Week 2: Topic 1: Financial Accounting Theory & the Reporting Environment GHTHH Chapter 2 5. Researchers who develop positive theories and researchers who develop normative theories often do not share the same views about the roles of their respective approaches to theory construction. (a) How do positive and normative theories differ? (b) Can positive theories assist normative theories‚ or vice versa? If yes‚ give an example. If not‚ why not? Normative accounting research makes policy recommendations
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Theory Accounting Case 8.1 Simon Romario (023121023) Purwanto Gozali (02312132) Endah Puspitasari (023121065) 1. The article states that the US standard setter FASB requires companies to record a provision in relation to environmental cost of retiring assets (to reserve environmental liabilities) if its fair value could be reasonably estimated. How do you think companies would go about estimating such a provision? Estimation (or estimating) is the process of finding an estimate
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view the knowledge we learnt from accounting theory and practice‚ the main thing I can conclude that is the tendency of accounting will shift away from technical way to people’s behaviour way. By understanding what should do‚ we should ask why and how we could improve and change it into a better way. This essay aims to explain how the theoretical material that we learn in lectures can be developed under a real practical manner. When talking about accounting‚ the first thing we should know is
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X 120C Intermediate Accounting Theory & Practice Winter 2013 Quiz 2 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 True-False Conceptual – 40 questions Multiple Choice Conceptual – 40 questions STUDENT NAME:__RUPALI KAYPEE_______________________________ TRUE-FALSE—Conceptual Chapter 20 1. A pension plan is contributory when the employer makes payments to a funding agency. F 2. Qualified pension plans permit deductibility
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International Accounting Standards Contents A. Introduction & Objective.……………………………………………………………….3 B. Why Harmonization of international accounting standards required……………..4 C. Factors influencing any Country’s Accounting Standards…………………………..6 D. Role of International Accounting Standard Board (IASB)……………….…………..8 E. Moving towards Harmonized International Accounting Standard………………….9 F. Obstacles and Benefits of the harmonization of International Accounting………..10
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Referencing Exercise Due to implications for related research in areas of accounting and finance‚ Time series behaviour of earnings is crucial for empirical studies (Beaver 1970). Issues regarding Income smoothing‚ the relative forecast ability of alternative income measurements‚ and interim reporting‚ were discussed by Beaver (1970: pp. 62). These studies share mutual reliance upon a knowledge of the process creating accounting earnings‚ despite representing a comprehensive spectrum of predictive
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reached about what perspective theories should be used to explain the Social and Environmental Accounting‚ and moreover critique voices are from the works of Marx or by the deep-green or feminist literatures (Deegan‚ 2002)‚ to some extent‚ systems-oriented theory and Positive Accounting Theory can list some hints. This essay will seek to explain the reasons why firms voluntary disclosure information by referring to Legitimacy theory‚ Stakeholder theory‚ institutional theory‚ and lastly Political Costs
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Learning Log Week -2 Lecture: In this lecture I had the understanding‚ why accounting bodies are so heavily regulated by the government. After the corporate collapse‚ accounting body lost the trust of public. Our work was not transparent and therefore‚ was no longer reliable. Regulator body such as ASIC‚ AASB‚ FRC and ASX are formed after the corporate collapse. ASIC is the corporate ‘watch dog’ who monitors FRC‚ AASB and office of AASB. Why we need regulation? Because it is human nature to
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Faculty of Commerce Faculty of Commerce - Accounting & Finance Working Papers University of Wollongong Year Accounting Theory and Practice: the Ethical Dimension M. Gaffikin University of Wollongong‚ michael gaffikin@uow.edu.au This working paper was originally published as Gaffikin‚ M‚ Accounting theory and practice: the ethical dimension‚ Accounting Finance Working Paper 07/04‚ School of Accounting Finance‚ University of Wollongong‚ 2007. This paper is posted at Research Online. http://ro
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Development of A General Accounting Theory – A Scientific Approach? Accounting Theory Development can be defined as ‘a piecemeal process of trial and error in response to changing social and economic forces’. (Underdown and Taylor‚ 1985‚ p2). Therefore‚ it is clear that a general frame of reference is needed‚ however not one that would upset the ‘accounting system’. Accounting theory cannot be narrowed to a certain approach‚ which is the definitive article. In fact‚ accountancy is one
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