Accounting Standards Board University of Phoenix Accounting Theory and Research Jun 13‚ 2009 Accounting Standards Board To address the increasing challenges of legislating those governs our society today‚ “countries all over the world have begun to outsource rulemaking to bodies consisting of people familiar with the subject. For that reason‚ policymakers rely on private entities to establish financial accounting and reporting standards” (Donald Kieso‚ 2003‚ Intermediate Accounting). The
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ACCOUNTING FOR AIRLINE FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAMS: MANAGEMENT INCENTIVES AND FINANCIAL REPORTING IMPACTS May 2012 Brian J. Franklin‚ BBA Accounting ‘12‚ College of Business and Public Policy‚ University of Alaska Anchorage‚ 3211 Providence Drive‚ Anchorage‚ AK 99508‚ 907-268-4233 Ext. 401‚ bfranklin@frontiertutoring.com ABSTRACT The obligation to provide free or reduced-fare travel to passengers who redeem their accrued frequent flyer program (FFP) benefits represents a significant liability on
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Accounting Standard Board Tracy L Duran ACC/541 February 23‚ 2015 Leslie Crews Accounting Standard Board Introduction Accounting was created thousand years ago. Many companies use accounting system to record‚ maintain and report‚ and analyze business financial transactions. Because managers and investors make their business decisions base on the Financial Statement‚ the information that obtained from the Financial Statement must be concise and reliability. Budgets and performance reports provide
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ACCOUNTING REGULATORY AGENCIES Introduction Accounting standards are needed so that financial statements will fairly and consistently describe financial performance. Without standards‚ users of financial statements would need to learn the accounting rules of each company‚ and comparisons between companies would be difficult. Numerous accounting bodies govern the accounting environment and accommodate the success of a business. The four main financial governing bodies include
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The world of accounting opens doors of opportunity for investors‚ stockholders and many businesses and organizations. However‚ accountants must follow guidelines established by “The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants”. (AICPA) Council designated the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board or (FASAB) as the body that establishes generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Accounting Standards GAAP is considered to be collection of methods used to prepare‚ process and
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“What has the invisible hand achieved (in financial reporting).” This is a rather broad question and an impossible one to answer using the evidence in the empirical accounting literature in capital markets alone. Accounting is only one mechanism in financial reporting and corporate governance and it evolved to fit in with other mechanisms‚ to be part of a general reporting‚ financing and governance equilibrium. The evidence in the international accounting literature is consistent with such an equilibrium
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put in place to provide a foundation‚ with specific rules on how to report economic events‚ while allowing for constraints or relaxation of the principles under certain circumstances. Assumption of accounting There are two assumptions in accounting that provide a solid foundation for accounting‚ the monetary unit assumption and the economic entity assumption. The monetary assumption is very important when applying to the cost of principle. Only the transaction data dealing money from companies
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7101AFE Financial Accounting Theory and Practice Tutorial Questions for Tutorials 1- 6: Semester 1 2015 TUTORIAL 1 - Semester 1 2015 Deegan Topic 1: Introduction to financial accounting theory QUESTION 1 – Question 1.2: If you developed a theory to explain how a person’s cultural background influences how they prepare financial statements‚ would you have developed a positive theory or a normative theory? The first of all‚ it is important to understand the mean by a ‘theory’. According to Contemporary
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BAO3309 Advanced Financial Accounting Semester 2011 Non-Graded Assessment There are 1 Multiple Choice Questions and you have 13 minutes to complete this assessment 1) Which of the following is true about theories in general? A. Theories can include any coherent set of ideas or statements to explain‚ or provide guidance in respect of‚ certain phenomena B. Theories must be empirically based to describe what is‚ rather than what should be C. Theories must be based on
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1 Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards CHAPTER STUDY OBJECTIVES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Describe the essential characteristics of accounting. Identify the major financial statements and other means of financial reporting. Explain how accounting assists in the efficient use of scarce resources. Identify some of the challenges facing accounting. Identify the objectives of financial reporting. Explain the need for accounting standards. Identify the major policy-setting bodies and their
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