What is Forensic Accounting? The integration of accounting‚ auditing and investigative skills yields the speciality known as Forensic Accounting. "Forensic"‚ according to the Webster’s Dictionary means‚ "Belonging to‚ used in or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate." "Forensic Accounting"‚ provides an accounting analysis that is suitable to the court which will form the basis for discussion‚ debate and ultimately dispute resolution. Forensic Accounting encompasses both
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15.515: Financial Accounting Fall 2012 Problem Set 2 Question 1. Understanding Walmart’s financial statements In this homework we will ask you a series of questions related to revenue recognition based on Wal-Mart 2012’s Annual Report (posted on Stellar ~/Materials/Financial statements used / discussed in class). The goal is to become familiar with real financial statements. 1. How much net sales did Walmart generate for the fiscal period ending on January 31‚ 2012? $443‚854M
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differences between the two‚ go over risk for companies as well as ways for companies to prepare. | IFRS and GAAP and what convergence means. In financial surprise accounting the objective for financial reporting are to provide useful information for potential investors and creditors‚ assessing cash flow‚ and about claims and changes to company resources. The problem with this is that‚ without standards each company would set their rules‚ and readers of financial reports would have to learn every company’s
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Creative Accounting Creative accounting is a term that often implies illegal or fraudulent practices in the U.S. (Moneyterms‚ 2006). The objective of the following paragraphs is to explore some definitions of creative accounting from different perspectives‚ discuss some advantages and disadvantages of creative accounting‚ and explain a real life example of creative accounting. Through these paragraphs I hope to also touch upon some of the ethical issues involved in engaging in creative accounting practices
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that changes over the planets lifetime. — Astronomers only limitation is how big their telescopes are. — Understanding — Our understanding of how this planetary body works was a long and slow result of time and patience. — From the ancient Stonehenge to the modern supercomputer. — Stonehenge was a meeting place for sacrifice to keep the heavens stable. — The modern supercomputers find key subtleties and proving or disproving the result in an instant
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is concerned‚ accountants as information keepers and produce financial reports to stakeholders face major ethical challenges such as misrepresenting or misstatements in financial statements etc. However‚ accountants are required to behave ethically and professionally by providing clear‚ accurate information. In other words‚ true and fair statements are to be provided by accountants. Enron‚ Tyco international‚ are examples of accounting scandal. There’re some reason that cause those ethical issues
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DO PRIVATE SECTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PROVIDE A SUITABLE MODEL FOR PUBIC SECTOR ACCOUNTS? Paper to be presented at the European Group of Public Administration annual conference on “Public Law and the Modernising State” in Oeiras (Portugal)‚ 3-6 September 2003-08-09 By Andy Wynne Head of Public Sector Technical Issues Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Correspondence: Andy Wynne Technical Department ACCA 29 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3EE e-mail: a.wynne@accaglobal.com
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perceived. In an accounting context‚ the sustainability reporting has evolved into a kind of tool for an organization to show and present its Corporation Social Responsibility. Moreover‚ it is also the expectation for the business organization to operate in a sustainable way. In the recent researches‚ there are sufficient evidences show how important the sustainable development to the community? How the conventional accounting evolve into two breeds of accounting‚ which are social accounting and environment
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timely reporting for internal and external use is one of the key aspects in success of services and goods provided by the organisation to its customer. Before the development of computerised system in Tanzania most of public sectors‚ government sectors ‚social service providers sectors and different business organisations‚ used manual method of recording and control over any transaction relating to financial and other activities. With the expansion of those sectors the number of transactions
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Literacy in accounting Kierra Collins Florida State College of Jacksonville At least once in a life time a person will have to trust another with their financial wellbeing. People such as accountants who take care and manage the money of others. Accountants assist their clients with finical advice and make sure that all of their government work is in order. Others work for big corporations and the take care of their bookkeeping. Accountants have a very difficult job because not only do they have
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