P R E FAC E THE ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENT Accounting is the most employable, sought-after major for 2009, according to entrylevel job site CollegeGrad.com. One reason for this interest is found in the statement by former Secretary of the Treasury and Economic Advisor to the President, Lawrence Summers. He noted that the single-most important innovation shaping our capital markets was the idea of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We agree with Mr. Summers. Relevant and reliable financial
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CHAPTER 9 SOURCES OF CAPITAL: OWNERS’ EQUITY Changes from Eleventh Edition Updated from Eleventh Edition Approach By comparison with Chapter 8, this chapter’s equity topics are relatively straightforward. I try to downplay the differences between equity accounting for unincorporated and incorporated businesses. As a consultant to the former, I urge them to impute market salaries for their employee-owners, so that their income can be compared with the pretax earnings of incorporated firms. Cases
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Scott, Financial Accounting Theory, 6th Edition Instructor’s Manual Chapter 2 Suggested Solutions to Questions and Problems 1. P.V. Ltd. Income Statement for Year 2 Accretion of discount (10% × 286.36) $28.64 P.V. Ltd. Balance Sheet As at Time 2 Financial Asset Cash $315.00 Shareholders’ Equity Opening balance Net income Capital Asset Present value 0.00 $315.00 $315.00 $286.36 28.64 Note that cash includes interest at 10% on opening cash balance of $150. 2. Suppose that P.V. Ltd
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PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CODE OF CONDUCT The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh ICMA Bhaban, Nilkhet, Dhaka-1205. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Code-of-ethics-Rashid.doc Page 1 of 22 Foreword The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) is pleased to publish the Professional Ethics and Code of Conduct in a book-let form. For continued growth and development of the profession, professional ethics and code of conduct
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CHAPTERS SEVEN & EIGHT - CAPITAL GAINS: AN INTRODUCTION (Div B, Subdiv c , S38-55) HISTORY Prior to 1972 capital gains were not taxed in Canada and capital losses could not be claimed. The portion (inclusion rate) of a capital gain or loss which is taxable/deductible has changed since then. [calendar 1972 to 1987 => 50%; calendar 1988 to 1989 => 66.67%; calendar 1990 to Feb 27, 2000 => 75%; Feb 28 to Oct 17, 2000 => 66.67%; Oct 18, 2000 to present => 50%] Since 1972, each disposition of
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ACCTG 404: Managerial Accounting sections 001, 002, 003 Spring 2012 Instructor: Benjamin Lansford, Ph.D. Office: 325 Business Building E-mail: lansford@psu.edu Office Hours: Fridays 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm, and by appointment TA: Chase Livengood Office: 305A Business Building E-mail: ctl5040@psu.edu Office Hours: Wednesdays 12:15 pm – 3:15 pm I. Course Objectives This course emphasizes the
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH Discussion Questions 1. Research in general involves the investigation and analysis of an issue in question. The researcher usually applies reasonable and reflective thinking to develop an answer to the issue or problem at hand. Research requires a clear definition of the problem, using professional databases to search the authoritative literature, reviewing and evaluating the data collected, drawing conclusions and communicating your results
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Notes for Operations Management MBA 6673 1st Weekend Feb 1-3 * Exam 1= Chapters 1-5 * Exam 2 = Chapters 6-10 Chapter 1: The Nature of Operations Diversity and the Importance of Operations Investment in Operations => Profit 1. Upfront improvements in operations can simultaneously lower costs and improve customer satisfaction. 2. Improvements in Operations often depend on advances in technology 3. Improvements in operations can obtain a competitive advantage by improving
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Boeing, organizations are progressively centered around enhancing the nature of, and decreasing deformities in, their items, administrations, and exercises. A rate of imperfections viewed as typical in the past is no fairer. In this section, we concentrate on three sorts of expenses that emerge as an aftereffect of imperfections—spoilage, rework, and scrap—and approaches to represent them. We likewise describe how to determine (1) cost of products, (2) cost of goods sold, and (3) inventory values when
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Chapter – 1 Introduction to Accounting Origin and history of Accounting can be traced back to some 10,000 years ago. The population in the area known as Mesopotamia, later Persia, and today the countries of Iran and Iraq had an active trading between towns and cities up and down the two rivers started the accounting concepts. At that time there were no letters or numbers. The merchants had to ship their merchandise up and down the rivers. They have to trust the boat man with their goods
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