Running Head: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial Statements Paper Ricardo E Mendoza University of Phoenix Principles of Accounting Sandra Hernandez 21 January 2010 Abstract In this paper I will discuss about the definition of accounting and the different financial statements that are use to monitor all the tangibles that flows within a company and how they relate to each other to control the flow of monies on any given business. Financial Statements Paper What is the purpose of accounting
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The Consolidated Statements of Earnings or the income statement tells financial statement users that there was a decrease in gross profit and net sales for the fiscal year 2008. The Consolidated Statements of Earnings show that the closing of underperforming stores‚ removal of new store openings from the pipeline‚ and staff reductions in many Home Depot projects resulted in $951 million in pretax charges. The difference profit and net sales is also a cause of fiscal year 2008 being 52 weeks and
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Project Report (Submitted for the Degree of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance under the University of Calcutta) “Financial Statement Analysis” Submitted by--- Name of the Candidate: Subrata Jana Registration No. : 145-1121-0144-10 Roll No. : Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Supervised by Name of
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wants an accountant to perform an examination of its internal controls‚ the accountant should follow: B. AICPA AT 501‚ “An examination of an entity’s internal control over financial reporting that is integrated with an audit of its financial statements.” A.21 A review service engagement involving unaudited financial statements involves B. less work than an audit but more work than a compilation A.22 When accountants are not independent‚ which of the following reports can they nevertheless issue
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exclusive use of G. NEVIOUS TB0069 August 9‚ 2007 Graeme Rankine Financial Statement Analysis— Identify the Industry Since opportunities and constraints tend to be different across industries‚ companies in different industries tend to make different investment‚ dividend‚ and financing decisions. Thus‚ firms in different industries exhibit different financial characteristics‚ and‚ hence‚ report different financial ratios. For example‚ “old economy” businesses with large amounts of tangible
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Chapter 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-1 Financial Statement Analysis • Investors often use accounting statements to: – Compare the firm with itself by analyzing how the firm has changed over time – Compare the firm to other similar firms using a common set of financial ratios Copyright ©2015 Pearson Education‚ Inc. All rights reserved. 2-2 Why are ratios useful? • Ratios standardize numbers and facilitate
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Income statements For the year ended 30 June 2008 : : Consolidated Notes Parent entity 2008 $’000 2007 $’000 2007 $’000 2008 $’000 Revenue from continuing operations 5 1‚354‚419 1‚230‚513 64‚453 208‚833 Cost of goods sold Other income Selling‚ general and administrative expenses Other expenses Finance costs 7 6 7 7 7 (608‚040) --(399‚411) (76‚420) (24‚986) (570‚979) 671 (355‚483) (63‚422) (19‚486) ----(1‚733) (15‚888) (21‚298)
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are three steps in the analysis of financial statements. These are: Selection‚ classification and interpretation. The first step involves selection of information (data) relevant to the purpose of analysis of financial statements. The second step involved is the methodical classification of the data and the third step includes drawing of inferences and conclusions. The following procedure is adopted for the analysis and interpretation of financial statements. 1) The analyst should acquaint
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report and financial statements of the Patton-Fuller financial information. This paper will summarize the relationship between revenue sources and expenses and explain the effect of revenue sources on financial reporting and reviewing the annual reports of 2008-2009‚ and the differences between the audited and the unaudited statements‚ as well as determine how the hospital’s revenues and expenses are grouped for planning and control. How did the audited and unaudited financial statements differ?
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Financial Statements Paper John Doe ACC/290 January 3‚ 2013 Introduction In this paper it will go through: Identify the four basic financial statements‚ describe the purpose of each of the four financial statements‚ discuss how the financial statements would be useful to internal users such as managers and employees‚ and discuss how the financial statements would be useful to external users such as investors and creditors. Identify the
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