What is accounting? Its financial information for a business or individual which is prepared by a trained accountant for investors, tax audits, creditors, to pay taxes and to receive tax returns. What is an accountant? The accounting profession is a very diverse field with a number of different professional occupations a person can get into, and some of these fields depend on the accounting degree a person has. An accounting degree ranges from a certificate to a doctorate. Some of the different professional
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Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Accounting and Business Research Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rabr20 International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): pros and cons for investors Ray Ball a a University of Chicago Published online: 28 Feb 2012. To cite this article: Ray Ball (2006) International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): pros and cons for investors, Accounting and Business Research, 36:sup1
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review and an audit are. With the examination of a subsidiary that has been established as a corporation there are certain questions that arise such as: What is the methodology used in determining deferred taxes, What it t he procedures for reporting accounting changes and error corrections, and What is the rationale behind establishing the subsidiary as a corporation. The draft below outlines my response to the questions that have been provided. CPA Professional Responsibility As an accountant I am
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is The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF). This is a privet sector organization to help keep the standards for the financial accounting. The fourth on is the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) put in to place for to help keep up the standards for nongovernment financial accounting and reporting. The fifth one is the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is a part of the FASB that are of the state and local levels. The sixth on is the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
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Liberty University November 6, 2011 Abstract This paper discusses the business combinations on both the national level in the United States and the international level around the globe. It examines the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the International Accounting Standards Board, the differences between the two boards, and the joint conceptual framework project that is in the process of being formulated. The history of the FASB and the different responsibilities it takes on itself regarding
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Definition of 'Accounting Standard's An accounting standard is a guideline for financial accounting, such as how a firm prepares and presents its business income and expense, assets and liabilities. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles is comprised of a large group of individual accounting standards. GAAP standards apply to financial reporting in the United States and may be eventually phased out in favor of the International Accounting Standards. 1. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
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improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors and users of financial information, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) added to its agenda in 2002 a project designed to develop a comprehensive Statement of Financial Accounting Standards that will focus on revenue recognition that will apply to all industries. Revenue recognition guidance exists throughout accounting literature, accounting and audit
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ACC 557 Week 3 Assignment 1 Assignment 1: Review of Accounting Ethics Due Week 3 and worth 200 points Many organizations have been in the news over the past few years due to accounting ethical breaches that have affected their customers, employees, or the general public. Search the Internet or the Strayer Library to locate a story in the news that depicts an accounting ethical breach. You may select from any type of organization about which you have information or a curiosity. Write a
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Week One Individual Explaining Basic Accounting Concepts and Business Structures Week One Individual Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Source Hierarchy The sources of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are the FASB standards, Interpretations, and Staff Positions, APB Opinions, AICPA Accounting Research Bulletins and other authoritative pronouncements. The hierarchy is as such: Category A, B, C, and D and Category A is the highest hierarchy. The following
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Compare China and Japan in Accounting Standard and Recent Events, Which country is drifting further from Confucianism Introduction Chinese and Japanese accounting system has been influenced by Confucianism long time ago, but Bloom and Solotko(2003) proposed that because of the role of the government in the accounting system, both countries China and Japan has went far away from the Confucianism. In this report, the researchers will compare the accounting regulation and corporate governance
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