convention is unarguably one of the most debated topics in the theoretical base of accounting. Some are of the opinion that it should be done away with‚ while others believe that it plays a vital role in presenting an accurate picture of the business concern. The Historical cost convention has different uses and dimensions
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of International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) in standard setting. The IASC was issuing International Accounting Standards (IAS). So far there were forty one IAS which had been issue before IASB replaced IASC in 2001. As one of the major weaknesses of IASC was that the standards it was issuing contained many objectives thereby defeating the purpose of consistency in recognition‚ measurement and presentation of transactions. IASB intends to limit such choice of accounting treatments 1.)
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IFRS – One World One Accounting Introduction to IFRS Currently‚ more than 100 countries requires or adopt IFRS and it is expected that by 2012‚ more than 150 countries will adopt IFRS. India has also taken the step towards convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with IFRS. This article details the need for harmonization of local GAAP with IFRS‚ challenges for Corporate India etc. 1. Importance of Accounting Standards 2. Accounting Standards Across the world 3. Need of Harmonization
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ACCOUNTING NOTES FOR MY PERSONAL USE 4/12/2013 ELISHA VERIWA | Introduction to Accounting Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users (stakeholders) such as shareholders and managers (Elliot‚ Barry & Elliot‚ Jamie: Financial accounting and reporting). Accounting has been defined as: * the art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in part at least
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International Accounting Standards Contents A. Introduction & Objective.……………………………………………………………….3 B. Why Harmonization of international accounting standards required……………..4 C. Factors influencing any Country’s Accounting Standards…………………………..6 D. Role of International Accounting Standard Board (IASB)……………….…………..8 E. Moving towards Harmonized International Accounting Standard………………….9 F. Obstacles and Benefits of the harmonization of International Accounting………..10
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Financial Accounting Theory (BBAC502) Group Assignment (Group of Four) 25% (Due Session 5.2) “Australia has long recognised that its accounting standards need to be harmonised with standards elsewhere in the world. To ensure consistent application of IFRSs‚ CLERP No. 9 recommended that Australia adopt‚ from January 2005‚ official interpretations of IFRSs issued by the IASB’s International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC). As noted by CLERP No. 9‚ the comparability
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Chapter 2: The Use of Funds in Governmental Accounting Multiple Choice 1. To what does basis of accounting refer? a. whether an entity is trying to measure the excess of inflows over outflows b. how much cash an entity received in a particular reporting period c. the timing of recognition of assets‚ liabilities‚ revenues‚ and expenditures/expenses in financial statements d. the ownership of the assets‚ liabilities‚ and equities reported in a balance sheet Answer: c
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