Slide 1 ACCOUNTING THEORY & CONTEMORARY ISSUES (AT1) MODULE ONE Slide 2 ACCOUNTING UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS Part 1 - Foundation items re the course Part 2 - Present value accounting under certainty Part 3 - Present value accounting under uncertainty Part 4 - Reserve recognition accounting Part 5 - Examination question examples Part 6 - Historical cost accounting Lecture by: Dr. A. L. Dartnell‚ FCGA Year 2009 - 2010 2 Slide 3 PART 1 Foundation Items re the Course Different Course
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WorldCom Case Study: Lack of Leadership‚ Lack of Ethics Emily Fearnow ORG 500- Foundations of Effective Management Colorado State University – Global Campus Dr. Cheryl Lentz May 15‚ 2011 WorldCom Case Study: Lack of Leadership‚ Lack of Ethics A multitude of choices made by executives at WorldCom led to the ultimate demise of the company as it was previously known‚ the employees and their livelihoods’‚ and the trust of the American people. In a time when corporations
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1121 theory Topic 1 BDA/inventory * Time period assumptions: firm would find it desirable to report their financial statements more frequently therefore the economic life could be divided into artificial time periods. * Why are adjusting entries required? The purpose of balance day adjustment is to recognise revenue and expenses in the relevant Period. * Compare and contrast the purposes of adjusting entries‚ closing entries and reversing entries The purpose of closing entry is
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UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE PREPARE FOR: DR.NORHAYATI MAT HUSIN PREPARE BY: NUR FADZILAH BT NORIZAN (AC086628) NUR IZYAN BT MOHD ISHAK (AC086934) NURUL AQILAH BT ZAMRI (AC085167) THILAGA SEGARAN (AC086628) BACHELOR IN ACCOUNTING (HONS) CASE 1: WASTE MANAGEMENT a) Define the matching principle and explain
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Theory of Accounts 1. The fundamental qualitative characteristic of faithful representation has the components of a. Predictive value and confirmatory value b. Comparability‚ consistency‚ and confirmatory value c. Understandability‚ predictive value‚ and reliability d. Completeness‚ neutrality‚ and freedom from error 2. The amount reported as “Cash” on a company’s balance sheet normally should exclude a. Postdated checks that are payable to the company b. Cash in a payroll account c. Undelivered
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Auditing Case 6.3 Question 1 Recent Developments in WorldCom Case * March 26‚ 2010: Third Distribution of Settlement Fund Made in Accordance with Court Order of September 18‚ 2009. * September 18‚ 2009: Judge Cote Grants Approval of the Final Distribution Plan * February 15‚ 2008: Second Distribution of Settlement Fund Made in Accordance with Court Order of January 23‚ 2008. * January 23‚ 2008: Judge Cote Grants Approval of Second Distribution of Net Settlement Fund. Question
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Part A: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING & FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 1. Managerial Accounting: The activity involves ‘decision making’ whether to purchase parts already assembled or individual parts. 2. Financial Accounting: It shows that the President is reminding Aminah to prepare a presentation stating an income statement and balance sheet information for last year‚ which the information already exist. 3. Managerial Accounting: Planning‚ controlling‚ evaluating and continuous
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Fair value or false accounting 1. How are assets and liabilities measured under IAS 39? Answer: According to IAS 39‚ Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement‚ financial instrument are to be stated at their ‘fair value’- defined as ‘the amount for which an asset could be exchanged‚ or a liability settled‚ between knowledgeable‚ willing parties in an arm’s length transaction’. ‘If the market for a financial instrument is not active‚ an entity establishes a fair value
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Wan-Ting Shao * Ananya Chandra * Niteesh Chinta * Shraddha Rane * Swathi Punreddy The Rise and fall of WorldCom This case study WorldCom is a telecommunications company which was led by CEO‚ Bernard Ebbers‚ and CFO‚ Scott Sullivan. In 1999‚ WorldCom was not meeting Wall Street’s revenue and earnings expectations‚ and it appeared that the coming year would produce more bad news. The CFO argued for setting realistic targets.
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commitment with Barclay Bank because outside investors were not found. Because of this‚ they restated activities of JEDI and Chewco SPEs so they could be retroactively consolidated into Enron’s accounts. The SPEs helped to hide the inaccurate accounting records. Enron’s legal department wrote contracts that helped provide a cover for misuse of funds regarding the SPEs. Future revenue was reported as current revenue. Stocks were paid with promissory notes instead of cash. They also engaged in
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