Professor Hogan Strayer University Accounting 557 11/05/2012 WORLDCOM AND ETHICS IN ACCOUNTING 2 There have been many corporate and ethical breeches over the years in financial record keeping but it is believed that the current business and regulatory environment is conducive to ethical behavior. Unfortunately, publically traded companies have been prone to the proverb “one bad apple spoils the barrel”. When unethical practices
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the public awareness of changes in global business environment and also brought many challenges to this profession. In response to these difficulties, modern accountants must develop a broader range of knowledge and skills to better perform their financial responsibilities. This paper examines several key challenges concerning the profession: 1) independence, 2) globalization and IFRS, 3) knowledge and skills gap. Challenges faced by accounting profession Independence and objectivity Independence
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Financial Reporting Research In many cases, a business is not successful without a well-organized financial branch of their company. Whether it is a small business and reporting is done by the owner or if it is a large business that has a financial department, a company needs to know if it is making a profit. Modern accounting is believed to have begun around 1494 A.D. Book keeping entered into the Unites States in late 19th century. The first accounting exam was held by and organization in
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Fall 2012 Yvonne Hinson Work: 704-365-4710 Home: 704-765-9782 Cell: 336-407-0161 Email: hinsonyl@wfu.edu Course Description and Requirements The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the concepts, vocabulary and uses of Financial Accounting. As we proceed, we will adopt several different points of view. ← We will take the perspective of preparers of financial information. Preparers include accountants who work for companies that must produce
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Unit 1 Introduction to Financial Accounting Learning Outcome After reading this unit, you will be able to: • Explain succinctly financial accounting concepts • Elucidate on different principles of financial accounting • Explicate the importance and scope of financial accounting • Understand Generally Accepted Accounting Principles(GAAP) • Identify limitations of Financial Accounting Time Required to Complete the unit 1. 2. 1st Reading: It will need 3 Hrs for reading a unit 2nd Reading
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Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements........................................................3 Preface .....................................................................................................................................................................24 Procedure and Objective of IASB .........................................................................................................................27 IAS 1: Presentation of Financial Statements..................
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purpose of accounting, which is to provide information to decision makers. As stated by this definition, accounting itself, is a process by which, financial reports are to be provided for the use of decision makers. Actually, Accounting is an information system wherein the key product of which is a set of financial reports. – The document that reports financial information about an entity to decision makers. Personal Planning, education, expenses, loans and payments, income taxes all use this information
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to supplies, screening and monitoring test services, having the main target of reducing contamination level. Based on the International Financial Reporting Standards, also known as IFRS, Hemo Tech is interested to find out what accounting standards the company needs to use in order to offer more accurate information regarding the deliverables. In the same time FASB (The Financial Accounting Standard Board) was adopted by Hemo Tech, n order to determine which of the products deliverables are or not
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Harmonizing Accounting Standards for Global Equity Markets I am in agreement with IOSCO of which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a member that the financial reporting across the globe should be standardized. The U.S. SEC has proposed that the U.S. GAAP be replaced by IFRS which would allow financial information to flow globally without having to be adjusted. My reasons for agreeing start with the fact that the world as we know it is becoming more global in nature. Businesses are
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presents career opportunities for auditors who encompasses the idea of globalized change. The convergence of accounting standards is changing the attitudes of CPAs and CFOs as far as internal accounting is concerned and how the quality of the International Accounting Standards will affect it and the efforts made toward converging IFRS and the GAAP standards. Create an argument for or against the IFRS and GAAP convergence process versus a pure adoption of IFRS in the context of impact to the public
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