are the major regulatory bodies in finance and accounting: • The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) o This body is responsible for setting standard for reporting information on finances to the public. The principles of the GAAP are used to establish the standards set by this governing body. The body is responsible to protect investors and the public from companies that may commit fraud. This brody serves as a source to resolve issues surrounding accounting and reporting issues. •
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Effect of I.T on Accounting System in Nigeria 1.0 Introduction Information Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species’ ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species’ use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. Information technology (IT) has created significant benefits for various profession as well as deferent aspect of the world economy. The application of the networks system has shortened
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The impact of ICT on accounting practice in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent past centuries‚ before the inception of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)‚ the accountants of an organization were using a socially acceptable behavioural method of reporting accounting and economic reports‚ carried out during accounting year ends‚ the preparation of accounting records‚ book such as the profit and loss account‚ the balance sheet
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AFFECTING ACCOUNTING PRACTICE IN NIGERIA AND THE WAY OUT Accounting Practice refers to the routine manner in which the day-to-day financial activities of a business entity are gathered and recorded. A firm’s accounting practice refers to the method by which its accounting policies are implemented and adhered to on a routine basis‚ typically by an accountant and/or auditor or a team of accounting professionals. In another context‚ an accounting practice is intended to enforce a firm’s accounting guidelines
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Accounting Regulatory Bodies The success of an organization relies heavily on accounting. Investors are extremely important to publicly traded companies‚ and they rely on accurate accounting documents when choosing whether or not they want to invest in a company. Several accounting regulatory bodies exist‚ and each of them plays an important role in accounting and the effects that accounting has on an organization. The primary goal of these regulatory bodies is to establish a set of rules and
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What are the major regulatory bodies and their functions? IRS (Internal Revenue Service): It is the oldest in the United States regulatory body also called the internal revenue service or IRS. The main goal of IRS is to manage and implement the internal revenue law. Their responsibility is to help individuals to understand their tax obligations as well as to tax collection. SEC (Security and Exchange Commission): SEC also called the Securities and Exchange Commission. Their main objective is
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THE PROBLEMS OF FINANCING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN NIGERIA TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE 1. Introduction 1. Background of the study 2. Statement of the problem 3. Objective of the study 4. Research questions 5. Research hypothesis 6. Significance of the study 7. Delimitation‚ scope and limitation of study 8. Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO 2. Review of related literature 1. An
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Located in West Africa and bordering the Atlantic‚ Nigeria is a big country that occupies 356‚667 square miles with a total population of 168 million. Nigeria is abundant in natural resources like coal‚ gold‚ lead‚ iron‚ salt‚ copper‚ and zinc‚ but it is best known as a big producer of oil. Thanks to its size‚ population‚ and resources‚ Nigeria is dubbed as “the giant of Africa” (Falola‚ 4). According to World Bank Data of 2010‚ Nigeria has an annual percentage growth rate as 8.0%‚ one of the world’s
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING PROFESSION IN NIGERIA BY ABUBAKAR SALISU Mobile No.: +234-803-3860665 e-mail: smylisu@yahoo.co.uk Lecturer‚ Department of Accounting‚ Institute of Administration‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ P. M. B. 1013‚ Zaria – Nigeria. Abstract This study traces the genesis of accounting in the pre-Pacioli era and evaluates its impact on the development of accounting profession and nation building. The study aims at increasing the knowledge of accounting history so that its
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NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Hello‚ my name is Mesoma Ejeh and I’ll be talking about Nigeria. Off all the feautures of Nigeria that acronym missed a very important one.It’s my home.Probably 98% of this class knows little to nothing about Nigeria so I will cover our foods and drinks‚our people and culture‚our fashion and its impact to the world and Nigeria’s location‚season‚weather and cilmate. For Starters Nigeria is in west Africa.North of Nigeria would be Niger‚ south‚ the Atlantic Ocean and the
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