FUNDAMENTALCONCEPTS OF ACCOUNTING Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on 12 fundamental concepts. These fundamental concepts then form the basis for all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean
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Introduction It was not until recently that accounting and reporting acquired 3 new aspects to it‚ organisations are now being expected to be embracing Corporate Social Responsibility. This entails social and environmental reporting as well as having a well formulated code of ethics. In this essay I will be exploring the concepts‚ benefits‚ and drawbacks of Ethical‚ Social‚ and Environmental Accounting and Reporting. Definitions Ethical accounting and reporting Ethics can be described as the
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Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures To understand accounting there are several key concepts and terms to be familiar with. One must know where Generally Accepted Accounting Principles came from as well as how businesses form. Sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‚ American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)‚ Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ and the Government Accounting Standards Board
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Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Laurie D. Melvin ACC/537 – Financial Accounting May 9‚ 2011 James Neuner‚ MBA One of the most important decisions to make when one chooses to start a business is knowing the type of legal organizations to select because the decision affects many aspects of the business. What can be affected are the amount and type of paperwork required‚ tax payments‚ possible personal liability
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Question 1 Product costs are costs that are associated with manufactured goods until the time period during which products are sold. It involved all costs in acquiring or making a product. These costs consist of direct materials‚ direct labour and manufacturing overhead. Product costs are initially assigned to an inventory account on the balance sheet. When the goods are sold‚ the costs are released from inventory as expenses and matched against sales revenue. Since product costs are initially
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The threshold quality of materiality is not easy to define and can be misunderstood. Similarly‚ the concept of prudence is not clear-cut and can conflict with neutrality. In addition‚ relevance and reliability can be conflicting targets and a trade-off needs to be made between the two. Required: Write an essay that draws on the above arguments in relation to the concepts of materiality‚ prudence and neutrality‚ and relevance and reliability In this assignment‚ I shall
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interest to our registered students preparing for both the manual and computerised tests of competence together with serving as a refresher for those of you as members in practice that need to deal with the practical application of this interesting concept. If you are waiting for the results of the October examinations‚ I do so hope that your journey was successful. Dr Philip E Dunn Editor Head of Education Trainee Certified Bookkeepers need to develop competence in the procedure for writing off
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Assignment 2 Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Before the Great Depression and the crash of the stock market‚ there were no groups governing the accounting world‚ nor had any principles been put into place. Because of this‚ various groups and GAAP had to be formed to ensure that quality financial reporting was exhibited. There are still discrepancies in accounting but with the hierarchy of
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In the late Renaissance time period‚ the ability of expressing oneself has grown more frequent. Making individualism spread throughout the world and into the modern years. This article Inventing Sincerity‚ Refashioning Prudence: The Discovery of the Individual in Renaissance Europe by John Martin has proven the spread of individualism by using Jacob Burckhardt’s publication as a foundation to his topic. “John Martin‚ who received both his undergraduate and graduate degrees in history from Harvard
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PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING BUS0115 APRIL 2013 INTAKE SEMESTER 1 INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT (15%) Answer the following questions. Question 1 a) Provide a definition and an example for each of the following concepts. Your definition must be from an academic book. (References must be provided) i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Historical Cost Monetary Going Concern Time Interval Business Entity Accruals [12 marks] b) Elaborate the consequences of non-compliance of each of the accounting concepts. [12 marks] c)
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