Prepaid Expenses vs. Unearned Revenue ACCT 212 Week 2 DQ 1 Accrual vs. Cash Accounting ACCT 212 Week 2 DQ 2 ACCT 212 Week 3 DQ 1 Ethical Business Decisions ACCT 212 Week 3 DQ 2 Trade Credit – Accounts Payable ACCT 212 Week 4 DQ 1 Inventory Management ACCT 212 Week 4 DQ 2 LIFO ACCT 212 Week 5 DQ 1 Non-current Assets and Related Liabilities ACCT 212 Week 5 DQ 2 Raising Capital (Cash) ACCT 212 Week 6 DQ 1 Stockholders Equity ACCT 212 Week 6 DQ 2 Net Income vs. Net Operating Cash ACCT 212 Week
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relationship exists among creditors, shareholders and management, and information asymmetry among them leads to asymmetric loss functions, which induces conservative accounting. This paper investigates the determinants of accounting conservatism using accrual-based measures and data from 2001 to 2006 in China. We find that a higher degree of leverage, lower level of control of ultimate shareholders and lower level of management ownership lead to more conservative financial reporting. We also find that
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Prudence Preparation of financial statements requires the use of professional judgment in the adoption of accountancy policies and estimates. Prudence requires that accountants should exercise a degree of caution in the adoption of policies and significant estimates such that the assets and income of the entity are not overstated whereas liability and expenses are not under stated. The rationale behind prudence is that a company should not recognize an asset at a value that is higher than the amount
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principal in the early years, and the principal repayment's percentage declines in the loan's later years. 5. Consider the balance sheet of Wilkes Industries as shown below. Because Wilkes has $800,000 of retained earnings, the company would be able to pay cash to buy
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CHAPTER 3 BA II Plus 2nd . 9 Enter Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes Balance sheet Income statement Accounting income vs. cash flow MVA and EVA Federal tax system The Annual Report Balance sheet – provides a snapshot of a firm’s financial position at one point in time. Income statement – summarizes a firm’s revenues and expenses over a given period of time. Statement of retained earnings – shows how
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CHAPTER 3 BA II Plus 2nd . 9 Enter Financial Statements, Cash Flow, and Taxes Balance sheet Income statement Accounting income vs. cash flow MVA and EVA Federal tax system The Annual Report Balance sheet – provides a snapshot of a firm’s financial position at one point in time. Income statement – summarizes a firm’s revenues and expenses over a given period of time. Statement of retained earnings – shows how
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depreciation process. 3. Describe the different methods of depreciation. 4. Identify the conditions for impairment of fixed assets. 5. Explain the treatment of impairments for different kinds of assets. 6. Describe the full cost vs. successful efforts concepts for depletion. 7. Explain liquidating dividends. 8. Explain the required disclosures related to depreciation and depletion. Exercises 1. Calculate depreciation using the following methods: [E11-6]
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IFRS than when they applied domestic standards. Comparability generally is greater for firms that adopt IFRS mandatorily, observations after 2005, and firms in countries with common law legal origin and high enforcement. We find earnings smoothing, accrual quality, and timeliness all are potential
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Why would a company like the Body Shop want to forecast its financial statements? Forecasting a firm's financial statements can help both financial managers and general managers. Pro forma statements help the financial manager plan the firm's financial needs. With an estimate of future income statement and balance sheet accounts, a manager can tell how much financing might be needed, and when it might be needed. Therefore, a company like the Body Shop can use forecasted financial statements
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Tax Law and Accounting Craig ACC 483 June 21, 2010 Jeff Hough Modern taxation comes from a long history of changes in the United States beginning with the Revenue Act of 1861 that was designed to assist with funding the Civil War. This tax was repealed 10 years later. “In 1894 Congress enacted a flat rate federal income tax, which was ruled unconstitutional the following year by the U.S. Supreme Court because it was a direct tax not apportioned according to the population of each state”
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