(v 4.6) About the Codification FASB Accounting Standards Codification® Notice to Constituents (v 4.6) About the Codification Notice to Constituent version numbers - The Notice to Constituents contains a version number indicating the degree of change within a particular version. Versions ending with ".0" represent substantive changes to the text, whereas versions ending with a number other than zero represent editorial or clerical corrections. Page FASB Accounting Standards Codification
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making and does not have to follow any rules issued by standard-setting bodies. Financial accounting, on the other hand, is performed according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) guidelines. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has been the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards and interpretations of financial accounting and reporting. The Accounting Principles Board (APB) main purpose in the GAAP process were to “advance the written expression
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Chapter 1 The Nature and Purpose of Accoun3ng McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2011. The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. What Accoun0ng Does • Accoun3ng is a system that provides informa3on on: – Amounts of resources. – How resources were financed. – Results achieved by using resources. • For either: – Par3es inside or outside of organiza3on. – Profit and nonprofit organiza3ons. 1-2 Categories of Accoun0ng Informa0on • Opera3ng • Financial accoun3ng
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CHAPTER 5 COMPARATIVE ACCOUNTING Chapter Outline China I. There are some unique features in the accounting profession in China. They include the following: A. Until the 1980s, those who carried out accounting work were not held in high regard in society, and this has had an adverse effect on the development of the accounting profession in China. B. Accounting and auditing in China have taken different paths in their development processes. Auditing firms audited mainly
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(v 4.5) About the Codification FASB Accounting Standards Codification® Notice to Constituents (v 4.5) About the Codification Notice to Constituent version numbers - The Notice to Constituents contains a version number indicating the degree of change within a particular version. Versions ending with ".0" represent substantive changes to the text, whereas versions ending with a number other than zero represent editorial or clerical corrections. Page FASB Accounting Standards Codification
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Tomorrow's Products Internal Correspondence To: Mr. T.J. Cerrillo From: De'Lisa L. Davis Subject: Companies Financial Statement Analysis BYP2-8 Date: September 17, 2013 Mr. Cerrillo, as the new Chief executive officer of Tomorrows Products, the Accounting Department would like to welcome you to the company. We would also like to stress how important it is for our company financial statements to be accurate as possible for our Board of Directors meetings at the end of every month
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guidelines set forth by GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), IFRS (International Financial reporting Standards), and The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 4. Define long term liability. Using your company project choice, give an example of your company's long term liability. A
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The proposed revenue recognition principle would require companies to restate prior years financial statements to reflect treatment under the new standard. The current revenue recognition principle recognizes revenue when the earnings process is complete and there is reasonable assurance that the company is going to collect on the asset. The main principle in the new standard says that a company is going to recognize revenue when the goods or services are transferred and the amount recognized is
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agreed and implemented across the world. And also what are the difficulties that faced them to issue accepted international accounting standards during this period. Finally, in the last section, the factors that forced the IASC to be restructured to IASB “International Accounting Standards Board”. Moreover, and after correspondence and deliberations, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) endorsement on the IFRS. 1.2 IASC Foundation and Launching: Following World War II, each country had its own
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leases ed date: july 8, 2013 ------------------------------------------------- The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) developed common lease accounting requirements to ensure that assets and liabilities from lease contracts are recognized in the balance sheet. August 17, 2010, the FASB issued Proposed Accounting Standards Update – Leases (Topic 840). Because leasing is an important source of finance, the board issued an
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