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  • International Accounting Standards Board

    International Accounting Standards Board

    International Accounting Standards Board Dawn Becker University of Phoenix- ACC440 Mike Raponi September 5, 2005 International Accounting Standards Board History "The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was preceded by the Board of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), which operated from 1973 until 2001." http://www.lasb.org/about/history.asp . The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) was founded on April 1, 2001. Its role is to encourage companies nationwide, that are doing business with the United States, to adopt

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    Essay Length: 623 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Tax Law and Accounting Papaer

    Tax Law and Accounting Papaer

    Tax Law and Accounting ACC/483 Income Tax Accounting Joshua Montgomery 5/19/2008 Tax Law and Accounting Paper There has been some wide controversy within the accounting field between tax law and accounting under the General Accepted Accounting principles, GAAP. The Internal Revenue Service tax code does not always agree with the regulations published by the GAAP. The IRS has published some of its own statutes that govern tax accounting and laws. When studying tax law and

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    Essay Length: 1,377 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Top
  • Accounting Theory

    Accounting Theory

    Abstract The case study: Cool Waters Year in Review 2008 is a comprehensive case study of an actual firm that is currently operating in Trinidad and Tobago. The Cool Waters case touches aspects of both financial and managerial accounting at an advanced level, as well as decision-making at an advanced managerial level. Although it is predominantly fictional, it is based on a number of actual events that took place within the local firm. The case

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    Essay Length: 2,290 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Mike
  • Accounting Principles and Ethics

    Accounting Principles and Ethics

    Accounting Principles and Ethics A health care organization is believed to be a place where there is care, organization, consistency, and support; a place where patients need to feel and see the unity and harmony within the organization. Health care organizations necessitate this consistency, unity, and organization within because of its dependency on its’ patients and to provide the proper care for such a diverse group of individuals. A health care organization also needs consistency

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    Essay Length: 516 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Shang-Wa Electronics Option

    Shang-Wa Electronics Option

    Shang-Wa Electronics Memo Shang-Wa Electonics Option To: Chairman of the Board, Shang-wa Electronics From: Ann, Consultant Cc: Date: April 18, 2006 Subject: Shang-Wa Electronics Option This memo to the Chairman of the Board is to provide an additional option for Shang-wa to consider in deciding which option is best to present to the board at the upcoming emergency board of directors meeting. The option put forth here in this document is a combination strategy option

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    Essay Length: 994 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Accounting and Auditing Processes

    Accounting and Auditing Processes

    Justin Denman Accounting and Auditing Processes March 4, 2000 Writing Assignment #1 Revenue Recognition Policies The purpose of this paper is to compare the revenue recognition policies of two companies in the search, detection, navigation, guidance, and aeronautical systems industry. The two companies I have selected are Aerosonic Corporation, and Esco Electronics Company. Esco Electronics Company is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and support of engineered products. These products are used principally in filteration/fluid

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    Essay Length: 896 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: regina
  • Why Are Ethics Important in the Accounting Profession?

    Why Are Ethics Important in the Accounting Profession?

    Why Are Ethics Important In The Accounting Profession? Sheree Fletcher CE CAPSTONE COURSE FOR THE ASSOCIATES DEGREE IDS399 September 10, 2006 What does ethics have to do with accounting? Everything, since there have been some recent financial accounting scandals; a few examples being Xerox, WorldCom, Enron, which have generated much unwanted and unfavorable publicity for CPA’s, including those working as controllers or chief financial officers for organizations. When you hear the word “ethics,” what

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    Essay Length: 1,384 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: regina
  • Accounting

    Accounting

    Accounting is a career that offers many job opportunities and advancements, and a little hard work will inevitably lead to happiness and success. Accountants have different duties depending on the size and nature of the company where they are employed. Usually accountants prepare and analyze financial reports that polish up-to-date information for government agencies, businesses, and other organizations. The data accountants provide information that influences nearly every business and government decision. This is important because

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    Essay Length: 783 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Mike
  • Accounting Case Study on General Mills

    Accounting Case Study on General Mills

    Accounting Case Study on General Mills General Mills, Inc. Financial Accounting Case Study Module 1: A. General Mills Consolidated Statements of Earnings: 1. The recorded sale amount of almost $8 billion is not the actual amount of cash collected. The amount of $8 billion includes cash and credit sales. 2. Sales increased each year from 2000 to 2002. The difference between the year 2000 and 2001 was a 5.35% increase (5,450-5,173/5,173 = .0535). The difference

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    Essay Length: 1,405 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Ethics - Fasb - Accounting - Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper

    Ethics - Fasb - Accounting - Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper

    Week Two - Ethical and Legal Obligations Paper Ethical standards have had vast changes over the years. Michael Josephson, in Chapter 1 of Ethical Issues in the Practice of Accounting, 1992, described the "Ten Universal Values." They were as follows: honesty, integrity, promise-keeping, fidelity, fairness, caring, respect for others, responsible citizenship, pursuit of excellence, and accountability. Good ethics does not always mean good business practices. The purpose of ethics in business is to direct business

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    Essay Length: 1,250 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: David
  • The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation

    The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation

    The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation “Can one man, one hard drinking, chain smoking, backwoods accountant, stop a national conspiracy, change the course of history, and save a way of life? It's do-able... but it ain't gonna be purdy.” The tagline for the 38 minute 2001 Oscar winner for Best Live Action Short Film, The Accountant, helps illustrate two men sharing a common goal, saving the farm to preserve a way of life. The Accountant

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    Essay Length: 1,941 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: January 1, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Bp Accounting Ratios

    Bp Accounting Ratios

    A company?s financial statements and ratios are good indicators of its performance over the years. This report specifically compares the ratios for 2004 and 2005, with some additional insight into 2003, 2002, and 2001. The current ratio has increased by 0.0534 from 0.9900 to 1.434. As the current ratio is a measure of liquidity and ability to meet short-term debt requirements, BP was more able to meet their short term debt obligations in 2005 than

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    Essay Length: 324 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Capital Account Convertibility in India

    Capital Account Convertibility in India

    INTRODUCTION The objective of this paper is to discuss the highly intensified debate on the issue of Capital Account Convertibility (CAC) in India. There is no formal definition of Capital Account convertibility but the Tarapore committee set up in February 1997 gave a pragmatic working definition of CAC as “CAC refers to the freedom to convert local financial assets into foreign financial assets and vice versa at market determined rates of exchange. It is associated

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Will It Protect Investors?

    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Will It Protect Investors?

    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Will it Protect Investors? The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was created by Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This board was created to oversee the audit of public companies, subject to the securities laws, in order to protect the interests of investors (15 USC 7201, 2002). It was created in wake of the recent financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, and Global Crossing to name a few. This “Act” established by

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    Essay Length: 726 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Monika
  • An Accounting Problem

    An Accounting Problem

    The annuities department was faced with an accounting problem. The current accounting system would be obsolete in a few years and our business customers are currently experiencing resource issues when problems arise and support for this system is required. Since financial reporting is a complex process, convoluted action was required to resolve this problem. The annuity technology group, along with the annuity business group came up with three possible solutions and conducted a high level

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    Essay Length: 1,241 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Tax Law & Accounting Paper

    Tax Law & Accounting Paper

    Tax Law and Accounting Sue Abraham University of Phoenix Tax Law and Accounting The word “tax” did not become a household name until the late 1800’s when congress created the nation’s first income tax law. Prior to this law the government used tariff’s and imported goods to help support the economy. However, in order to bring in more revenue to help cover the costs of the civil war the government had to make necessary

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    Essay Length: 895 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Mike
  • Data Structures: Vb and Vba offer Two Options: Arrays and Collections

    Data Structures: Vb and Vba offer Two Options: Arrays and Collections

    This month is devoted to data structures. This isn't a computer science course, so let's define a data structure as a data holder--something that holds whatever data we need while our program executes. Visual BASIC and VBA use two basic data structures: the array and the collection. This month when I say VB, I also mean VBA. ARRAYS Most VB programmers are familiar with the array (figure 1). An array can be single or multidimensional,

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    Essay Length: 826 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Kevin
  • When Torture Is the only Option...

    When Torture Is the only Option...

    Senator John McCain is working hard to get the Geneva Convention ban on mistreating prisoners made into U.S. law. The bill, which bans cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment, passed the Senate 90 to 9, and is gaining momentum. But President Bush says he will veto the bill unless the CIA is exempt. Cheney is leading the campaign for the exemption, but it is hard to find pro-torture politicians around Washington D.C. Most people naively go

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    Essay Length: 316 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Accounting Regulatory Bodies

    Accounting Regulatory Bodies

    Accounting is extremely important when it comes to the success of organizations. Organizations can only be successful if there are investors willing to invest into that organization and accurate accounting allows investors to get a good financial picture of the organization that is being looked at. There are several different accounting regulatory bodies and each one of them is very important when it comes to accounting and the effects that accounting has on organizations. The

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    Essay Length: 456 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: regina
  • Galileo Alternative Trial Options

    Galileo Alternative Trial Options

    Mat Walter Mrs. Hibner Gifted Workshop 9/10 24 February 2006 Galileo Galilei Trial Proposal The trial of Galileo Galilei could be one of the most famous in history. The Church’s actions and verdict are very controversial, but what other options did they have? Could the situation have been avoided at all? There are numerous ways Galileo could have been dealt with, and it is arguable that they would have been much more effective. One way

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    Essay Length: 561 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Objective of Accounting

    The Objective of Accounting

    The objective of accounting is to provide decision-makers with accurate and useful information for making business decisions. Good accounting information leads to better decisions, which lead to improved profitability (or greater services, in the case of not-for-profits). Accountants have realized that the information needs of external decision makers (such as stockholders, creditors, potential investors, government, labor unions, etc.) are different from those internal decision-makers (such as managers of the company). Accordingly, field of accounting has

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    Essay Length: 283 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: July
  • Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession

    Effects of Technology on the Accounting Profession

    Effects Of technology On the Accounting Profession The accounting profession has experienced many different changes and as well as a tremendous amount of growth over the past century. (Schaefer, 1998) It's unfortunate that due to unethical accounting practices there has been an increased need for advanced technology of accounting systems in order to better monitor what is going on with organizations. The need for real time reports and financial information at the click of a

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    Essay Length: 689 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: David
  • Governmental Accounting

    Governmental Accounting

    After reviewing the different characteristics of both cities, it is clear to say that the city of Huntsville and the city of Bellaire are vastly different communities. Huntsville is a city of its own and relies solely on its own businesses. Most of the residents in Huntsville are employed at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system or Sam Houston State University (CAFR). Comparatively, Bellaire is mainly a residential community and most of

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    Essay Length: 598 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Anna
  • Accounting

    Accounting

    AC505- MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING WORKSHEETS COST OF GOODS MANUFACTURED SCHEDULE Direct Materials: Raw Materials Inventory _______ Add: Purchases of raw materials _______ Raw Materials Available for Use _______ Deduct: Raw Materials Inventory _______ Raw Materials ________ Direct Labor ________ Manufacturing Overhead: Rent on Facilities ________ Insurance ________ Indirect Labor ________ Utilities ________ Maintenance, factory ________ Depreciation, factory ________ Total Overhead Costs ________ Total Manufacturing Costs ________ Work in process inventory ________ Deduct: Work in process inventory

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    Essay Length: 369 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: David
  • Accounting and Ethics

    Accounting and Ethics

    In a world where meeting the bottom line has become so important, the relevance of ethics has diminished and has taken a back seat in the business world especially in the accounting practice. This is evidenced by the numerous corporate accounting scandals in the recent years. Amidst these scandals, it is ever more important to place more emphasis on ethics in conducting business. Ethics is important as it binds company and its constituents to

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    Essay Length: 256 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Jon

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