_______C_______ 19. _______B_______ 20. _______B_______ Multiple Choice 40 Problem I 30 Problem II 20 Problem III 10 ______ 100 Multiple Choice – (2 points each) select the ONE best answer 1. Under the definition of accounting, which of the following is not one of the activities performed on the transactions of a business entity? A. Summarizing. B. Interpreting. C. Classifying. D. Forecasting. 2. Which of the following is a measure
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ACC/290 Principles of Accounting I 04 November 2012 Learning Team Reflection – Week 3 This week, we have learned that accounting involves more than recording transactions and balancing accounts. Along with journalizing transactions and adjusting entries, the accounting cycle also involves closing entries and preparing a post-closing trial balance. We believe that the most important of the skills learned when we are in an accounting position
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Accounting Policies for Reporting Income Accounting Policies for Reporting Income Dana Ferretti ACC 303 Dr. M. Austin Zekeri Intermediate Accounting 1 November 20, 2011 Accounting Policies for Reporting Income GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) refers to a common set of standards and procedures that companies follow to present their income and expenses, assets and liabilities of their financial statements. The FASB (Financial Accounting
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nationwide that cost $100 million. The current market value of the plants is $500 million. The plants will be recorded and reported as assets at a. $100 million. b. $600 million. c. $400 million. d. $500 million. _____ 2. A basic assumption of accounting that requires activities of an entity be kept separate from the activities of its owner is referred to as the a. stand alone concept. b. monetary unit assumption. c. corporate form of ownership. d. economic entity assumption. _____ 3. A
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Accounting Presentation Group members The Accounting Information of System The Personnel, procedures, devices, and records used by an organization to develop accounting information and communicate that information to decision makers The accounting process Economic activities Accounting “links” decision makers with economic activities and with the results of their decisions. Decision makers Accounting information Actions (decisions) Types of Accounting Information
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Paper In this paper, I will be talking about what the International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS) is, and General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are and what differences as well as similarities. IFRS is a set of international accounting standards that regulate what type of events and transactions should be reported in a financial statement. GAAP is accounting rules that keep a detailed logistical account of what is declared by the company. FRS 2-1: In what
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exactly connect easily and it really pushed me to develop my understanding on my own. Although that isn’t the ideal outcome in a team setting, however in my opinion it actually helped me push further. GAAP is the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, the accounting standard used in the United States, while IFRS the International Financial Reporting Standards is used in a vast amount of countries around the world (Tilea, D. M., Bleotu, V., & Serban, A. A. M. (2013)). The Contrast IFRS
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4. Which of the following is the best definition of an internal user of accounting information? • Creditors like banks that use accounting information to evaluate the risk of lending money. • Managers who use accounting information to plan, organize, and run a business. • Labor unions who use accounting information to examine the ability of the company to pay increased wages and benefits. • Investors who use accounting information to decide whether to buy or sell stock. Want help? Click to
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BYP 5-5 BYP 5-5 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITY | | (a), (b) President Surfing USA Co. Dear Sir: As you know, the financial statements for Surfing USA Co. are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. One of these principles is the revenue recognition principle, which provides that revenues should be recognized when they are earned. Typically, sales revenues are earned when the goods are transferred to the buyer from the seller. At this point, the sales transaction
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are a vital part of our economic system. Without generated sales of goods and services there would not be any revenue. As we all have heard in the news lately that the security exchange commission is planning on switching U.S. companies accounting principles to international financial reporting standards. What this mean is that we will no longer operate our business sector the way things use to be. IFRS and GAAP has gotten together to restructure the tradeoff between relevance and reliability
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