ch02 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Which of the following is not a transaction to be recorded in the accounting records of an entity? A. Investment of cash by the owners. B. Sale of product to customers. C. Receipt of a plaque recognizing the firm's encouragement of employee participation in the United Way fund drive. D Receipt of services from a "quick-print" shop in exchange for the promise to provide advertising design . services
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reporting on management prepared statements. C. An auditor strives to achieve independence in appearance to 1) maintain public confidence in the profession. 4-19 A. In which one of the following situations would a CPA be in violation of the AICPA Code of Professtional Conduct in determining the audit fee? 1) A fee based on whether the CPA’s report on the
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KPMG's Tax Shelters Tax shelter is a legal way to reduce taxable income, which in turn reduces taxes. By utilizing legal tax shelters, it is possible to avoid taxes without evading them illegally and suffering consequences. However, in the case presented by Tanina Rostain. KPMG has used tax shelters as a form of tax evasion rather than tax avoidance. My goal in this paper is to discuss how the concept of Groupthink and Rationalization played a role in the partners decisions, point out when tax
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Introduction Many argue that the cash flow statement is the most important of the financial statements. This actually quite sound of an argument considering that once a business, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs), runs out of cash, it usually winds up out of business soon after. One other reason that cash flow statements are important is the comparability they offer. Cash flow statements can be used to clearly assess the health of one business from another largely because across most
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Financial Accounting Standards Board The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been the assigned organization in a private sector for establishing standards. These standards are important to be useful because it allows investors to make informed decisions. Financial information must be reliable, consistent and transparent. Since 1973, FASB has been part of a structure that’s independent of all other business and professional organizations. The rest of the parts are Financial Accounting
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Why are Certified Public Accountants Important to the Accounting Industry, and why their role is Important to Business, Industry, and Society? Virginia Commonwealth University Writing and Rhetoric April 15, 2011 Why are Certified Public Accountants Important to the Accounting Industry, and why their role is Important to Business, Industry, and Society? CPAs became prominent after the 1800s when America started into the industrial era. They mainly did the basic
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Problem 2-7 Since the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), the PCAOB is responsible for establishing the auditing standards for public companies, whereas the AICPA (Auditing Standards Board)is responsible for private companies. Prior to the SOX, the AICPA was responsible to establish auditing standards for both private and public companies. . Problem 2-10 Although the generally accepted auditing standards are quite general, it is probably best to keep them that way rather than having specific
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The International Financial Reporting Standards are a set of accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board. They are becoming the global standard for the preparation of public company financial statements (AICPA). The IFRS are currently implemented in ninety countries throughout Europe, Asia, and South America, and in coming years, the United States of America may added to the list. JPMorgan Chase, America’s largest bank, has shown hesitation of implementing the judgment-based
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Conservative Recognition or Cookie Jar Reserves? A Case Study Analysis July 5, 2013 Case Summary: Nick O’Brian has just finished his college degree and has started working for his aunt’s software company, O’Brian Software. Nick was hired as a junior auditor and has only been on the job for a couple of months. His aunt Amelia started the company as a small firm many years ago and finally went public after the company had grown tremendously. She holds the CEO position and runs the bulk of
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and professional care. While the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) governs the SEC registered CPA firms to ensure that they are compliant in how they execute auditing services, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) strives to improve the delicate balance of acceptable level of both due professional care and due diligence. The following two cases will address the inherent liability as well as professional care and due diligence. The Ultramares v. Touche &
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