represents it in terms of relevance and does this faithfully. Accounting is called “the language of business” because it acts as a vehicle for a business entity to report their financial information to groups of people outside of the company’s day to day activities. Some researchers believe the earliest instance of accounting was from a cave engraving in South Africa that was dated 76,000 years old. However the earliest proven accounting records have been dated back 7,000 years ago and were found
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160 (NonControlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements) are as follows: a. to improve the relevance, comparibility, and transparency of financial information related to business combinations. b. to eliminate the amortization of Goodwill. a and b only 5. A business combination in which the boards of directors of the potential combining companies negotiate mutually agreeable terms is a(n) a. agreeable combination. b. friendly combination. c. hostile combination
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Disclaimer This PDF is a section of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 provided to Unilever's shareholders. It does not contain sufficient information to allow a full understanding of the results of the Unilever Group and the state of affairs of Unilever N.V., Unilever PLC or the Unilever Group. For further information the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003 should be consulted. Certain sections of the Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2003
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information that is useful to present and potential investors and creditors and other users in making rational investment, credit, and similar decisions. An accounting system is the means by which a company records and stores the financial and managerial information from its transactions so that it can retrieve and report the information in an accounting statement. A doubleentry system standardizes the method that a company uses to record changes in its accounts resulting from various transactions or events
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Investments in Marketable Equity and Debt Securities (SFAS #115, for fiscal years beginning after 12/5/1993) |Reporting Category |Classification Criteria | |Held to Maturity |Debt securities the investor has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity | |Trading Securities |
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2nd Floor 90 Pitts Bay Road Pembroke HM08 Bermuda http://www.tyco.com T Ict I ati nat nal t99 1 A An u e R t T y c o y n oe r n t e r o n ailo L t d . L1 d . 9 9 9n9n u a ln R a lp o re p o r t The Zurich Centre Ty c o I n t e r n a t i o n a l L t d . 19 99 Annual Report Get to know we are the world’s largest supplier of electronic and electrical connectors WE ARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST INSTALLER AND SERVICER OF we are the world’s largest producer of
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NINJA CPA REVIEW® NINJA Notes 2015 Financial Accounting & Reporting Table of Contents The N.I.N.J.A. Framework I. IFRS 8 II. Accounting Changes 19 III. Financial Reporting 20 IV. Bonds & Debt Restructure 38 V. Consolidations 47 VI. Deferred Taxes 50 VII. Derivatives, Hedging, & Translation 52 VIII. Fixed Assets 56 IX. Governmental Accounting 62 X. Personal Financial Statements, Segments, & Interim Reporting 73 XI. Partnership Accounting 76 XII. Inventory 79 XIII. Investments 85
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McGraw-Hill/Irwin © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2009 Hoyle, Schaefer, Doupnik, Advanced Accounting, 9/e 3-1 CHAPTER 3 CONSOLIDATIONS—SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF ACQUISITION Answers to Discussion Questions How Does a Company Really Decide which Investment Method to Apply? Students can come up with literally dozens of factors that should be considered by Pilgrim in making the decision as to the method of accounting for its subsidiary, Crestwood Corporation. The following is simply a partial list of
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ACQUISITION Answers to Discussion Questions How Does a Company Really Decide which Investment Method to Apply? Students can come up with literally dozens of factors that should be considered by Pilgrim in making the decision as to the method of accounting for its subsidiary, Crestwood Corporation. The following is simply a partial list of possible points to consider. Use of the information. If Pilgrim does not monitor its own income levels closely, applying the equity method would seem to be a waste
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1. (TCO A) Below you will find selected information (in millions) from Coca-Cola Co.’s 2012 Annual Report: Income Taxes Payable $471 Short-term Investments and Marketable Securities 8,109 Cash 8,442 Other non-current Liabilities 10,449 Common Stock 1,760 Receivables 4,812 Other Current Assets 2,973 Long-term Investments 10,448 Other Non-current Assets 3,585 Property, Plant and Equipment 23,486 Trademarks 6,527 Other Intangible Assets 20,810 Allowance for Doubtful Accounts 53 Accumulated
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