Leader: John Smith SECTION A: basic information ❑ Introduction Welcome to LUBS 5016 Financial Reporting and Regulation. This course is compulsory for MSc Accounting and Finance students. It is taught in the second semester, is worth 15 credits if successfully completed and comprises 10 lectures supported by a series of workshops or tutorials. The course is assessed by means of an examination in May/June 2012
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decision process. For example, no record for work in process is kept in the company. ▪ The accounts department is making the budget without getting any information from functional units. This way the budgets are not realistic and reflect only an accounting necessity rather than a decision making and control tool. ▪ The cash management system of the company is not good and company is facing the cash management problems. Validity and Reasonableness of Letsgo’s Sales Projections: Table-1:
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growth Caring about our COMMUNITIES and our environment Creating ongoing WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS with our suppliers Promoting the health of our stakeholders through HEALTHY EATING EDUCATION f i n a n c i a l h i g h l i g h t s Fiscal year 2012 was a 53-week year. 6.4% 5.4% 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 10.5% 6.6% 7.0% 8.0% 8.7% 8.1% 14.5% 11
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting - A Literature Review Master thesis in Financial Accounting Fall semester 2012 Supervisor: Kristina Jonäll Author: Ulla-Christel Götherström Abstract Master Thesis in Financial Accounting, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, fall semester 2012 Author: Ulla-Christel Götherström Supervisor: Kristina Jonäll Title: Corporate Social Responsibility and Accounting - A literature review. Background and problem: Corporate
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| SUMMARY OF MAJOR CHANGES TO | |DFAS-IN REGULATION 37-1, CHAPTER 8 | |“OBLIGATION MANAGEMENT” | |
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company that produces motors for specialized equipment sold primarily to research laboratories and a major U.S. defense contractor. The operation is family owned and has been in business for 15 years. The company produces and sells three motors, named Motor 5, Motor 10, and Motor 15. Bob Noonan was recently hired as an accountant and reports to the controller, Jennifer Mackey. Bob has been performing routine types of accounting work, but he would like to become more involved in cost control and in
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Student Research This report is published for educational purposes only by students competing in the CFA Institute Research Challenge. Food and Beverages ORIOR GROUP Recommendation: ● BUY Price Target: ● CHF55.31 Ticker: ● ORON Price: ● CHF46.5 (01 Dec 11) Year EPS (CHF) P/E ratio 2010 4.55 10.2 2011E 3.53 13.2 2012E 3.71 12.5 Source: Company data and self estimated Highlights • Buy recommendation with a target price of CHF 55.3, offering a 19% upside from current stock price as of
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Research Study INTRODUCTION Accounting scandals in business firms arise with the disclosure of financial misdeeds by trusted executives of corporations. Examples of Accounting Fraud: • Merging short and long term debt into one amount to improve the perceived liquidity of the company • Failing to disclose risky investments or “creative” accounting practices • Over-recording sales revenue • Under-recording expenses (i.e. depreciation expense) Accounting fraud leads to many serious
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dynamic business environment is heralding a revolution in the need for, and the way in which, accounting data is utilized. This has resulted in talk of `an accounting revolution' (Beaver, 1998) and the possible `rede®nition of accountancy' (Elliott, 1998: 7). However, it is all too easy to become caught up in this stampede for change, but how far can accounting change and for it still to be called accounting? This chapter seeks to explore the major issues facing contemporary ®nancial reporting ± this
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Exclusive Summary Shipping has been an important human activity, especially where prosperity depended primarily on international trade and interregional trade. Transportation has been one of the main factors of globalization, along with communications, international standardization, and trade liberalization. Due to a number of technological, economic, and socio-cultural forces, only limited country can keep itself fully isolated from the economic activities of other countries. Many countries have
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