This document of XACC 280 Week 1 CheckPoint 1 - Accounting Assumptions‚ Principle and Constraints consists of: Business - Accounting Write an essay in 250 to 300 words‚ including the following: · The basic assumptions of accounting · The principles of accounting · The constraints of accounting A conclusion stating how you think sound financial reporting depends on principles‚ assumptions‚ and constraints. Refer to the U.S. GAAP in your response. Do not purchase
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between accrual-basis accounting and cash-basis accounting? The variation between accrual basis accounting and cash basis accounting‚ is how cash is documented. Cash basis is an accounting basis that is used when expenses and revenue are paid out or received. This is when the transaction will be recorded. In accrual-basis accounting‚ transactions are recorded when they actually happen. Payment does not need to be made for the transaction to be recognized in accrual-basis accounting unlike cash-basis
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Accruals Accounting Developments on Public Sector Accounting in Malaysia According to a circular issued by the Accountant General’s Department (AGD)‚ the new system is ‘expected to be flexible and in compliance with accounting standards based on cash or accrual basis‚ or a hybrid of both’ (AGD‚ 2003a: 1). The AGD had also put forward the accrual accounting migration conceptual plan in which it is planned that the government would adopt accrual accounting by 2008. The accrual accounting
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our businesses were to choose a cash basis accounting method‚ they would record revenue when payments were received and they would record costs when payments were remitted. Payable and receivable entries would not be used since future payments would not be recorded and an inventory entry would not be needed as well. The merchandise purchased for resale or the materials purchased for use in the manufacturing of products would be recorded as an expense in the accounting period in which those purchases
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Criminal Acts and Choice Theories Response The two categories that attempt to explain criminal behavior that I am choosing to compare and contrast are biological theories as well as psychological theories. As defined in our text‚ biological school is a perspective on criminological thought that holds that criminal behavior has a physiological basis. Whereas by definition psychological school is a perspective on criminological thought that views offensive and deviant behavior as the product
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Week 6 Checkpoint The accounting cycle is a series of procedures that allow a company to record their transactions and prepare their financial statements in the most accurate way possible. Every cycle starts with a single transaction and ends with the books being closed out for a specific time period. There are nine steps in all. 1. Analyze Business Transactions – As financial transactions occur they are analyzed and considered with respect to their effect on their financial position in the
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persons holding positions in the accounting field. Some skills required to be successful are; differentiating between accrual-basis and cash-basis accounting‚ detailing what creating adjusting entries entails‚ and the logistics of preparing an adjusted trial balance. These two methods are somewhat alike but do have a couple differences. Both methods have been tested and proven to be effective ways for companies to maintain effective financial records. For example‚ in cash basis‚ income is recognized
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Current status of public sector accounting in Malaysia- Cash Basis Accounting Revenue is only recorded when the cash is actually exchanged for example‚ when revenue is received as cash and when expenses are actually paid. http://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-cash-basis-and-accrual-basis-accounting Why government used the cash basis of accounting? Easy to learn and carry out and requires care but no special accounting skills. Well-adapted to needs of budgetary control and payment
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honesty of the employee to accurately maintain business operations and records. 2. Employees must not mishandle company property and equipment. Each employee must maintain his or her work space and equipment for safety purposes. 3. Employees must protect confidential information. Protecting clients and company confidential information is of high importance‚ not only for the company and existing clients but also future clients. 4. Employees must treat fellow
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Accounting Team Project Naomi Konen and Chue Lee 8-2 a) Joan’s first mistake is not using control of cash receipts. She is having only one person go through the whole accounting controls process. There should be other people involved in this process including Joan herself. Joan must also realize the limitations of human controls. One person going through the entire process is bound to make a human error. b) Joan initially failed by trying to joke about her employee stealing. Stealing
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