urgently needed to solve inconveniences arising from it. In response of these inconveniences‚ the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB) issued International Financial Reporting Standard 15 (IFRS 15) in August 2014‚ which provides guidance on accounting for revenue from contracts with customers and will be effective in 2017. The new standard removes the inconsistencies and weakness of the past standards‚ also increase the comparability and transparency of the revenue recognition practice with a
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company had secured a contract worth RM 750‚000 to be implemented over a durations of six months. In order to secure the contract‚ Encik Zayed had applied for banking facilities due to the company’s shortage of funds‚ which required the Audited Financial Statements had to be issued to the bank at least by September 2006. Cik Amy was assigned to analyze and provide the Auditors with the necessary clarification and documentation‚ as Delima Enterprise Sdn Bhd (DEBS) had not performed the statutory audit
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events Students of financial reporting and auditing papers will have to gain an understanding of how subsequent events (also known as ‘events after the reporting period’) affect the financial statements of an entity. This article will consider the financial reporting aspects concerning subsequent events using a case study type scenario‚ and will then discuss the auditing requirements that candidates of Paper F8‚ Audit and Assurance need to be aware of. Financial reporting considerations In
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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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Financial Statements Fraud Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1 Definition ............................................................................................................. 1 Purpose of Financial Statements Fraud ..................................................... 1 Financial Statement Fraud Schemes
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Introduction In 2002‚ the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced that Australia would adopt the accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) from 2005(Baxter 2005). After the first of July 2005‚ the new standards (IFRS) start to use across national border. companies would be required to report current results under IFRS and restate recent results. They will also have to report their latest results under the old accounting standard‚ which should make comparing
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principles and practice. The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are principles-based and is a conceptual framework that establishes broad rules‚ outlines standards‚ and dictates specific treatments (IFRS 2011). It is adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). This paper aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the accounting conceptual framework and the reasons for its existence. This paper will also explore accounting methods and standards that are adopted differently
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Introduction Along with the drastic development of world trade and the increase in international capital flow‚ the economy of the world is now in the process of globalization. Accounting‚ as ‘a major tool of business communication’ (Walton et al.‚ 2003)‚ plays a crucial role in promoting the growth of the global economy. Therefore‚ a relatively harmonious and comparable accounting system which could be accepted and understood by all the countries is required for several reasons. Firstly‚ accounting
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systems has become irrelevant because of international harmonization efforts. Let us remind that IASC was replaced in 2001 by IASB (International Accounting Standards Board). We are going to start this paper with the different classification researches‚ taking for example Hofstede and Gray’s studies. Then we will draw the main differences between GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards). We will also speak about the Americanocentrism
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MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Corporate Information Manila Electric Company or MERALCO‚ holds a congressional franchise under Republic Act or RA No. 9209 effective June 28‚ 2003. RA No. 9209 grants MERALCO a 25-year franchise valid through June 28‚ 2028 to construct‚ operate‚ and maintain the electric distribution system in the cities and municipalities‚ and barangays in the provinces of Batangas‚ Laguna‚ Pampanga‚ and Quezon. On October
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