Purpose of Accounting Accounting is a service activity. Its function is “to provide quantitative information‚ primarily financial in nature‚ about economic entities that is intended to be useful in making economic decisions in making reasoned choices among alternative courses of action” (Raiborn‚& Watson 2003). The main purpose of accounting focuses on the preparation of pertinent financial reports‚ which will give internal and external parties the essential information that is needed to access
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Budget and Responsibility Accounting Budget Meaning Budget is a financial and/or quantitative statement‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ of the policy to be pursued during that period for the purpose of attaining a given objective. * CIMA Official Terminology It is a plan quantified in monetary terms‚ prepared and approved prior to a defined period of time‚ usually showing planned income to be generated and/or expenditure to be incurred during that period
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The relevant codification section that addresses transfers of receivables is the following: FASB ASC 860-10-05-15. C. Provide definitions for the following: 1) Transfer: The conveyance of a noncash financial asset by and to someone other than the issuer of that financial asset. A transfer includes the following: selling a receivable‚ putting a receivable into securitization trust‚ and posting a receivable as collateral. A transfer excludes the following: the origination of the receivable
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To: From: Subject: Case S2-1 assignment Date: Memo I watched How It’s Made and chose to tell you about artificial limbs. Job order costing is appropriate to use since artificial limbs are specially made for certain people of all different shapes‚ sizes and colors so each limb is unique. This company would need a cost system because there are many different steps needed to create the limb. A manager would need to decide how much each individual person who spent time making the limb would
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LEAN ACCOUNTING: BEST PRACTICES FOR SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATION "Costs do not exist to be calculated. Costs exist to be reduced.” – Taiichi Ohno‚ father of the Toyota Production System Lean Accounting-It is simply the application of lean principles to the accounting and associated functions within the enterprise. The idea is simple‚ but the application is not obvious within the framework of traditional accounting systems. Lean Accounting was born in the early 90’s through the experiences
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Inventory Valuation 1 Lewis Corporation Case: 6-2 Page: 173 2 Lewis Corporation Traditionally used inventory valuation method: FIFO Uses periodic inventory system 3 Inventory Transaction 2005-2007 No. of Cartons Price per Carton 2005 2006 2007 2005 2006 2007 Beginning balance 1840 1020 1040 $20.00 Purchases 600 700 1000 $20.25 $21.50 $22.50 800 700 700 $21.00 $21.50 $22.75 400 700 700 $21.25 $22.00 $23.00 200 1000 700 $21.50 $22.25 $23.50 Sales 2820 3080 2950 $34
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E1-1 Urlacher Company performs the following accounting tasks during the year. Communicates__Analyzing and interpreting information. Records__Classifying economic events. Communicates__Explaining uses‚ meaning‚ and limitations of data. Records__Keeping a systematic chronological diary of events. Records__Measuring events in dollars and cents. Communicates__Preparing accounting reports. Communicates__Reporting information in a standard format. Identifies Identifies_Selecting economic activities
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MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 1. The group is required to undertake a project on a management accounting topic related to the course (refer attachment). The objective of the project is to provide students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of the theoretical underpinnings of one of the management accounting topics and to summarize any current articles of the topic (the chosen articles must be accepted by your lecturer). 2. The group projects may be done in groups of at most five
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*Functions of Accounting Work ( Recording / Classifying / Summarizing *Accounting- “art of recording‚ classifying & summarizing in a significant matter and in terms of money; transactions and events w/c are in part at least of a financial character and interpreting the results thereof.” ( How? (AICPA – American Institute of CPA) *Science- existing body of knowledge that governs accounting practice (Accounting Theory) *Art- creative skill & ability *4 Functions of Accounting 1. Recording-
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Chapter 29: Code of professional conduct * What guidance is provided to help AICPA members follow the Code Of Professional Conduct? Provides general guidance on professional responsibilities‚ the public interest‚ integrity‚ objectivity and independence‚ due care‚ and the scope and nature of services without establishing specific standards. Nevertheless‚ every practitioner should read them. An understanding of the difference between independence and objectivity is important particularly
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