1.0 PRELUDE: Financial stability is considered as the first condition of sustained and rapid economic progress. Among various indicators of financial stability, banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) assumes critical importance since it reflects on the asset quality, credit risk and efficiency in the allocation of resources to productive sectors. Nonperforming loans (NPLs) refer to those financial assets from which banks no longer receive interest and/or installment payments as scheduled. They are known
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Wholesale Corporation: Annual Report 2012 Costco’s Annual Report 2012 opens with a description of the corporation’s history of ownership, its subsidiaries, and locations. It also identifies that the company is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol “COST” (Costco Wholesale Corporation). At the very beginning of the Costco’s 2012 annual report, a financial highlights page which bar-charts depict its performance over five progressive years from 2008 to 2012 in the following categories: Warehouses in
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customers; thus, it needs to develop a customer database. It also wants to install a new direct sales and accounting system to help solve the outlined problems. The new direct sales and accounting system for Especially for You Jewelers will be an important element in the growth and success of the jewelry company. The direct sales portion must track every sale, be able to link to the inventory system for cost data, and provide a daily profit and loss report. The customer database must be able to produce
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The accountant evaluates records drawn up by the bookkeeper and shows the results of this investigation as losses and gains, leakages, economies, or changes in value, so as to reveal the progress or failures of the business and also its future limitations and possibilities. Accountants must also be able to draw up a set of financial records and prescribe the system of accounts that will most easily give the desired information; they must be capable of arriving at a comprehensive view of the economic
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a)The purpose and use of the different accounting records which can be used in MonteHodge: Accounting is a crucial discipline for keeping track of quantifiable factors for a business or individual. Accountants are primarily employed to track the flow of money through an organization. In some cases, they are charged with ensuring legal compliance. In others, they are more specialized in optimizing that cash flow. Accountants also organize and aggregate financial information and produce reports
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Chapter 11 Miller (pad 383-397) Systems Levers SYSTEMS AS IMPLEMENTATION LEVERS In this chapter, we define Systems as established procedures by which organizations allocate resources and monitor their use. We refer to two categories of systems: Resourcing and Control. While we look at control systems as a whole, we further categorize an organization’s resourcing systems into three distinct types that reflect three basic resources organizations depend on: INFORMATION, PEOPLE AND CAPITAL.
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AUDITING ONLINE TEST 1. A limitation of an audit is caused by: a. The nature of financial reporting. b. The nature of audit procedures c. The need for the audit to be conducted within a reasonable period of time and at a reasonable cost d. All of the above 2. Which of the following is NOT true about Corporate Social Responsibility assurance? a. Reporting is voluntary and is becoming more widespread. b. Includes both financial and non-financial information
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The impact of ICT on accounting practice in Nigeria CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In the recent past centuries, before the inception of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), the accountants of an organization were using a socially acceptable behavioural method of reporting accounting and economic reports, carried out during accounting year ends, the preparation of accounting records, book such as the profit and loss account, the balance sheet
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A. Accounting Assumptions= Assumption#1. Accounting Entity-A company is considered a separate “living” enterprise, apart from its owners. In other words, a corporation is a “fictional” being: / It has a name. / It has a birthdate and birthplace (referred to as incorporation date and place, respectively). / It is engaged in clearly defined activities. / It regularly reports its financial health (through financial reports) to the general public. / It pays taxes. / It can file lawsuits. Why Assume “Accounting
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Resources: Ch. 1, 2, & 7 of Financial Accounting Chapter 1: Exercise E1-1 Urlacher Company performs the following accounting tasks during the year. ___C___ Analyzing and interpreting information. ___R___ Classifying economic events. ___C___ Explaining uses, meaning, and limitations of data. ___R___ Keeping a systematic chronological diary of events. ___R___ Measuring events in dollars and cents. ___C___ Preparing accounting reports. ___C __ Reporting information in a standard format. ___I__
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