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    Accounting Standard 10

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    Exposure Draft Accounting Standard (AS) 10 (revised) Tangible Fixed Assets (Last date for Comments: February 28‚ 2006) The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Issued by Accounting Standards Board Exposure Draft Revised AS 10‚ Tangible Fixed Assets Contents INVITATION TO COMMENT [Exposure Draft] Accounting Standard AS 10 (revised) Pages 4-5 Tangible Fixed Assets OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Initial Costs Subsequent Costs MEASUREMENT AT RECOGNITION Elements

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    Accounting Standards and Their Importance AS-1: DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES The following is the text of the Accounting Standard (AS) 1 issued by the Accounting Standards Board‚ the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on ’Disclosure of Accounting Policies’. The Standard deals with the disclosure of significant accounting policies followed in preparing and presenting financial statements. AS-2: VALUATION OF INVENTORIES A primary issue in accounting for inventories is the determination

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    [pic] ATPB 313 / ACTB 423 Accounting Theory & Practice TOPIC 5: ACCOUNTING STANDARD SETTING Chapter 7 SHD Learning Outcomes At the At the end of this lecture‚ students should be able to explain: ✓ The three theories proposed to understand the process of regulation – public interest‚ regulatory capture and private-interest theory ✓ a comparison of the free market and regulatory approaches to standard setting ✓ International standard setting ✓ Standard setting in Malaysia Introduction

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    Harmonization of International Accounting Standards Need for Harmonization of International Accounting Standards Introduction As there has been a tremendous growth in the market place with the existing accounting practices‚ this leads us to question why do we need harmonization of International accounting standardswhat are its advantages and what are the barriers that hinder harmonization? Although accounting may be the "language of business‚" a common language has never been necessary

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    Nature of Accounting and the Accounting Standard Background Accounting is an important part for business and it is dubbed “language” of business activities conducted by firms. People think it is used to communicate business transactions per se to all stakeholders. However‚ some people argue that the functions of accounting are not that easy. Except the communication tool‚ accounting acts as many other difference roles in business. When doing accounting‚ different standard may be used. There are

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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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    n cash STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW - Section -7 Why statements of cash flow? They are required by the IFRS SMEs and they show the cash generating potential of a firm. A profitable firm may lack cash. Cash flow statements show the difference between cash and profit. Objective of Section 7: To explain the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise under the following activities; operating‚ investing and financing activities and changes in cash and cash equivalents.

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    Individual Writing Assignment Week 1 Question 2.2 – Accounting and Cash Flows: Why is it that the revenue and cost figures shown on a standard income statement may not be representative of the actual cash inflows and outflows that occurred during a period? Financial Statements are prepared according to accrual rule of ‚ according to which cost and revenue are recorded as they occur and not when they are actually received or paid. This is why cash flows during the year may be different from revenue

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    Accounting in the USA The following report will describe and discuss the major elements of accounting in the USA. It will show that the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ where as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) are set by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This report will also state the similarities and differences between these standards. In addition‚ the following report will use

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    Accounting Standard 16

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    302 Accounting Standard (AS) 16 (issued 2000) Borrowing Costs Contents OBJECTIVE SCOPE DEFINITIONS RECOGNITION Borrowing Costs Eligible for Capitalisation Excess of the Carrying Amount of the Qualifying Asset over Recoverable Amount Commencement of Capitalisation Suspension of Capitalisation Cessation of Capitalisation DISCLOSURE Paragraphs 1-2 3-5 6-22 8-12 13 14-16 17-18 19-22 23 The following Accounting Standards Interpretations (ASIs) relate to AS 16:   ASI 1- Substantial Period

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