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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Accountants follow professional guidelines for measurement and disclosure of financial information. These are called generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In the United States‚ the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) formulates GAAP. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) sets global or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ the two basic types of external providers of capital include investors (who exchange cash for stock) and creditors (who loan cash)
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING III – ACCT 3018 ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE : TOTAL MARKS = 50 QUESTION 1 Marks=10 Listed below are items that are treated differently for accounting purposes than they are for tax purposes. Indicate whether the items are permanent differences OR temporary differences. For temporary differences‚ indicate whether they will create future tax assets or future tax liabilities 1. Advance rental receipts Temporary difference‚ deferred tax asset 2. Membership costs in a health
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01 MCQ FOR IMT 57 – FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Test : (Journal‚ Ledger‚ Trial Balance‚ Errors) Name: _________________ Fundamentals of Accounting Max. Marks: 30 1. RPC Ltd. follows the written down value method of depreciating machinery year after year by applying the principle of (a) Comparability. (b) Convenience. (c) Consistency. (d) All of the above. 2. A change in accounting policy is justified
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ACCT1501 ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1A SEMESTER 1 2008 COURSE NOTES Last Revised: 13th August 2008. kaheiyeh.web.officelive.com Contents Page 3: The Nature of Accounting Page 5: The Balance Sheet & Transaction Analysis Page 8: The Income Statement & Transaction Analysis Page 13: Financial Reporting Principles Page 18: Adjustment to Accounting Entries Page 23: Completing the Accounting Cycle Page 26: Accounting for Cash Holdings & Receivables Page 30: Accounting for Inventory Page 37:
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of Financial Accounting Prepare written answers to the following assignments from Ch. 3 of Financial Accounting: * Questions 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ & 8 * Exercise E3-7 * Exercise E3-8 2. State two generally accepted accounting principles that relate to adjusting the accounts. Matching principle and revenue recognition principle 3. Rick Marsh‚ a lawyer‚ accepts a legal engagement in March‚ performs the work in April‚ and is paid in May. If Marsh’s law firm prepares monthly financial statements
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Question 5 “Financial accounting is compulsory for companies. Therefore it must be the only type of accounting that managers need.” You are required to: Discuss the above statement and provide examples to support your points of view. (25 marks) Financial accounting is the field of accountancy concerned with the preparation of financial statements for decision makers‚ such as stockholders‚ suppliers‚ owners and other stakeholders. The fundamental need for financial accounting is to reduce
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References: Epstein‚ M. (2010). Advances in Management Accounting. Emerald Group Publishing. gross profit margin ratio. (n.d.). Retrieved May 02‚ 2014‚ from investopedia: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gross_profit_margin.asp Heath‚ J IFRS and US GAAP: similarities and differences. (n.d.). Retrieved April
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Importance of Financial Accounting Introduction According to Weygandt‚ Kieso and Kimmel (2012)‚ financial accounting is identifying‚ recording and communicating the economic events of an organization to‚ mainly‚ external users. Through financial accounting‚ some financial reports will be generated. Four financial statements are frequently used to report and analyze the financial status of companies and they are Income statement‚ Retained Earning Statement‚ Statement of Financial Position and
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An asset is anything that will give me some value in the future - So Cash and Accounts Receivables are assets‚ and so are machines‚ buildings‚ etc. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The income statement reflects conditions over a period of time (say Q1 2013)‚ while the Balance sheet reflects the state of the business at a specific point in time (say‚ at end of Q1 2013) Equity is what the owners/stakeholders of the company really have‚ of value. Equity = Assets - Liabilities Asset: Anything that will
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