...has retired from the firm after 25 years of service. Yeng was awarded the CFA charter in 1988. Much of the firm's past successes can be attributed to Yeng's efforts as an analyst and portfolio manager. 2. Hedge Funds Unlimited, a global hedge fund, has publicly acknowledged in writing that it has adopted the CFA Institute Code and Standards as its policies. Which of the following is least likely a violation of the firm's policies? A. An analyst at the firm working overseas uses material nonpublic information as allowed by local law to make investment decisions for discretionary client accounts. B. A junior analyst at the firm uses a subscription to his local newspaper and the opinions of his friends and colleagues to make investment recommendations for discretionary client accounts. C. A CFA candidate at the firm, who is registered for the Level 3 exam, includes reference to participation in the CFA program and her status as a Level 3 candidate in her biographical background. 3. Ralph Malone, CFA, is an investment adviser at a multinational finance...
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...An Analysis of Accounting Frauds and the Timing of Analyst Coverage Decisions and Recommendation Revisions: Evidence From the US Susan M. Young* Associate Professor Fordham University New York, NY 10019 syoung16@fordham.edu Emma Peng Assistant Professor Fordham University New York, NY 10019 ypeng@fordham.edu *Corresponding author We thank workshop participants at the AAA annual meeting, City University of New York, CUNY Baruch College Emory University, and the editor for their helpful comments. We are grateful for the data provided by an anonymous reviewer and research assistance of Aili Weng and Xiaolan Wang. We appreciate funding from Fordham University. Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2202393 An Analysis of Accounting Frauds and the Timing of Analyst Coverage Decisions and Recommendation Revisions: Evidence From the US Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of the types of accounting fraud committed by firms over the period 1995 – 2009. Using detailed data from US SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases (AAER), we examine the likelihood and timing of analyst coverage decisions and recommendation revisions related to fraud firms versus firms without accounting fraud. We find that analysts have a higher probability of taking the more severe action of dropping coverage rather than only revising down recommendations for firms with any type of accounting fraud and also for specific egregious types of accounting...
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...A Study on Analysis of Value Added Tax System By Ajay Dongol P.U. Reg. No. 2007-2-03-0176 Roll. No. 831455 A Summer Project Submitted to: Ace Institute of Management Pokhara University In Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Business Administration New Baneshwor Kathmandu December, 2009 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my gratitude to Ace Institute of Management along with Mr. Prakash C. Bhattarai, our course instructor for providing us the opportunity and supervising us to carry out the Summer Project. I would also like to thank Inland Revenue Department, Lazimpat for providing me with the time and necessary materials that helped me complete this project. Similarly I would like to thank Pokhara University for providing us the opportunity to explore the outer world in due course of study. I would specifically thank the following people who have given their valuable time and advices for my project. Mr. Ram Shrestha – Store, IRD Mr. Binod Lamichane – Tax Clearance, IRD Mr. Achyut Adhikari – Taxation in Nepal Teacher, Nicolson College I would also like to thank the participants of my project, the business persons who has answer to my queries and shown some real picture of VAT system. At last I would also like to thank my friends and teachers for continual guidance and providing their valuable time in preparation of this report. Ajay Dongol BBA- IV ii Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......
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...programs updated the following simulation and evaluation guide to reflect the CICA Handbook standards, the Tax laws and the UFE Candidates Competency Map in effect as of March 31, 2011. Any changes to the original material are the sole responsibility of the consortium and have not been reviewed or endorsed by the CICA. The assumption was made that private companies will apply Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises (ASPE) and public companies International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)*. The assumption was also made that the accounting framework had been in place for several years. Dates in the simulation have not been changed. * Note: For the 2011 UFE, a candidate might be required to determine whether ASPE or IFRS is appropriate under the circumstances. © 2011 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario Paper II - SIMULATION 3 (70 minutes) You, CA, have just been hired by Doctor Robert Blake (Doctor Bob) as a part-time accountant for his new clinic located in the province of Quebec. From your interview, you have learned that Doctor Bob moved to your city from another city within Quebec. Prior to that, he was studying medicine overseas. He arrived in Canada on February 28, 2006, and met all the requirements to practice medicine in the province. He has many questions about setting up his own medical practice, but is aware that according to provincial tax legislation he cannot incorporate his practice in Quebec. It is now February 1, 2007, and it’s your first day...
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...the university for providing us great opportunity for doing this research. Finally we would like to thanks to our friends for their support. Abstract This is very important to know the effects of littering and garbage throwing out of cars. Why people do this? They are just careless about everything. They even do not know that throwing trash harms our environment and it is also harmful for the animals too. There are too many bad effects. The people who do this have no respect at all. This can be habitual. We have noticed that teenagers throw trash out of cars just for fun. They usually enjoy doing this. To know about all this we have conducted a quantitative research. We have conducted a survey consisting of questionnaire. Our sample size was fifteen. We have asked nine close ended questions relating to this problem to gather data. One question was open ended in which we have noticed different thinking about this issue. After doing all this research we have concluded that Government should set a fine on this garbage throwing activity. Awareness campaigns can also help to highlight its bad effects on environment. Finally we as a citizen of our homeland must take responsibility to clean our environment and to take constructive steps to get rid from this issue. Table of Contents Acknowledgement 2 Abstract 3 1 - Introduction 5 1.1 Research...
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...income. Some of those include, the differences in reporting income in financial statements in accordance to GAAP and the requirements from the IRS when reporting income for tax purposes, and whether the company uses cash or accrual method of recording income. The GAAP and the IRS have different rules on what they require and that is main reason for reconciling the book income to taxable income. If the books are not reconciled then there is a potential for errors to arise from items being reported to the IRS incorrectly. Resulting in an overstatement of income or possibly an understatement of income, depending on the errors that are made. When the book income is reconciled to the taxable income a C-Corporation would be required to use Schedule M-1 of the Form 1120 if they have total assets of ten million or less. There are some items that Schedule M-1 lists as not deductible from taxable income and therefore will need to be added to net income. A sample of some of the items that are not deductible would be, the federal income tax expense, any charitable donations which exceed the allowed amount for a corporation, the balance of all capital losses minus any capital gains, and the balance of prepaid income. There are other items that are allowed as deductions and would be subtracted from net income such as any tax-exempt interest received by the corporation. For corporations that exceed ten millions in assets Form M-3 has to be filed. The Form M-3 requires more detailed information...
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...INCOME TAX ADMINISTRATION AND PERFORMANCE OF SMALL SCALE ENTERPRISES IN UGANDA ACASE STUDY OF GULU MUNICIPALITY BY HENRY EGYEYU ABSTRACT The research study was aimed at establishing effect of Income Tax Administration on the performance of small Scale Enterprises. Using Gulu Municipality as a case, in all Small Scale Businesses which were selected were analyzed and supplementary data was got from the respondents. The objectives of the study were to examine the Income Tax Administration, to examine the Performance of SSEs in terms of Growth, Profitability, and Survival, to find out the relationship between income tax administration and the performance of SSEs. In the methodology the researcher used research design, study population, sampling procedures which included sample design and also sample size, the data sources like primary data, secondary data, data collection methods and other methods of collecting data. Presentation, interpretation, and the discussions of the findings basing on the responses from the respondents of the questions and the findings were tax payers don’t get tax education, make little profits from their business among others Summary, conclusions, recommendations of the findings of the research analysis the findings of the study and draws summary of the main findings of the study and finally the research draws and gives recommendation and further research. CHAPTER ONE ...
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...increasing rate. It was believed that the tobacco was introduced by the Spaniards and Portuguese to mainland Europe, East Indies and Asia while they are on an expedition for searching for spices and spreading Christianity. Cigarette smoking became one of the highly sought after vice in the Philippines because of the affordable price of each stick ranging from seventy-five centavos to 2 pesos each, depending on its brand. The Philippine government came up with an idea of increasing the taxes imposed upon alcoholic beverages and cigarette sticks in order to minimize its harmful effects to human body. On 02 December 2012, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law Republic Act 10351, otherwise known as the “Sin Tax Law” which provides for additional tax on sin products such as alcohols and tobacco products. Prices of liquor and tobacco products increased from 100-200% immediately after the...
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...I الجامعة اإلسالمية -غزة كليــــــة التـــجــــــــارة قســــم المحــاسبـــــــــة Islamic University – Gaza Faculty of Commerce Department of Accounting A Graduation Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Commerce The Islamic University of Gaza Prepared By Mosa zuhair al-nassan Mosbah al-shaghnobi Mohammed Nabaheen 120091941 120092552 120102597 Supervisor's name Mr. Salah Shubir 3102 I I A Holy Qur'an Verse A Holy Qur'an Verse } وَقُل اعْمَلُوا فَسَيَرَى اللَّهُ عَمَلَكُمْ وَرَسُولهُ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ{ سورة التوبة– اآلية 105 صدق اهلل العظيم I Dedication Dedication We dedicate this work to our lovely Palestine, to second home of Islamic university, and to our parents, who sacrificed everything in their life for us, and also we thank them for pushing us to success. For all of Those, Who are inspiring us and see us on our way. II II Acknowledgement Acknowledgement In the beginning, we thank Allah for giving us the strength and health to let this work see the light and our parents for their help and support. Our Prophet Mohammed said: “Who doesn’t thank people he doesn’t thank Allah”. We want to thank everyone help and participated in making this study starting from our honorable: Mr. Salah Shubair. Who put a lot of faith in our capabilities and encouraged us to complete this study. We thank all of our teachers in the faculty of commerce and our colleagues...
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...Personal Budget Summary and Findings ACC 547/Taxation Michael De Marco Personal Budget Summary and Findings Memo DATE: October 1, 2012 TO: Henry and Mary Jones FROM: RE: Follow-up on Financial Planning Meeting It was a pleasure to meet with both of you to discuss your personal finances, your financial dreams, and concerns. As we discussed, being in control of your personal finances, and not your finances being in control of you, is very important. When you are in control of your finances you can achieve your financial goals and comfortably provide for you and your children. Below is a summary of my findings and recommendations for you to help achieve your goals. You will also see attached your personal budget that you provided and the balance sheet and cash flow statement I created based on the financial data you provided me. Summary of Facts Henry is 37 and Mary is 38. Henry and Mary have two sons, ages three and one. Henry has a high school education and Mary has a master’s degree in Library Science. Henry is a truck driver for a major oil company and earns a yearly income of $95,000. Mary works as a librarian for the local school district and earns a yearly income of $50,000. Two major concerns regarding Henry and Mary’s financial position is the lack of savings and debt. They have very little money in savings and a large amount of debt. Their goals are to pay off their debt and fully fund college funds for both their children. Summary of Key...
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...Case Analysis - FPL Energy FPL Energy is one of the nation’s leading independent generators of electricity. Dedicated to generating clean energy, 80 % of its capacity is fueled by clean and renewable resources. The United States is the nation with the largest generator of wind energy, and it operates the two largest solar fields in the world. FPL Group, with annual revenues of more than $8 billion, is one of the nation's largest providers of electricity-related services. Its principal subsidiary, Florida Power & Light Company, serves approximately 3.9 million customer accounts in Florida. FPL Energy, LLC, and FPL Group energy-generating subsidiary, is a leader in producing electricity from clean and renewable fuels. 2. Historical Overview FPL Group is a far different company today than the one Jim Broadhead joined in January of 1989 when he became president and chief executive officer. FPL Group was then engaged in a number of businesses unrelated to its core electric skills, including insurance and financial services, real estate, cable television, and agriculture. The company's principal subsidiary, Florida Power and Light, was considered a well-managed utility with an emphasis on quality. However, the utility's spiraling costs had resulted in electric rates among the highest in the Southeast. Today, FPL Group is nationally known as a high quality, efficient, and customer-driven organization focused on energy-related products and services. With a growing...
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...Page Case Question: Backgrounder .................................................................................. 1 Additional Information .................................................................... 16 General Comments on Performance ...................................................... 24 Steps for Approaching Business Strategy............................................... 32 Assessment and Solution Notes for Markers .......................................... 35 Marker Assessment Guide ...................................................................... 66 Sample Response – Successful Attempt #1 ........................................... 78 Marker’s Comments – Successful Attempt #1 ........................................ 98 Sample Response – Successful Attempt #2 ......................................... 103 Marker’s Comments – Successful Attempt #2 ...................................... 124 Sample Response – Unsuccessful Attempt .......................................... 129 Marker’s Comments – Unsuccessful Attempt ....................................... 144 Supplement of Formulae * .................................................................... 149 *This supplement is provided to all candidates with each part of the examination. May 2008 Case Examination The Societies of Management Accountants of Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories & Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan and the Yukon, Certified...
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...2008 CFA Level 1 － Mock Exam 1 （AM）模考试题 Q1-5 Question 1 Accepting an incentive offered by a client to a portfolio manager, such as a free vacation or a cash bonus, to reward good performance in a future period is: A) a violation of the Standards. B) not a violation of the Standards as long as client confidentiality is maintained. C) a violation of the Standards unless the manager gets written consent from her employer. D) not a violation of the Standards as long as the manager informs her employer that she intends to accept the incentive. Question 2 Charmaine Townsend, CFA, has been managing a growth portfolio for her clients using a screening process that identifies companies that have high earnings growth rates. Townsend has decided that, because of a volatile economy, she is going to adopt a value strategy using a screening process that identifies companies that have low price-earnings multiples. Townsend will violate the Code and Standards if she makes this change in her investment process without: A) notifying her supervisor before she makes the change. B) getting written permission from her clients in advance of the change. C) promptly notifying her clients of the change. D) getting prompt written acknowledgment of the change from her clients within a reasonable time after the change was made. Question 3 Phoenix Investments has been in business for three years and is striving to be GIPS compliant. It...
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...Audit Program Design Part II ACC/546 May 2, 2011 Audit Program Design Part II The audit of Apollo Shoes, Inc. requires a design of steps to develop audit objectives to plan the audit. The financial statements are divided into cycles to better manage the audit and disperse to staff within the firm. The following cycle’s sales and collection, payroll and personnel and acquisition and payment were developed to design test of controls, substantive tests of transactions and analytical procedures. Anderson, Olds, and Watershed, LLP will be designing test of controls, substantive tests of transactions and analytical procedures for Apollo. This will allow our firm to better understand the internal controls within their company along with making sure the company is in compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and generally accepted accounting principles. Sales & Collection cycle Sales and collections audits test financial information relating to the sales of goods and services to consumers and the payment collection for these sales. In Apollo shoes audit AOW will involve the decisions and processes necessary for the transfer of the ownership of goods and services to customers after they are made available for sale; it begins with a request by a customer and ends with the conversion of material on service into an account receivable and ultimately into cash. There are several functions include in this cycle such as processing customer...
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...TAX COMPETENCIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS AND INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE AMONG SMEs IN UGANDA BY ANNET NAKIWALA 2007/HD10/11264U A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT S FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY September, 2010 TAXCOMPETENCIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS & INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE DECLARATION I, Annet Nakiwala, declare that this dissertation is my own work and that it has never been presented for a degree award at any other university. Signature: ………………………………………… Date: ……………………………………………… ii TAXCOMPETENCIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS & INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE APPROVAL This is to certify that this dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a Masters of Science degree in Accounting and Finance of Makerere University with my approval as University Supervisor. Joseph Ntayi (PhD) Supervisor Signature: ………………… Date: ……………………… Arthur Sserwanga Supervisor Signature: ………………… Date: …………………….. iii TAXCOMPETENCIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS & INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE DEDICATION I dedicate this entire effort to my late Mother Gorreth Nabagereka. We miss you dearly. iv TAXCOMPETENCIES, COMPLIANCE COSTS & INCOME TAX COMPLIANCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Completion of this research has been a result of both direct and indirect support of many people to whom I owe acknowledgement. I owe profound gratitude to my supervisors Dr. Joseph Ntayi and...
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