Australian School of Business School of Accounting ACCT5930 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Course Outline Semester 2‚ 2014 Part A: Course-Specific Information Part B: Key Policies‚ Student Responsibilities and Support Table of Contents PART A: COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION 1 1 STAFF CONTACT DETAILS 1 2 COURSE DETAILS 2 2.1 Seminar Times and Locations 2.2 Units of Credit 2.3 Summary of Course 2.4 Course Aims and Relationship to Other Courses 2.5 Student Learning
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Financial Project Quincy K Eve Assignment 2 Strayer University Mat 104 Dr.Carol Thedford February 20‚ 2013 Financial Project I bought a house about five years ago for $171‚000. I made a down payment of $ 30‚000 which I took out a loan for $141‚000.I received a bank statement which indicated that I have a current loan balance of $130‚794.68.I am five years into a 30 year loan that has a 5.75% fixed interest rate. Currently I have twenty five years left on my mortgage but I would
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The objectives of accounting : 1) To keep systematic records: Accounting is done to keep a systematic record of financial transaction. In the absence of transaction there would have been terrific burden on human memory which in most cases would have been impossible to bear. 2) To protect business properties: accounting provides protection to business properties from unjustified and unwarranted use. This is possible on account of accounting supplying the following information to the manager
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board employs a "due process" system which (Points: 5) has all CPAs in the United States vote on a new Statement. enables interested parties to express their views on issues under consideration. identifies the accounting issues that are the most important. requires that all accountants receive a copy of financial standards. 2. (TCO A) The IASB: (Points: 5) governs accounting standards in the U.S. is working on a convergence project with the FASB. sets the
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Chapter 1: Overview—The Financial Statements Chapter 1 introduces the four financial statements--Income Statement‚ Statement of Retained Earnings‚ Balance Sheet‚ and Statement of Cash Flows. Accounting as the language of business is discussed along with an introduction of the various users of accounting information. Financial and Managerial accounting are compared. The four ways to organize a business – proprietorship‚ partnership‚ limited – liability company‚ and corporation‚ are discussed
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Though we often think of the field of accounting as a single discipline‚ there are‚ in fact‚ several specialties that are practiced. These include financial accounting‚ managerial accounting‚ tax accounting‚ cost accounting‚ international accounting and social accounting‚ among others. Of these‚ the former two classes of accounting are the most common. This paper will explore the key differences between financial and managerial accounting and discuss some of the standards of ethical conduct placed
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Evolution of Financial Accounting Introduction Accountancy is the art of communicating financial information of a business entity to its stakeholders. It is the branch of mathematical science that assists in discovering the causes of success and failure in a business. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accountancy as "The art of recording‚ classifying‚ and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are‚ in
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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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Managerial and Financial Accounting Report FIN540 Accounting for Managerial Decision Making Abstract Financial accounting develops account information that is used by external parties such as stockholders‚ suppliers‚ banks‚ and government regulatory agencies in their decision-making. Management accounting develops confidential accounting information that is used by managers within an organization. Management accounting is a complex process of identifying‚ accumulating and analyzing information
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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1.1 USE‚ PREPARATION AND CONCEPTS * Use: The information derived from financial accounting is used by managers‚ investors‚ bankers‚ financial analysts and accountants‚ helping them to learn how to use information effectively and to do their jobs better. This information is essential to accountants for the services they provide. * Preparation: to be effective users of accounting information‚ people need to know something about how and
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