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    computer distributer and hardware manufacturing company and the accounts are prepared according to the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By comparison‚ Hartcourt Companies‚ Inc. is a Chinese distributor of computer hardware based in Shanghai and its accounts are prepared according to the accounting practices of the PRC (People’s Republic of China) GAAP. The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC) that came into existence in 1973 was the result of accounting bodies from all major

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in Health Organizations Cherilynne Dator HCS|571 March 16‚ 2013 Tamica Lewis Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in Health Organizations The increasing pressure of the cost in providing health care services to the public and the inflation in the health sector that has resulted in inflated costs of providing medical and clinical health care has prompted health providers and nurse managers

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    In the case “Big GAAP/Little GAAP”‚ we can see that some information is better provided in the notes. For example‚ the bank may not be aware that Forthwright Co. is in a strained financial position now because the financial statements do not show. The accounting profession has adopted a full disclosure principle that calls for financial reporting of any financial facts that are significant enough to influence the judgment of a reader. In this situation‚ several issues are left out of the reports

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    Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally accepted accounting principles is a set of broad guidelines‚ rules‚ and requirements followed by financial preparers’ used in preparing an organization’s financial statements‚ (Cleverley‚ Song‚ & Cleverley‚ 2011). Health care organizations financial statements are the key tools in presenting and projecting current and future economic viability‚ (Finkler‚ Kovner‚ & Jones‚ 2007). The financial prepared by organization’s are as follows:

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    GAAP (USA) To achieve basic objectives and implement fundamental qualities GAAP has four basic assumptions‚ four basic principles‚ and four basic constraints. Assumptions • Accounting Entity: assumes that the business is separate from its owners or other businesses. Revenue and expense should be kept separate from personal expenses. • Going Concern: assumes that the business will be in operation indefinitely. This validates the methods of asset capitalization‚ depreciation‚ and amortization

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    GAAP – This is the General Accepted Accounting Principles‚ it is the basic principles of accounting - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gaap.asp Basic Accounting Formula- means that all balances and ledgers must match at all times. If it does not then something was entered wrong in a ledger -http://www.accountingtools.com/basic-accounting-formula Transaction T account – A term used for double entry book keeping‚ a ledger with 2 separate lines separating debits and credits -http://www.investopedia

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    Us Gaap and French Gaap

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    Implementing IFRS Extract from: IFRS compared with US GAAP and French GAAP Assurance Services The information contained herein is of a general nature and is not intended to address the circumstances of any particular individual or entity. Although we endeavour to provide accurate and timely information‚ there can be no guarantee that such information is accurate as of the date it is received or that it will continue to be accurate in the future. No one should act upon such information without

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    What is the prudence concept in accounting? Under the prudence concept‚ you should not overestimate the amount of revenues that you record‚ nor underestimate the expenses. You should also be conservative in recording the amount of assets‚ and not underestimate liabilities. Another way of looking at prudence is to only record a revenue transaction or an asset when it is certain‚ and to record an expense transaction or liability when it is probable. Another aspect of the prudence concept is that you

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    IFRS TO GAAP

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    Comparing IFRS to GAAP Craig Ronquillo ACC/291 8 December‚ 2014 Joseph Bailey Comparing IFRS to GAAP I will be comparing IFRS to GAAP‚ and be discussing many ways these two get along with each other and see what they do differently as well‚ they both have their ways of doing things which are easier but sometime even harder. IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial instruments? In what ways have some of the approaches differed

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    Date: November 2nd 2011 Subject: Japanese accounting practices JAPANSE GAAP Japan in the year 2010 had a GDP of 4.31 trillion dollars making them the 4th largest in the world 1. With this being said it is important that other countries doing business in the nation have a strong knowledge of their accounting practices. Japanese accounting practices have been going through some major changes over the past 10 years. In 2001 Financial Accounting Standards Foundation (FASF) was formed as well

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