parties that may ultimately rely on the client’s financial statements? Should auditors insist that audit engagement letters identify the third parties to whom the client intends to distribute the audited financial statements? Would this practice eliminate auditors’ legal liability to nonprivity parties not mentioned in engagement letters? During an audit it is the auditors responsibility to give their opinion on a company’s financial statements to its shareholders. However‚ the main purpose of
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1002 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT NAME:ANG KOK SENG I/C NUMBER:910420-10-5945 H/P NUMBER:+6012-7895400 STUDENT ID:201059 NAME OF LECTURER:MR. LOH YONG CHIANG SUBMISSION DATE:2nd OCTOBER 2011 SEPTEMBER 2011 SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Compare Cash Flow statement and Balance sheet. Describe the accounting process in preparing a balance sheet. How are balance sheet and Accounting equation related and what is T account? Describe the steps in analyzing financial statement and explain
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ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Assessment of Financial Statements Judith A Vicks FIN7014-8: Managing Financial Institutions Dr. Ekanayake: Northcentral University June 23‚ 2013 ASSESSMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Abstract It is important to understand the differences in how earnings and liabilities are generated or reported for different financial institutions. This paper will describe key points regarding the balance sheets of different financial institutions. Commercial
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Financial Statements are described as the language of business. These statements tell the condition and performance of a business historically‚ currently and prospectively. The main objective is to provide information about financial position‚ financial performance and cash flows of an entity used in making economic decisions. ELEMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements portray the financial effects of transactions and other events by grouping them into broad classes according to their
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be helping us understand financial statement analysis in a much broader way. It will also help us understand the implications of financial statement analysis to the management. This report will contribute additional knowledge on how to analyze the financial position of a company to determine if it is earning or losing. II. OBJECTIVES 1. Know and explain the various ways financial statements are analyzed. 2. Know and explain the objectives of financial statement analyses. 3. Know
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Summary: Financial statement analysis is a process which examines past and current financial data for the purpose of evaluating performance and projecting future risks and potential of a company. Financial statement analysis is used by various people and companies for different reasons‚ e.g. investors‚ creditors‚ lending officers‚ managers‚ employees and many other parties who rely on financial data for making economic decisions about a company. The objective of this David Jones financial statement
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Material Financial Statement Review What is the net income for the current fiscal year? Is it up or down from the prior year? Why would this information be important to investors? For FY15 the total consolidated income for Walmart is $17‚099 million. In FY14 Walmart recorded a loss from FY13‚ but is showing an increase with $16‚695 million in FY14 to FY15. Page 38 of the Annual Financial Report shows these figures along with many other figures. Investors look at the Annual Financial Report to
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The analysis of financial information refers to the process of the critical examination of the financial information contained in the financial statements in order to understand and make the decisions regarding the operations of the firm. There are four kinds of analysis namely; external analysis‚ internal analysis‚ horizontal analysis and vertical analysis. The external analysis is done by outsiders who do not have access to the detailed internal accounting records of the business firm. When it
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illegal activity occurs. The first factor an auditor should consider is how the occurrence effects the financial statement and the penalty‚ if any‚ for the issue. The second factor to be considered is the integrity of the management staff and their reaction to the illegal occurrence. The last factor for an auditor to consider when an illegal occurrence happens is the internal controls over the financial reporting. “Smuggling” money into the US can result in fines. “Smuggling” from the Caribbean
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS for Policy regarding expansion in future: Analyzing financial statements involves evaluating three characteristics: a company’s liquidity‚ profitability and solvency. A short-term creditor such as a bank is primarily interested in liquidity – the borrower to pay obligations when they come due. A long-term creditor‚ such as a bondholder‚ looks to profitability and solvency
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