TITLE: FOUNDATIONS OF ACCOUNTING COURCE CODE: MAC101 DUE DATE: 12th September LECTURER: Ms.Chirima ASSIGMENT Nr. 1 - Accounting Information Date‚ 10th September‚ 2014 Introduction “The users of the accounting information”. According to the author Horngren‚C .Introduction to management accounting‚ the list of the people who use the accounting information is infinite. But even
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ASSIGNMENT: - BRIEFLY STATE THE USERS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION. Accounting Information provides quantitative and qualitative information about the various transactions and events of an accounting entity. The Accounting Information system of the accounting entity captures quantitative data and processes the pecuniary transactions related to the functioning of the same. Contemporary systems like ERP also encompasses in its scope the traditional quantitative Accounting Information besides some qualitative
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inAccounting information helps users to make better financial decisions. Users of financial information may be both internal and external to the organization. Internal Users of accounting information are those individuals directly involved in managing and operating an organization and users within the company. They include managers‚ internal auditors‚ sales staff‚ budget officers‚ controllers‚ officers‚ directors‚ and other important internal decision makers. Internal users make the strategic and
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ACCT101 - USERS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AND THEIR NEEDS ACCT101 [Assignment 1] - Accounting Information‚ Users and Uses Abdul Samad Mustafa [1283] Course: ACCT101 [Dr. Naim Hassan El-Sayed] NYIT – Abu Dhabi‚ U.A.E. CONTENTS Abstract 3 Users of Accounting Information and their needs 4 Introduction 4 Users of accounting Information and responsibilities of accountant 4 External Users 6 Internal Users 7 The needs of accounting information 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Abstract External users of accounting
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ON ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING INFORMATION FOR‚ INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USERS PRESENTED BY Mr. EMMANUEL FONGEH IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF AN EXECUTIVE MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION. At a glance‚ accounting can appear extremely complicated and confusing. The untrained eye may struggle to grasp the entire nature of accounting and
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C H A P T E R O N E INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Accounting as a profession or discipline‚ has always been seen as an information-generating one‚ which fittingly makes the job of the Accountant to be that of observing economic activities‚ recording the observations in the prescribed books‚ analysing the recordings‚ interpreting his analysis and preparing reports to all users of Accounting Information. The prepared reports are generally referred to as financial statements‚ which clearly
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Q1. Identify the main users of financial reports‚ explaining to what use(s) they may put such reports. To what extent is there a conflict between different uses? How far are these conflicts resolved in a single set of annual accounts? The financial reports are profit and loss account‚ balance sheet and cash flow statement. There are many users /parties interested in the accounts of a company /organization. These include the following: The owners / shareholders The directors / managers The employees
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Primary users Financial accounting : the primary users of financial accounting are the external users‚ shareholders‚ investors ‚ creditors‚ lenders and government. Share holders are using financial information to know about their investment e.g how the investment is running‚ what is the organization profit and what is the value of the organization. Investors use financial information to know in which organization they should invest and to look how was the organsation performance in the past so
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Dr Fang (to be used in the workshop in week 1) Month-end balance sheet amounts for the dental practice of Dr Fang‚ a local dentist‚ for three consecutive months are presented below. The information is complete except for the balance in the owners’ equity account. Cash Accounts receivable Prepaid insurance Surgery equipment Building Land Accounts payable Wages payable Mortgage payable Owners’ Equity 31 October $ 9 100 16 100 700 29 800 81 000 33 000 10 100 5 100 34 700
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Task one‚ P1. The Main Purpose of Accounting Keeping track of transactions and recording revenue and expenses are an important process‚ often assigned to an accounting department or a financial manager. Accounting allows companies to provide reports and insights needed to make sound financial decisions. The main purpose of accounting is to identify and record all activities of the income and the outcome that will affect the organisation financially. All activities‚ including purchases‚ sales
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