protection and safety, streets and roads, planning and zoning, public improvements and community development, sanitation, public health and social services, parks, and other administrative services. The local government has achieved a prestigious award for four consecutive years; the Certificate of Achievement is awarded to government that publish an easily readable efficient organized CAFR that satisfied both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. The Certificate of Achievement
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because of accelerated income recognition but they must also account for a change in inventory methods (Bloom & Cenker, 2009). GAAP provides guidance under Statement 154- Accounting Changes and Errors Corrections which states when a change in inventory method occurs; the company must retrospectively apply the change to prior financial statements presented in effected annual reports. Only if change is unfeasible can the company apply the new principle prospectively. When an inventory method change
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business transaction. Moreover, I have been hooked on detective fictions since I was a child. After I got contact to audit, I realized that independent auditor serves as the “detective” in the economic field. The business conditions and financial statements are “evidences”, and an auditor is supposed to testify independently that such evidences are backing the truth. I have been looking forward to auditing every business fairly to avoid economic tragedy based on my professional knowledge
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Financial Accounting ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ………………………………………………………….3 History ……………………………………………………………….3 Description………………………………………………………….....4 Financial Reporting …………………………………………………..5 Accounting Principles…………………………………………………6 Balance Sheet…………………………………………………………7 Income Statements……………………………………………………8
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Australian School of Business Accounting ACCT1511 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 1B Course Outline Semester 2, 2013 Part A: Course-Specific Information Please consult Part B for key information on ASB policies (including those on plagiarism and special consideration), student responsibilities and student support services. Table of Contents 0 PA RT A : COURSE-SPECIFIC INFORMA TION 1 2 STA FF CONTA CT DETA ILS COURSE DETA ILS 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 12 5 6 7 COURSE RESOURCES
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Australia Accounting Standard Board (AASB) adopted the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statement. (Picker, Leo, Loftus and Wise, 2009, P30) The framework plays an important role as a guide to the AASB in developing accounting standards and resolving accounting disputes. Also, the framework address general purpose financial statement, which are the financial statements that an entity prepares and presents at least annual to meet the common information needs of a wide range
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The four key elements to being a successful healthcare financial manager are “planning, organizing and directing, controlling, and decision making.” (Baker & Baker, 2011) “Getting money in” represents the inflow (revenues), whereas “getting money out” (expenses) represents the outflow.” (Baker & Baker, 2011) Good financial managers are able to adjust inflow and outflow that will make the organization successful in achieving its financial goals and objectives. Healthcare planning gives a step-by-step
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and read numerous articles about synthetic leases. We also know synthetic lease transactions are relatively commonplace for financing corporate build-to-suits and acquisitions, and that they are widely accepted by corporate real estate executives, financial institutions, and accounting firms. But is the synthetic lease a panacea for the corporate executive faced with a leasing decision? Are they the perfect solution for keeping real estate assets oil the company balance sheet? Are there any drawbacks
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communicating of economic information about an entity to a variety of users for decision-making purposes. The first component of the process is the identification of business transactions which are then measured and communicated to the different users of financial reports. Business transactions for a mobile phone distributor include the following: 1. The contribution of capital by the owner to commence the business. This transaction would increase cash (asset) and increase capital (equity). 2. The purchase
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Introduction It is a mandatory requirement for public companies in most countries to produce a financial report on a periodic basis for relevant regulatory bodies and shareholders. The financial report usually includes a director’s report, three financial statements and an audit report, as well as relevant notes to the accounts. This paper will look at the financial reporting practices of four companies in a comparative international context from a user’s perspective. This report was not completed
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