Writing the narrative: the triumphs and tribulations By Afra Sajjad Introduction In recent years‚ particularly since the advent of the global financial crisis‚ the debate has grown over whether annual reports have relevance to investors and other users‚ and enable them to make proper decisions on companies’ prospects. To bridge the perceived information gap‚ and to satisfy the information requirements of the standard setters‚ narrative reporting has come to the fore. In its various guises – Business Review
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SOX‚ companies are held accountable if they fail to maintain the requirements that were set forth in the act. The act requires companies to maintain satisfactory internal control measures‚ provide responsible financial reports‚ disclose periodic reports‚ and establish rules for annual reporting. (Hazels‚ 2010) These requirements are all part of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Corporations and accounting firms should have already been practicing these principles to uphold ethical
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1.2 What is the difference between an annual report and a 10-K report? An annual report although could be consider as shorter version of 10k but the key difference lies in approach and intention of reporting‚ meaning with what point of view the document is prepared an annual report is persuasive in nature and persuade investors to invest with the corporation‚ printed on a glossy paper with attractive graphic and contains management spin‚ management could chose the level of detail to be provided
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assess the timing and uncertainty of current and future cash flows for making prudent‚ effective and efficient decisions for maximizing their value and making other investment decisions such as choosing a portfolio of securities. Basically‚ financial reports are published to serve various users like‚ shareholders‚ employees‚ suppliers‚ creditors‚ financial analysts‚ stockbrokers‚ management‚ and government agencies. Firms satisfy this demand in part by supplying accounting information‚ thereby enabling
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external party use such as in the annual report‚ SEC Form 10-K‚ and prospectus. If “accounting is the language of finance” (Lasher‚ 2008‚ p. 9) then financial reporting is the “communication of financial information useful for making investment‚ credit‚ and other business decisions” (Wild‚ Shaw‚ & Chiappetta‚ 2009‚ p. 681) Such communications include general purpose financial statements such as income statements‚ balance sheets‚ equity reports‚ cash flow reports‚ and notes to these statements. Additionally
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Contents 1. Contents 1 Executive Summary The purpose of this research report is to understand of two important concepts from the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting----the objective of general purpose financial reporting and qualitative characteristics of useful financial information. In this report‚ Myer Holdings Ltd is as an example to describe these two concepts. This report includes the analysis on whether the disclosure of PPE from Myer Holdings Ltd meets the requirements
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associates‚ the most common job in Wal-Mart‚ earned on average $8.23 an hour for annual wages of $13‚861. The 2001 poverty line for a family of three was $14‚630. ["Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful?"‚ Business Week‚ 10/6/03‚ US Dept of Health and Human Services 2001 Poverty Guidelines‚ 2001]"(5) "The average two-person family (one parent and one child) needed $27‚948 to meet basic needs in 2005‚ well above what Wal-Mart reports that its average full-time associate earns. Wal-Mart claimed that its average associate
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financial‚ non financial and management accounting concepts and terminology in business decision-making. Successful completion of this course means that you are expected to be able to: Use accounting in business decision-making Explain the 3 financial reports Apply major types of financial ratio analysis Use major techniques of Financial & Management accounting Understand contemporary management accounting systems Overview of Learning Activities Class seminars will involve interactive lectures‚ case
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customers are there only hope to stay profiting. If the company was to go bust it means customers will no longer be able to shop there. The customers would be an external stakeholder‚ they can get information by advertisements and even check their annual report on the businesses website. | The establishment relies on their customers to shop at their stores but also they try and bring in customers so they make more money‚ the more profit they make on their products then the more successful the business
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Veronica Washington 0180175 Walgreens Pharmacy (WAG) An Industry Leader at the Inflection Point The following report is an in-depth discussion of Walgreens Pharmacy with an analysis and assessment of the company’s strategic initiatives. Each strategy yields a direct purpose of diminishing the influence of a specific force from Porter’s 5-force Model as the supporting data culminates an outlook on the company’s future. COMPANY OVERVIEW Charles Walgreen of Chicago‚ Illinois
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