Creative accounting refers to accounting practices that seem to follow the letter of the applicable accounting standards but deviate from the spirit of those standards. It is the use of accounting methods to hide aspects of a company’s financial dealings in order to make the company appear more or less successful than it is in reality. In other words‚ Creative accounting is the transformation of financial accounting figures from what they actually are to what preparers desire by taking advantage
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Accounting Irregularities at Groupon Introduction In September 23 2011‚ Groupon (the Company)‚ a rapidly growing online coupon merchant was forced by the SEC to file a restated S-1 registration statement. The reason for the restatement was that the SEC objected to the accounting methods that Groupon used in the calculation of its revenue‚ causing it to be overstated. According to Villanova University (2012)‚ Groupon’s auditors at Ernst & Young stated that Groupon was not setting aside sufficient
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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COMMON ACCOUNTING SYSTEM INTRODUCTION 1. Most of the State Cooperative Societies Acts have provisions regarding preparation and submission of financial statements such as Balance Sheet‚ Profit and Loss Account and Trading Account of PACS. However‚ the formats for financial statements of PACS have not been prescribed in many States. The existing formats have evolved over a period of time on the basis of instructions from the RCS‚ Director of Audit‚ etc.‚ There is no uniformity and transparency in
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Chapter Nine – Completing the Accounting Cycle 9.1 The Adjusting Process The adjusting process is important for financial statements to be accurate‚ up to date‚ and consistent from year to year. When preparing financial statements‚ the accountants must ensure that: * All accounts are brought up to date * All late transactions are taken into account * All calculations have been made correctly * All GAAPS have been compiled with Adjusting Entry – an entry made before finalizing
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extraordinary items‚ and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principle. This Statement does not change those classifications or other requirements for reporting results of operations. (FAS 130-4-16) 3. Define classifications within other comprehensive income; give examples. Classifications within other comprehensive income Items included in other comprehensive income shall be classified based on their nature. For example‚ under existing accounting standards‚ other comprehensive income shall be
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ACCOUNTING 202: Principles of Accounting SPRING 2011 |Instructor: Denise White‚ CPA | |Office Phone: 293-7846 | | | |Web: access the course Web site through WVU eCampus | |Section 001 MWF 10:30 CRN 10655 | |E-mail: dwhite@mix.wvu.edu Always
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There are Five Basic Elements of Accounting and Financial Statements: |Assets |Economic resources owned by the company which are expected to provide future | | |benefits. Historically‚ assets have been accounted for at cost. However‚ current | | |accounting guidance is moving towards more fair value asset valuation models. | |
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Financial Accounting Summary Financial Accounting – Summary Notes Financial Accounting – Summary Notes 1 Financial Statement Basics 3 Understanding of the 3 financial statements – (balance sheet‚ income statement and statement of cash flows). What does each financial statement represent? 3 What is the structure of each statement? 3 What is the link between the three statements? 4 Understanding of the basic mechanics of financial accounting – (debits‚ credits‚ transaction journal entries‚ adjusting
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Advance Financial Accounting (FIN-611) VU LESSON # 1 ACCOUNTING FOR INCOMPLETE RECORDS 1. Introduction This topic is also known as Single Entry System of Accounting. In this chapter we will learn how an accountant prepares financial statements of those organizations which are not keeping up proper double entry book keeping system of accounting. From accounting system stand point‚ business organizations can be classified into three broad categories: 1.1 Small scale business entities These consist
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