...activity based costing Activity based costing system is the costing system that it will based on the occurred of events to assign to the products and services that involved in the process of providing the product or service. So firstly, it will identify various activities performed in a firm and then, allocated the overhead costs to activities using multiple cost drives and allocate the overhead costs to products and services based on the amount of it consumed of these activities and resources. For ABC system used of multiple drive however, traditional costing system only based on one cost driver. ABC system able to take account of all the overhead costs such as selling and administrative, marketing and general expenses .The traditional costing systems focus on internal organisation management and are financially-oriented So the firms that operate under contemporary settings may not favourable to use of traditional costing systems due to increasing global competition, advance technological and development of new management system such as total quality management, just in time and flexible manufacturing system. However, ABC could work with other system such as economic value added, total quality management or theory of constraints. In addition, ABC system may able to monitoring the hidden losses and profits compare with the traditional costing system. But for identical output it may not reasonable to implement in ABC system but logical to traditional costing system. Advantage...
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...(2009). Annual report. Retrieved from http://www.aui.com.au/resources/30%20June%202009%20- %20Final%20Docs%20-%20AUI/AUI%20- %20Annual%20Report%202009%20-%20Final.pdf Australian Accounting Standards Board. (2004). AASB 139 „Financial Instruments: Recognition and measurement‟. Vic., Australia: AASB Australian Accounting Standards Board. (2009). AASB 9 „Financial Instruments. Vic., Australia: AASB Bentley, P. A., Franklin, M. A. (2013). Which international cultures favor disclosure of risk. International Journal of Business, Accounting, & Finance. 7(2), 62-76. Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia. (2012). AASB 9 Financial instruments. Retrieved from http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/Industry- Topics/Reporting/Australian-accounting-standards/Analysis-of-AASB- standards/AASB-9--Financial-instruments Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia. (2012). AASB 139 Financial 7 instruments: recognition and measurement. Retrieved from http://www.charteredaccountants.com.au/Industry- Topics/Reporting/Australian-accounting-standards/Analysis-of-AASB- standards/AASB-139--Financial-instruments AASB 139 (IAS 39) in Australia – The main challenges for everyone else. (2006). Retrieved from http://ozrisk.net/2006/09/28/aasb-139-ias-39-in-australia- the-main-challenges-for-everyone-else/ Loftus, J. (2006). What do you get when you mix measurement methods and priciples? Accounting for financial instruments. Retrieved from http://business.curtin...
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...Lantto, Petri Sahlstrom, 2009). Consequently, the AASB first issued AASB 9 Financial Instruments in December 2009. After that, the IASB re-issued IFRS 9 in October 2010, setting out requirements for the classification, and aspects of measurement, recognition and derecognition of both financial assets and financial liabilities. Most of the requirements for financial liabilities were carried forward unchanged from IAS 39. However, some changes were made to the fair value option for financial liabilities to address the issue of own credit risk. The AASB re-issued AASB 9 Financial Instruments, which incorporates IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, in December 2010.本文由优质文化有限责任公司整理提供。阅读更多原创的文章，请点击www.youzhiwenhua.com专业的毕业论文代写论文代写代写论文留学生论文代写代写留学生论文代写法语论文代写日语论文代写韩语论文文化网站QQ527510459 TEL15982106398 The requirements in AASB 9 (as issued in December 2010) arise from the completion of the first phase of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, which is incorporated in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (Houston, R.W. Peters, M.F. and Pratt, J.H., 1999).The objective of this whole project is to improve the usefulness for users of financial statements by simplifying the classification and measurement requirements for financial instruments. So, we will be wondering what is wrong with the IAS\AASB 139 which has given rise to IFRS\AASB 9. And, how the future application of IFRS\AASB 9 will impact on the accounting for financial instruments...
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...Compiled AASB Standard AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement This compiled Standard applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011 but before 1 January 2013. Early application is permitted only for annual reporting periods ending on or after 30 June 2009. It incorporates relevant amendments made up to and including 27 October 2010. Prepared on 26 November 2010 by the staff of the Australian Accounting Standards Board. Obtaining Copies of Accounting Standards Compiled versions of Standards, original Standards and amending Standards (see Compilation Details) are available on the AASB website: www.aasb.gov.au. Printed copies of original Standards and amending Standards are available for purchase by contacting: The Customer Service Officer Australian Accounting Standards Board Level 7 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria AUSTRALIA Phone: Fax: E-mail: Website: (03) 9617 7637 (03) 9617 7608 publications@aasb.gov.au www.aasb.gov.au Postal address: PO Box 204 Collins Street West Victoria 8007 AUSTRALIA Other Enquiries Phone: Fax: E-mail: (03) 9617 7600 (03) 9617 7608 standard@aasb.gov.au COPYRIGHT © 2010 Commonwealth of Australia This compiled AASB Standard contains IFRS Foundation copyright material. Reproduction within Australia in unaltered form (retaining this notice) is permitted for personal and non-commercial use subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction...
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...Lantto, Petri Sahlstrom, 2009). Consequently, the AASB first issued AASB 9 Financial Instruments in December 2009. After that, the IASB re-issued IFRS 9 in October 2010, setting out requirements for the classification, and aspects of measurement, recognition and derecognition of both financial assets and financial liabilities. Most of the requirements for financial liabilities were carried forward unchanged from IAS 39. However, some changes were made to the fair value option for financial liabilities to address the issue of own credit risk. The AASB re-issued AASB 9 Financial Instruments, which incorporates IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, in December 2010.本文由优质文化有限责任公司整理提供。阅读更多原创的文章，请点击www.youzhiwenhua.com专业的毕业论文代写论文代写代写论文留学生论文代写代写留学生论文代写法语论文代写日语论文代写韩语论文文化网站QQ527510459 TEL15982106398 The requirements in AASB 9 (as issued in December 2010) arise from the completion of the first phase of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement, which is incorporated in AASB 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (Houston, R.W. Peters, M.F. and Pratt, J.H., 1999).The objective of this whole project is to improve the usefulness for users of financial statements by simplifying the classification and measurement requirements for financial instruments. So, we will be wondering what is wrong with the IAS\AASB 139 which has given rise to IFRS\AASB 9. And, how the future application of IFRS\AASB 9 will impact on the accounting for financial...
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...AFW3050 Tutorial 5 Solutions Chapter 15 15.1 AASB 132 Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation defines a financial instrument as any contract that gives rise to both a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity. Such a definition, in turn, generates a need to define a financial asset; a financial liability; and, an equity instrument. According to paragraph 11 of AASB 132, ‘financial asset’ means any asset that is: (a) cash; (b) an equity instrument of another entity; (c) a contractual right: (i) to receive cash or another financial asset from another entity; or (ii) to exchange financial assets or financial liabilities with another entity under conditions that are potentially favourable to the entity; or (d) a contract that will or may be settled in the entity’s own equity instruments and is: (i) a non-derivative for which the entity is or may be obliged to receive a variable number of the entity’s own equity instruments; or (ii) a derivative that will or may be settled other than by the exchange of a fixed amount of cash or another financial asset for a fixed number of the entity’s own equity instruments. For this purpose the entity’s own equity instruments do not include instruments that are themselves contracts for the future receipt or delivery of the entity’s own equity instruments. A financial liability, on the other hand, means any liability that is (a) a contractual obligation: (i) to deliver cash or another...
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...instrument standard, IFRS 9 AASB 9 introduces new requirements for classifying and measuring financial assets, as follows: * Debt instruments meeting both a 'business model' test and a 'cash flow characteristics' test are measured at amortised cost (the use of fair value is optional in some limited circumstances) * Investments in equity instruments can be designated as 'fair value through other comprehensive income' with only dividends being recognised in profit or loss * All other instruments (including all derivatives) are measured at fair value with changes recognised in the profit or loss * The concept of 'embedded derivatives' does not apply to financial assets within the scope of the Standard and the entire instrument must be classified and measured in accordance with the above guidelines. AASB 9 (issued in 2009) only included requirements for the classification and measurement of financial assets resulting from the first part of Phase 1 of the IASB’s project to replace IAS 39 (AASB 139). The main changes in this Standard compared with AASB 139 are described below. * (a) Financial assets are classified based on: * (i) the objective of the entity’s business model for managing the financial assets; and * (ii) the characteristics of the contractual cash flows. * This replaces the categories of financial assets in AASB 139, each of which had its own classification criteria. Application guidance has been included in AASB 9 on the conditions necessary...
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...Recognition of the Elements of Financial Statements’. SAC 1 and SAC 2 will continue to apply in order to provide guidance for the IFRS application paragraphs. The ‘Framework’ will replace SAC 3 and SAC 4 which will be withdrawn. Although the ‘Framework’ is brief in comparison to SAC 3 and SAC 4, the concepts are similar with the key differences being that the ‘Framework’: ( includes prudence as a qualitative characteristic; and ( identifies two components to both income and expenses. INTRODUCTION The conceptual framework sets out the concepts underlying the preparation and presentation of general-purpose financial reports. The accounting standards, rules and guidance applicable under AASB 101 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ and AASB 108 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’ are based on that framework. If there is a conflict between the ‘Framework’ and an Australian equivalent to an International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS), the requirements of the IFRS prevail. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) ‘Framework for the Preparation and...
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...to be recorded directly in equity, the expense or income amount is to be included in profit or loss. Specifically, paragraph 88 of AASB 101 states: An entity shall recognise all items of income and expense in a period in profit or loss unless an Australian Accounting Standard requires or permits otherwise. As an example of one class of items that does not go to profit or loss we can consider the situation where an error from a prior period is discovered (perhaps the assets recorded last year were valued in excess of their recoverable value). In such a case the error is to be corrected retrospectively, as required by AASB 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates, and Errors. This would require a reduction in assets and a reduction in retained earnings to recognise the asset write-down expense. Although this is an expense that is recognised, it is a case of an expense being recognised directly in equity (retained earnings is an equity account). A number of other accounting standards also require certain income and expense items to be recorded directly in particular equity accounts rather than including them in a period’s profit or loss. These items form part of what is now referred to as ‘other comprehensive income for the year’—which when added to ‘profit or loss’ gives ‘total comprehensive income’ for the period. Paragraph 7 of AASB 101 defines ‘other comprehensive income’ as follows: Other comprehensive income comprises items of income and expense (including...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This research report provides an analysis and evaluation of the current state of Milley Ltd which is a book publisher located in Brisbane. The company's office and warehouse suffered damage during the recent floods and storms. The circumstance resulted accounting issues about the presentation of financial reports for the year ending 31 March 2011. Methods of analysis include background reflection of floods in Queensland to some board members and discussion about six aspects items: damaged inventory, collectability of accounts receivable, unfulfilled contract to supply books, replacement cost of damaged PP&E, cleaning up costs in May 2011 and receiving Government Assistance. By analysing above six items which supported by AASB standards and Framework, the Board of directors will...
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...The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0268-6902.htm MAJ 21,5 The impact of international financial reporting standards: does size matter? John Goodwin School of Accounting and Law, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, and 460 Kamran Ahmed School of Business, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia Abstract Purpose – This study seeks to examine the impact of Australian equivalents to international financial reporting standards (A-IFRS) on the accounts of small-, medium- and large-sized firms. Design/methodology/approach – For 135 listed Australian entities, the half-yearly accounts ended 30 June 2005 are examined to identify the effects of A-IFRS. Data are gathered on the change in major balance sheet and income statement elements, the major reconciling items and earnings variability. Findings – Findings show that more than half of small firms have no change in net income or equity from A-IFRS, and that there is an increase in the number of adjustments to net income and equity with firm size. The study also finds that A-IFRS has increased net income for small- and medium-sized firms. Equity has increased (decreased) under A-IFRS for small (large) firms. Small firms experience higher earnings variability than medium-sized or large firms under A-IFRS. Research limitations/implications – The sample is limited to 31 December reporting date firms and not all A-IFRS must be complied with when firms restate their comparatives...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper describes the current position of Seven West Media for the past three years and also shows the forecast of the company for financial year 2012. This would help investors and researchers to decide on investing to SWM or not. SWM has been analyzed step by step in order to find out its true value in the industry. The analysts have first looked into SWM business and strategy where it has been noted that SWM was a result of merger of seven group holdings and Australian West Newspaper in order to expand and use their resources efficiently. Secondly, SWM accounting policies and procedures have been analyzed where they showed that the company is following the accounting standards and using their flexibility that was given by the standard in order to measure some accounts in the financial statement. This flexibility was compared to the industry where it has noted that the company is valuing these accounts in a proper way. Thirdly, a financial analysis was also undertaken. It has been understood that the company, though there was a merger, is managing their resources well that resulted to positive book and cash returns. Lastly, the forecasts of the said company, where the analyst has determined the company’s value and the full set of financial statement for 2012, were estimated and calculated intelligently. With the help of the four steps of business analysis, the group has recommended that it is safe to invest to seven west media even if merger has occurred...
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...Compiled AASB Standard AASB 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets This compiled Standard applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2011 but before 1 July 2013. Early application is permitted. It incorporates relevant amendments made up to and including 27 October 2010. Prepared on 26 November 2010 by the staff of the Australian Accounting Standards Board. Obtaining Copies of Accounting Standards Compiled versions of Standards, original Standards and amending Standards (see Compilation Details) are available on the AASB website: www.aasb.gov.au. Printed copies of original Standards and amending Standards are available for purchase by contacting: The Customer Service Officer Australian Accounting Standards Board Level 7 600 Bourke Street Melbourne Victoria AUSTRALIA Phone: Fax: E-mail: Website: Postal address: PO Box 204 Collins Street West Victoria 8007 AUSTRALIA (03) 9617 7637 (03) 9617 7608 publications@aasb.gov.au www.aasb.gov.au Other Enquiries Phone: Fax: E-mail: (03) 9617 7600 (03) 9617 7608 standard@aasb.gov.au COPYRIGHT © 2010 Commonwealth of Australia This compiled AASB Standard contains IFRS Foundation copyright material. Reproduction within Australia in unaltered form (retaining this notice) is permitted for personal and non-commercial use subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights...
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...Business Activities and Strategies of ANZ: Business Activities: ANZ Bank has its’ origin in Bank of Australasia, which was founded in 1835. It is the third largest bank in Australia, and the largest in New Zealand and Asia Pacific region. Currently, ANZ has its’ operations in 33 countries worldwide including the US and UK. With a network of around 800 branches it has a customer base of approximately six million. It is serving commercial, small businesses, retail and institutional customers with its’ broad range of financial and banking products and services. Major businesses activities of ANZ include: * Financing (cash flows, finance solution, loans etc) * Transaction Services * Investment (Managed funds, investment products and accounts) * Risk Management * International services and Foreign Exchange * Insurance and Superannuation Business Strategies: With the aim to build the most connected and respectable bank across the region, ANZ has a focused strategy in execution which helps it attaining its growth targets. With a focused strategy, customer’s needs are specified and can be met in a variety of markets with several different means. Its’ business strategy revolves around three essential elements including strong domestic markets, capitalisation of operations and technology through enterprise wide approach and profitable growth of Asian market. Since, there is an immense trade and capital flows with Asia, the future of Australia and New Zealand...
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...QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Broadening our horizons Qantas Annual Report 006 008 010 012 018 028 037 065 138 153 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT CEO’S REPORT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW OF OPERATIONS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT DIRECTORS’ REPORT FINANCIAL REPORT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FINANCIAL CALENDAR AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Broadening our horizons 002 QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Broadening our horizons Building on unique Australian qualities – and the skills of its 33,600 people – the Qantas Group is broadening its horizons to secure a successful and profitable future. 003 004 QANTAS ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Heading For the Qantas Group, 2011/2012 was a year of transformation. We recorded an Underlying Profit Before Tax* despite significant challenges. We continued to build Qantas’ strong domestic network, Jetstar and Qantas Frequent Flyer. And we launched a five-year plan to turn around Qantas’ international network. FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2012 *For explanations of non-statutory measures see the Review of Operations. 005 Building a stronger Qantas for our people, our customers, our shareholders and Australia The Qantas Group has a broad portfolio and a clearly defined strategy, with the following core goals: — Build on the Group’s strong domestic businesses through a clear focus on the customer. — Turn around Qantas International through the “four pillars” of targeting global gateways, growing with Asia, improving...
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