...Module outline Management Accounting & Applied Finance (MAAF) 12 September 2013 Chartered Accountants Program Overview Management accounting is about making better business decisions; the practical understanding of key drivers for adding value to a business; and how these are tied to the decision-making process. It’s about helping people run their businesses more efficiently and effectively in order to achieve the desired outcomes such as increasing returns or delivering improved services. MAAF includes two major integrated case studies and other practical examples and activities that will give you the skills and knowledge to identify, analyse, interpret and communicate information to help an organisation manage its resources and achieve strategic goals. The MAAF module is one of the five compulsory modules in the Chartered Accountants Program. It requires a good understanding of management accounting and applied finance from your previous tertiary studies. Units The MAAF module comprises the following units: Unit 1 2 3 4 Name of unit Introduction to management accounting (including ethics) Analysing business operations Activity-based costing and management Pricing decisions and models Online assessment 5 6 7 8 Management of revenues and costs Performance reporting Working capital management Business planning (including budgeting and forecasting) Online assessment 9 10 11 12 Performance analysis Performance measurement and management Investment decisions Short-term...
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...Reporting Practices and Ethics Starla Edwards Health Care Financial Accounting/HCS 405 October 17, 2011 Marjorie Romano Reporting Practices and Ethics Financial practices and ethics can play an important part of any organization including the health care environment. In order for the health care organization to be successful one must adopt an efficient financial practice and possess ethical standards. The management of finances for a health care organization may be a challenge for managers. This is why the health care manager will follow four basic elements for financial management. The basic elements include planning, controlling, organizing and directing, and decision making (Baker & Baker, 2011). Health care organizations have accounting principles generally acceptable and will comply with the financial practice and the practice of ethics to avoid fraud or abuse of the reporting practices. Elements of Financial Management Financial management has four basic elements, which assist the manager in making effective decisions for the health care organization. The first element of financial management is planning. The financial manager needs to identify the steps that he or she needs to take to accomplish the goals of the organization. However, first the manager must determine what the goal is for the organization and at that time determine what steps to follow to achieve the goal. The next element is controlling; a plan is in place that each area of the organization...
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...Accounting is Not Only for Big Business Michael W. Diamond Strayer University Accounting I, ACC-100-059 Rebecca Shaffer August 25, 2014 I have read and understand Strayer University’s Academic Integrity Policy. I promise to conduct myself with integrity in the submission of all academic work to the University and will not give or receive unauthorized assistance for the completion of assignments, research papers, examinations or other work. I understand that violations of the Academic Integrity Policy will lead to disciplinary action against me, up to and including suspension or expulsion from the University. I understand that all students play a role in preserving the academic integrity of the University and have an obligation to report violations of the Academic Integrity Policy committed by other students Michael W. Diamond The accounting process for any company is a daunting task and cannot be taken lightly. The types of statements and the people required to perform this task must always be taken into account. While big business seems to have mastered accounting and the process involved, small business must also take into account the process, people, and the proper controls required to run a business successfully. Each financial statement has a special purpose, and that is how they were designed. At the same time, each financial may be used to show how an organization is function, in particular, to the organization’s financial health. Technically, there are four...
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...Course Design Guide HCS/405 Version 5 1 Course Design Guide College of Natural Sciences HCS/405 Version 5 Health Care Financial Accounting Copyright © 2012, 2010, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides an understanding of the general principles of accounting applied in the health care environment. It includes an overview of sources of revenue for various health care entities. The fundamentals of financial planning, cost concepts, capital budgeting, and management analysis are applied in the health care environment. Issues surrounding the development and management of budgets are also examined. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Baker, J. J., & Baker, R. W. (2011). Health care finance: Basic tools for nonfinancial managers (3rd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. All electronic materials are available on the...
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... Running head: Accounting Understanding Accounting and Financial Statements 23 September 2010 ACC 280/ Michael Pagano Understanding Accounting and Financial Statements Businesses can be impressive institutions. There are many factors that are combined to make a successful business. These businesses usually have strict code of conducts and ethics that guide the company in its daily practices. Some areas of the business receive more attention than others. One department that receives constant attention is the accounting or finance department. This is a department that is responsible for many aspects of the business. This department gives managers and employees the monetary status of the company enabling them to make important decisions to guide the company. It is important that individuals are able to understand basics of accounting and the four basic financial statements. Purpose of Accounting Accounting serves many important functions in a business. First an individual needs to have a basic understand of accounting. Accounting consists of three very basic activities which are identifies, records, and communicates financial information within a given period. The first activity is to identify events relevant to the company during that time period. Accounting also records events in order to provide history of its financial activities. This activity of records must be systematic and in chronologically. The last major activity that accounting demonstrates is the...
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...statements their users, format, frequency and content 2 Financial accounting Management accounting Compare & contrast financial accounting and management accounting 3 Describe the relevance ,application and limitations of financial ratio analysis with reference to three types of users of financial statement 4 Conclusion 5 1. Introduction. -Finance is one of the most significant elements in order to succeed in business performance. Managers are able to decide ways how they will proceed their business and what extent they will broaden or minimize the scale of their business through various figures of finance. Also, those of things help shareholders to predict organisation's promising. Accounting is a basic tool in figuring out how entity spend asset and how they make a profit or how loss happens. Some specialists such as managers, shareholder, accountants use these information. In accounting, there are some methods of analysing how healthy company's financial statement is. Some types of useful ways will be introduced on this essay and will be explained why accounting and finance is a crucial factors of business. 2 .Describe two principle financial statements(their users ,format, frequency and content) Balance sheet : it is a summary of the financial position of the business. It mainly consists of three factors which are assets, liabilities and equity. There is a basic format about balance sheet - Format of balance sheet ① Assets are...
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...Click here to download the solutions manual / test bank INSTANTLY!! http://testbanksolutionsmanual.blogspot.com/2011/02/accounting-information-systems-romney.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Accounting Information Systems Romney 11th Edition Solutions Manual Accounting Information Systems Romney 11th Edition Solutions Manual Accounting Information Systems Romney 11th Edition Solutions Manual Accounting Information Systems Romney Steinbart 11th Edition Solutions Manual Accounting Information Systems Romney Steinbart 11th Edition Solutions Manual ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL BOOK. YOU ARE BUYING the Solution Manual in e-version of the following book*** Name: Accounting Information Systems Author: Romney Steinbart Edition: 11th ISBN-10: 0136015182 Type: Solutions Manual - The file contains solutions and questions to all chapters and all questions. All the files are carefully checked and accuracy is ensured. - The file is either in .doc, .pdf, excel, or zipped in the package and can easily be read on PCs and Macs. - Delivery is INSTANT. You can download the files IMMEDIATELY once payment is done. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Our response is the fastest. All questions will always be answered in 6...
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...NIIT University | Ethics in Finance | | | Aman Sawhney | | | Contents Introduction 1 Why Ethics Matters 1 Ethics and Ethical Dilemma 2 Creating an Ethical Environment 3 Reasons for Unethical Behavior 4 Ethical issues in Finance 4 Financial Statement 5 Fictitious Revenues 5 Off-balance Sheet Financing 5 Hidden Reserves 5 Hostile Takeovers 6 Insider Trading 6 Introduction Ethics in general is concerned with human behavior that is acceptable or "right" and that is not acceptable or "wrong" based on conventional morality. General ethical norms encompass truthfulness, honesty, integrity, respect for others, fairness, and justice. They relate to all aspects of life, including business and finance. Financial ethics is, therefore, a subset of general ethics. Ethical norms are essential for maintaining stability and harmony in social life, where people interact with one another. Recognition of others' needs and aspirations, fairness, and cooperative efforts to deal with common issues are, for example, aspects of social behavior that contribute to social stability. In the process of social evolution, we have developed not only an instinct to care for ourselves but also a conscience to care for others. There may arise situations in which the need to care for ourselves runs into conflict with the need to care for others. In such situations, ethical norms are needed to guide our behavior. As Demsey (1999) puts it: "Ethics represents the attempt...
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...Advanced Accounting Beams Anthony 11th Edition Solutions Manual Click here to download immediately!!! http://solutionsmanualtestbanks.blogspot.com/2011/10/advanced-accountingbeams-anthony-11th.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Accounting Accounting Accounting Accounting Beams Beams Beams Beams Anthony Anthony Anthony Anthony 11th 11th 11th 11th Edition Edition Edition Edition Solutions Solutions Solutions Solutions Manual Manual Manual Manual -------------------------------------------------------------------------***THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL BOOK. YOU ARE BUYING the Solution Manual in e-version of the following book*** Name: Advanced Accounting Author: Beams Anthony Edition: 11th ISBN-10: 0132568969 Type: Solutions Manual - The file contains solutions and questions to all chapters and all questions. All the files are carefully checked and accuracy is ensured. - The file is either in .doc, .pdf, excel, or zipped in the package and can easily be read on PCs and Macs. - Delivery is INSTANT. You can download the files IMMEDIATELY once payment is done. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Our response is the fastest. All questions will always be answered in 6 hours. This is the quality of service we are providing and we hope to be your helper. Delivery is in the next moment. Solution Manual is accurate. Buy now below and the DOWNLOAD LINK WILL APPEAR IMMEDIATELY once payment is...
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...single most significant element. Available statistical evidence indicates a close correlation between the rating assigned to a bond and the price at which it is sold in the market. An improvement of one grade on the rating scale has been associated with a reduction in interest rate from 28 to 40 basis points (hundredths of a percent in interest rate).' Moreover, government securities are 1 Derived from tables in John E. Petersen, The Rating Game (New York: Twentieth Cenlury Fund, 1974), p.44. MICHAEL H. GRANOF, CPA. PhD., is associate professor of accounting at the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently teaching and conducting research at Ihe Jerusalem School of Busines.s Administration of (he Hebrew University of Jerusalem. A past director of the Austin. Texas, chapter of (be Niiiional Association of Accountants, Dr. Granof is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the New York State Society of CPAs, tbe American Accounting Association, the Association of Government Accountants,...
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...Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Karen Miersma ACC/537 July 14, 2012 Professor James Neuner Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures One of the first things looked at when studying accounting concepts and business structures is GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles). There is a hierarchy that accountants use when exploring “substantial authoritative support” (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, 2007, Chapter 1, Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards) in their accounting practices. This hierarchy provides the framework needed to prepare company financial statements. This hierarchy is very important because it is the company’s responsibility to select the accounting principles for their financial statements and the company needs to be in compliance with GAAP. Hierarchy Here are four main categories in this hierarchy. The first is the most authoritative, etc. 1. FASB Standards; APB Opinions; AICPA Research Bulletins. 2. FASB Bulletins; AICPA Accounting and Audit Guides; AICPA Statements. 3. FASB Emerging Issues Task Force; AICPA AcSEC Bulletins. 4. AICPA Interpretations; FASB Implementations; Widely Recognized and Prevalent Industry Practices1. Descriptions The federal government established the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) to help regulate, standardize, and develop the financial information the stockholders receive (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, Chapter 1, Financial Accounting and Accounting Standards, 2007). The...
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...Accounting and Finance Information Introduction Accounting is the foundation of business communication and thus, sometimes called the language of the business (Marshall, et al., 2003). Accounting is appropriate for people who are involved in economic activities in all segments of the society to develop knowledge, ability or competencies in understanding the fundamental of this language to be able to make decisions and informed judgments about those economic activities (Marshall, et al., 2003). Accounting and Finance complements each other in strategic business decision-making process and enhance individual economic planning. Accounting identifies measures and communicates economic information about an entity for the purpose of making decision and informed judgment (Marshall, et al., 2003). Users of accounting information include investors, stakeholders and other interested member of the public. The art and science of money management including sourcing for investment capital as well as banking and asset management of an entity throughout its entire life cycle is called finance. Accounting deals with the entry of transaction and preparation of financial data while finance is primarily involved in analyzing, interpreting and evaluation of financial data to guide in making informed business decisions. Sound economic management and prudent use of available resources is directly an offshoot of good understanding of fundamental accounting principles and appropriate entry of business...
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...Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Danny Silvio ACC/537 10/10/11 Professor Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Generally Accepted Accounting Principles The sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles to be used in the preparation of financial statements are prepared by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). The standard categorizes the major sources of GAAP as being FASB Standards, Interpretations and Staff Positions; APB Opinions; and AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins (Kiesco, Weygandt, & Warfield, Chap. 1, 2007). Chapter one describes this bottom portion of the hierarchy of GAAP as Category (A), being the most authoritative. When a specific accounting transaction occurs that these documents do not cover, companies go to the next level, which according to Kiesco, Weygandt, and Warfield’s (2007) illustration are Category B being FASB Technical Bulletins (which are no longer issued); AICPA Industry Audit and Accounting Guides; and AICPA Statements of Position. Although there is no single reference source for GAAP, there is a hierarchy established by the AICPA. At the foundation of that hierarchy are the principles established by the FASB and its predecessors, the APB and the AICPA Committee on Accounting Procedure. From that foundation, the hierarchy formulates a "pecking order" for all the rules and procedures that are incorporated in the preparation...
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...VALUATION TECHNIQUES Vault Guide to Finance Interviews Valuation Techniques How Much is it Worth? Imagine yourself as the CEO of a publicly traded company that makes widgets. You’ve had a highly successful business so far and want to sell the company to anyone interested in buying it. How do you know how much to sell it for? Likewise, consider the Bank of America acquisition of Fleet. How did B of A decide how much it should pay to buy Fleet? For starters, you should understand that the value of a company is equal to the value of its assets, and that Value of Assets = Debt + Equity or Assets = D + E If I buy a company, I buy its stock (equity) and assume its debt (bonds and loans). Buying a company’s equity means that I actually gain ownership of the company – if I buy 50 percent of a company’s equity, I own 50 percent of the company. Assuming a company’s debt means that I promise to pay the company’s lenders the amount owed by the previous owner. The value of debt is easy to calculate: the market value of debt is equal to the book value of debt. (Unless the debt trades and thus has a real “market value.” This information, however, is hard to come by, so it is safe to use the book value.) Figuring out the market value of equity is trickier, and that’s where valuation techniques come into play. The four most commonly used techniques are: 1. 2. 3. 4. Discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis Multiples method Market valuation Comparable transactions method Generally, before...
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...Financial Statement Paper ACC/290 Financial Statement Paper Finance statements are very important in the accounting world. Here are a few questions that will be answered, to help better understand accounting. What is a finance statement? How does it provide benefit to the internal users? How does it provide benefit to external investors and creditors? There are four basic financial statements that are used in everyday life. These statements are used on many different scales and many different levels of use. The four basic financial statement sheets that are widely used are (1) An income statement (2) A retained earnings statement (3) a balance sheet (4) A statement of cash flow. An income statement shows the revenue a company made over a specific time period. Usually a company would want to know the yearly totals, so an income statement would be the best statement to review. The income statement shows the company’s net earnings and net losses. An income statement also shows how much money shareholders would receive if the company distributed the net earnings. The income statement shows, what is called “The Bottom Line”. There are many things that the income statement keeps track of; it shows money brought into the company from sales and products sold, which is called “gross”. It provides detail on items that are not expected to collect, such as sales on products, and returns. This is also known as the “returns and allowances”. If you subtract the returns...
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