...tool could be like an annual report which deliberately assesses a company’s fiscal health, financial status and market position within any specific period (Thomsett, 2007). Annual reports hold a great importance for organization, especially when the organization is owned by multiple owners or is a public limited firm (Thomsett, 2007). To develop the prospect of the company there is a need for a document like an annual report which gives year after year information about the company performance and growth tactics (Thomsett, 2007). There are different reasons of why enterprises give importance to annual reports. Some of the reasons include clean market analysis, comparative financial assessment and productivity analysis which is no other possible if there are no annual reports to compare. It has been that in markets where there is a major population of investors and share holders then enterprises come out regularly with the activity of reporting (Stittle, 2003). Enterprises know that by announcing their financial health (annual report) publically, they are able to connect to their shareholders, distributors and investors, which is very important for both growth and expansion of the business. Meanwhile, annual reports also assess market position as by expressing financial numbers the feedback of market (consumer, investor, shareholder and competitor) is testified and generated (Stittle, 2003). This study is going to access the importance of annual reports in terms of market analysis...
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...In the article ‘Unleashing the power of the annual report at DTCC’, Goldstein, Stuart Z (2005) discuss how DTCC use annual report to communicate with its shareholders and potential investors in order to advance financial results. The article shows the main information investors can get through annual report and some examples how DTCC reform annual report to achieve effectively communicate with its shareholders. However, it is not a completely useful source for the report due to rare example, limited relevance and potential bias. In the article, Stuart(2005) argues why annual report is still important. He provides four points that annual report can offer to show the next horizon and resonate with shareholders. Those key messages can guide shareholders effectively in order to realize high financial results. This article explains the report question efficiently what necessary messages and major method communication is demanded to shareholders and possible inventors. While it is limiting since the article come down to checking the characteristic an annual report needs which can exchange ideals efficiently with its main readers. In addition, Stuart(2005,P.2) illustrates many success examples how DTCC change their annual report by using some new methods such as benchmarking approaches and techniques, set up senior communication officer. Those examples are rarely and cannot be seen as evidence. The lack of the source is perhaps it is useful in DTCC but the author does not show...
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...THE CORPORATE ANNUAL REPORT: A BUSINESS APPLICATION 2cd edition Complete the following before you submit your assignment. This step is required to validate your compliance with sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act. 1. Remove the front cover of the workbook and identify: * Name: Oskar Diaz de Leon _. * Term: Spring1 2010 . * Company: Apple Computer Inc (AAPL) _ . * Instructor: Natasha Bell-Scott _ . 2. Print out your completed electronic template. 3. Attach the following: * This front cover (completed) * Electronic solution template * Company annual report Chapter 1 - Introduction * Chapter 1: Select a Company and Gather Documents—Question 1Fill in the page numbers on the annual report where the following are located. | Required information for this workbook project. | Page No. | Required information for this workbook project. | Page No. | Financial Highlights (Not absolutely necessary, but very common in annual reports.) | 36 | Statement of Cash Flows | 59 | Chairman’s Message (President’s, CEO’s or other top official’s message or letter to the shareholders) | 36 | Notes to Financial Statements | 60 | Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) | 36 | Report of Independent...
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...liquid beverages, Water, Milk produces and Ice cream, Nutrition, Prepared dishes and cooking aids, Confectionery, PetCare and Pharmaceutical products (Forbes.com). In light with this paper is to review the company’s 2011 Annual Report, pointing out on the company’s annual report’s effective use of graphs, images and repetition that enables effective delivery about the Company’s goals, mission, financial statements, long-term innovations that attracts readers, customers, investors and shareholders. According to Garrido, Silveria and Gomez (2005), visuals play a significant role in business annual reports. Nestle uses visuals to focus the readers’ interests, attracting them to the information presented in the report and attempting to hold their attention. Such visual representations like tables and graphs are remembered more easily and accurately than numbers. Often, business texts and reports become too dense and boring for readers, despite their initial interest (p. 2). Taking note on the Company’s 2011 Annual report covering on their 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements (p. 32), it showed different types of graphs such as bar graphs, dot graphs and pie graphs that visually represent the descriptive content of their financial report. For example, the report showed the company’s sales growth in different geographical regions where they operate such as Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa (p. 33). Their geographic sales in three different zones or regions were expressed...
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...200400 COMPANY ACCOUNTING AUTUMN 2014 GROUP ASSIGNMENT One of the assessment items for this unit is a group report. Please refer to your Unit Learning Guide for further information in regard to submission and the marking criteria. Below is a choice of topics for the group report. Your report should be based on ONE of these topics. Choice 1 Topic: Accounting for intragroup transactions. During a financial year it is common for companies within the economic entity (group) to transact with each other. The following is an extract from Note 32 of the BHP Billiton Annual Report 2013. Transactions between each parent company and its subsidiaries … are eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Terms and conditions Sales to and purchases from related parties of goods and services are made in arm’s length transactions at normal market prices and on normal commercial terms. Outstanding balances at year-end are unsecured and settlement occurs in cash. Other amounts owing from related parties represent secured loans made to jointly controlled entities under co-funding arrangements. Such loans are made on an arm’s length basis with interest charged at market rates and are due to be repaid between 30th September 2013 and 31 August 2031. No guarantees are provided or received for any related party receivables or payables. No provision for doubtful debts has been recognised in relation to any outstanding balances and no expense has been recognised in respect of bad...
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...Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/687309/ Attock Petroleum Ltd 2008 Annual Report Description: An Annual Report provides a detailed look at the financial results for the prior twelve months of operations. Reporting requirements vary by country, but almost every Annual Report will include: - Chairmans Statement - Income Statement - Cash Flow Statement - Balance Sheet - Notes to the Accounts - Auditors Report. Annual Reports may also include a marketing/product segmentation section, organizational charts and graphs. Filing dates vary by country, as does the date by which the report must be filed by. For example, many U.S. and European companies have a year-end filing date of December 31, and their Annual Reports tend to be filed between April 1 and June 30. Japanese companies tend to file their report during the month of July, and Australian companies file starting September 15th. We have history as far back as 1996 for the publicly traded companies in the database. Financial filings from the Global Reports Library offer some significant benefits to researchers: - Timeliness: Using web crawler technology, proprietary tracking systems and an experienced document acquisition team, we are able to update 90% of the documents in our collection on the same day they are made publicly available. For certain emerging market companies, it may take 35 days to source the document. - Functionality: all the documents in our collection are in full-color...
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...PRINCIPLES FOR PERIODIC DISCLOSURE BY LISTED ENTITIES Final Report TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SECURITIES COMMISSIONS FEBRUARY 2010 CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Uses of Annual Reports Scope Presentation Glossary of Defined Terms Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities A. Periodic reports should contain relevant information B. For those periodic reports in which financial statements are included, and should state that the financial information provided in the report is fairly presented. C. The issuer’s internal control over financial reporting should be assessed or reviewed. D. Information should be available to the public on a timely basis E. Periodic reports should be filed with the relevant regulator. F. The information should be stored to facilitate public access to the information. G. Disclosure criteria. H. Equal access to disclosure. I. Equivalence of disclosure. Page 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 20 2 3 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Appendix 1 – Feedback Statement on the Public Comments on the 28 Consultation Report – Principles for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities Appendix 2 – Comment Letters on Consultation Report – Principles 36 for Periodic Disclosure by Listed Entities. 2 Chapter 1. Introduction In the increasingly globalized securities markets, widely accepted international disclosure standards play an important role in facilitating cross-border capital raising. International agreement on disclosure standards...
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... The primary purpose of this essay is to comparatively analyze information disclosure of intellectual capital in the UK and China, using the content analysis method on company annual reports. In contemporary society, the importance of intellectual capital (IC) and the popularity of using IC to value a company’s competitiveness have been increasing. The definition offered by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (2001) is probably one of the most comprehensive definitions: “…the possession of knowledge and experience, professional knowledge and skill, good relationships and technological capacities, which when applied will give organizations competitive advantage.” Predicting a company’s future market performance is one of the key functions of IC information disclosure (Roslender and Fincham, 2004). Consequently, IC will have a significant role in the future value creation process. This study has some limitations, such as the small sample number, which has implications for how representative the data are. Ten companies in the respective stock markets were selected in the UK and China (total twenty) and content analysis was performed. A larger sample would have made the calculations too complex for the time available. The following paper reports the results of empirical research indicating that the trend of IC information disclosure is steadily increasing in both China and the UK, indicating that British companies had a better approach than...
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...the Strategic Report The FRC is responsible for promoting high quality corporate governance and reporting to foster investment. We set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing and actuarial work. We represent UK interests in international standard-setting. We also monitor and take action to promote the quality of corporate reporting and auditing. We operate independent disciplinary arrangements for accountants and actuaries; and oversee the regulatory activities of the accountancy and actuarial professional bodies. The FRC does not accept any liability to any party for any loss, damage or costs howsoever arising, whether directly or indirectly, whether in contract, tort or otherwise from any action or decision taken (or not taken) as a result of any person relying on or otherwise using this document or arising from any omission from it. © The Financial Reporting Council Limited 2014 The Financial Reporting Council Limited is a company limited by guarantee. Registered in England number 2486368. Registered Office: 8th Floor, 125 London Wall, London EC2Y 5AS Financial Reporting Council June 2014 Guidance on the Strategic Report Contents Page Guidance on the Strategic Report Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Objectives and how to use this guidance Scope The annual report The strategic report: purpose The strategic report: materiality The strategic report: communication principles The strategic report: content elements...
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...htm An investigation of perceptions of company annual report users in Sri Lanka Anura De Zoysa and Kathy Rudkin School of Accounting and Finance, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a study of how users of company annual reports in the emerging market of Sri Lanka view those reports. Since limited studies exist that examine financial reporting practices in emerging markets, little is known about the user perceptions of company annual reports in these markets. This paper contributes to filling this gap by examining the views of a wide spectrum of users on the usefulness of corporate annual reports in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach – The data reported in this study were collected through a questionnaire survey, covering seven user groups – accountants, executives, bankers, tax officers, academics, financial analysts, and investors. The 264 responses received were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA test. Findings – The results reveal that most use annual reports for obtaining information for share transactions. Despite the long delay in publishing many annual reports and lack of availability of these reports to the general public, the majority of users view annual reports as the most important source of company information. The paper also reveals that, in comparison with developed markets, Sri Lankan users depend more on annual report information than on information provided by stockbrokers...
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...Board (AUASB) Level 7 600 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Telephone: (+61 3) 8080 7400 Facsimile: (+61 3) 8080 7450 enquiries@auasb.gov.au www.auasb.gov.au © Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) © Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (AUASB) © Financial Reporting Council (UK) 2009. Portions of this publication have been adapted and reproduced from an Auditing Practices Board Bulletin: Going Concern Issues During the Current Economic Conditions (December 2008) with the kind permission of the Financial Reporting Council (UK). All rights reserved. For further information please visit www.frc.org.uk or telephone +44 (0)20 7492 2300. © Portions of this publication have been adapted and reproduced from a KPMG Flash Report: How Concerned Should Directors be with Going Concern? (February 2009) with the kind permission of KPMG. All rights reserved. Typeset by Endnote design Printed by Ligare Pty Ltd National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Going Concern issues in financial reporting: a guide for companies and directors/AICD, AUASB ISBN 9781876604158 (pbk.). 9781876604172 (Electronic) 1. Going concern (Accounting). 2. Auditing–Australia. 3. Corporations–Australia–accounting 657.450994 AICD The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is a member institute for directors dedicated to having a positive influence on the economy and society by promoting professional directorship and good governance. AICD delivers education...
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...CPA Report This memo has been prepared in response to Mr. Butterworth’s inquiry on behalf of the independent audit team reviewing XYZ Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ABC Company. Specifically this memo addressed the methodology used to determine deferred taxes, the procedure for reporting accounting changes and error corrections, and the rationale behind establishing XYZ Corporation as a subsidiary. Also included in this memo, as requested, is a discussion of the responsibilities of a CPA, and the differences between a financial review report and a financial audit report. Methodology used to Determine Deferred Taxes Deferred taxes can be one of two different types of deferred tax entries, permanent or temporary. Permanent deferred tax liabilities are income generating events that do not incur tax liabilities, and thus a permanent adjustment to the financial reports is made to adjust for the discrepancy between income for tax purposes, and income for reporting purposes. A temporary deferred tax liability is a liability where taxable income is different from reportable income, but at some future point, the taxable income will reconcile to the reportable income (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, 2007). Temporary deferred tax liabilities can result in either an excessive or insufficient amount of tax withheld in the current period, which will be reconciled at a later period. An example is the depreciation of a capital asset. If the book depreciation of a...
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...361 on Fortune 500 list (Our leadership, 2013). The mission of the company is to make people everyday life better. Because of that mission, the company creates many strategies to improve the products and services. In 2008, the Clorox Company released and developed a natural cleaning line and Green Works that created environmental friendly. In 2011, the Clorox Company became an early adopter of a corporate trend to integrate corporate social responsibility reporting with financial reporting. Before adopting an Integrated Reporting format, the Clorox Company issues the normal annual report for the fiscal year. It never issues a standalone Integrated Report before. Until June 2011, Clorox Company is ending to issue the normal annual report. It starts to share data on financial performance as well as advances in environmental, social and governance performance. (About Report, 2013) * Integrated Report The definition of the...
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...On an annual basis, companies such as Procter & Gamble are required to file two well-known types of reports: the 10K filing and the Annual Report. The purpose behind both of these documents is to monitor a company’s performance for the past year. Stakeholders in the respective companies can acquire this publicly provided data and analyze the information for different purposes. While 10K filings and annual reports contain similar data, their perspectives differ. For example, consider that the 10K is a financial fill-in-the-blank form whereas an annual report is a marketing document. The goal of the annual report is to persuade and inform current and potential stockholders. It is sent out to shareholders when companies hold their annual meetings to elect directors. Ultimately, this report serves as a benefit to a company because it has free reign over its content and design. On the contrary, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires 10k filings to inform about the company, monitor finances and prevent fraud. Both documents are effective considering their particular audiences; 10K’s are for a financial audience and annual reports are for the general public stockholders. Inherent differences such as layout, design details, tone, and content are apparent in Procter & Gamble’s 10K SEC filing and their annual report. Procter & Gamble’s annual report effectively uses verbal and visual strategies to catch the reader’s attention. Its colorful front page displays...
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...Introduction (All the content of this study has been taken mainly from the Company Annual Reports and Reviews 2001-2006). The aim of this study is to look at the effect of changes occurring in the global and/or regional economic environment on the multinational operations of “Unilever” during the period 2001-2006. The global and regional environment is passing through tremendous changes since the start of the year 2000. Globalisation, deregulation, financial liberalisation, economic reforms, advances in technology, enhanced activities of merger and acquisitions (M&As), launch of the euro as a single currency, changing corporate governance, etc amid financial crises such as recessions following the event of 9/11 etc all have affected the operations of Unilever. These all have led to more accommodating monetary and fiscal policies in the East Asian economies, lowering interest rates in USA and Europe, liquidity expansion, and fiscal and aid packages introduced by Japan which in turn have helped to improve these conditions (UNCTAD, 2006). What are the effects of these changes in the global and regional economic environment on inflation and interest rates? How has it affected the business operations, management structure, etc of Unilever? What kind of exchange rate exposures impacted Unilever and how has it managed these exposures while operating as a multinational corporation (MNC)? Did Unilever expand its operations during the period of study? How does Unilever finance its short-term...
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