Management Spring 2014 ACCT 2050 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Professor Yu Gao CSOM 3-283 Tel: 612-624-1075 Email: gaoxx112@umn.edu Class: Section 003: Tuesday, Thursday: 11:50 am-01:30 pm, CSOM L-114 Section 006: Tuesday, Thursday: 03:45 pm-05:25 pm, CSOM L-110 Office Hour: Tuesday, Thursday: 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm, CSOM 3-283 or by appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION The course provides an introduction to the financial accounting and reporting process from the perspective
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Conducting Financial Reporting Research: Related Party Matters Dom Panetta Accounting 305 Abstract The topic of discussion involves the Rigas family and their Adelphia Communications Corporation scam. In 2000 they tried hustling investors into believing that their company was doing fine, when in fact they were embezzling over a billion dollars. In their year end 10-K report they noted, under related party, that they paid out over 30 million to its shareholders, which are primarily family members
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accounting and audit failures associated with Enron and Arthur Andersen happen in the US where auditing is sophisticated, accounting principles are strong, and disclosure is emphasized? This is a teaching case for persons outside the US to review the financial reporting and auditing issues related to Enron and to explain the regulation of accounting and auditing in the US. It has broad implications for corporate governance and accounting regulation in other countries as well. n the years after the Enron
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A set of financial statements for a company includes three related accounting reports. These reports are called; Statement of Financial Position, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows. A statement of financial position, also known as a balance sheet, displays the financial position of a company at any given date/time. It consists of three key categories: assets, equity, and liabilities. Statement of financial position aids the users of these statements in evaluating the financial reliability
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report include the financial statements, the managements discussion and analysis, notes to the financial statements, and a auditors report. Financial statements consists of four different statements. The income statements reports a company success or failure for a given time period. A balance sheet reports assets and claims at a specific point in time. The retained earnings statements show the net income retained in the business. These statements are concluded by the statements of cash flows which
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the first audit experience for Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah and it was a difficult learning experience. Then the Auditors expressed their intention to qualify the Financial Statements due to several unresolved issues. However, Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah tried to negotiate with the Auditor to not qualify the Financial Statements, failing which Encik Zayed planned to terminate the auditor’s appointment and appoint a new “friendly party” auditor. In addition, Encik Zayed and Puan Hashimah were
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unclaimed property include unredeemed gift certificates, vendor credits, and outstanding checks, such as payroll and dividend checks. Since unclaimed property claims do not constitute a tax, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, "Accounting for Contingencies" (FAS 5)5 may affect an enterprise's financial reporting obligations. In FAS 5, the term "contingency" is defined as "an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible gain (hereinafter a 'gain
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requires searching accounting standards and financial statements. In your future careers in public accounting or in financial reporting, you will encounter financial accounting problems for which there may not be a clear-cut accounting treatment. Instead, you will need to conduct research to arrive at an appropriate answer. In Case 1, I am providing you with exposure to some of the resources available for you to conduct research, download financial statements, and increase your general knowledge about
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[pic] SOUND FINANCIAL REPORTING IS A GOOD THING FOR BRINGING CONFIDENCE BACK TO THE CORPORATE WORLD Submitted By: Ahmed Shafiul Huq 801414063 Principle of Accounting (EIB505) Section: B Executive Master of Business Administration Submitted To: Mr. Mohammad Rakib Uddin Bhuiyan Assistant Professor
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Excello Telecommunications Ethical Obligations Jonathan Carpenter ETH/376 November-3, 2014 Susan Paris Excello Telecommunications Ethical Obligations Up until just recently, Excello Telecommunications has been a very successful business that has never had to worry about unethical implications until competitors took away from the income that was expected to be reported for the end of the fiscal period. The failure to reach the expected estimates for the year has the company leaders worried about
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