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Essays 541 - 570

EXTENSIBLE BUSINESS REPORTING LANGUAGE AND ACCOUNTING

(as a standard Internet page might), XBRL provides a tag to identify each individual item of data, that is computer-readable (An I...

The Problem of the US Current Account

The second problem is the way that this should be dealt with, this is linked the first problem, as knowing the potential outcome m...

ADVANCED ACCOUNTING: PENSION PLANS, BENEFIT OBLIGATIONS AND FUNDED STATUS

from the plan. A 401(k) is considered a type of pension plan. Now, the money doesnt just sit there and accumulate -...

Summary/Article on Unemployment Benefits

sufficient leeway to earn a living. Therefore, employers should consider the questions related in the article, such as whether or ...

SFAS 141 and SFAS 160

The writer looks at the changes hich have been brought in by SFAS 141(r) SFS 160 in the way that firms need to account for control...

Expanding from the US into the UAE

The writer looks at the potential for an accounting firm based in the US with European operations to expand into the UAE, assessin...

Accounting Practices in Lean Production Organizations

aspects of effective business practice. Without ongoing accounting processes in place to refine various aspects of an organization...

Larcom's Mill Experiences: Liberation and Exploitation

some of the most valuable historical documents as they provide insight not just into the external conditions and practices of a pa...

Nadia Comaneci and Her Life as a Gymnast

Accounts from Nadia's own book and website claim that her childhood was a desirable one. Yet, critics claim that her coach was to...

Creating a Campaign to Reduce Obesity in Brooklyn - Background Information on the Target Audience and Existing Campaigns

ongoing health problems later in life. 2. Target Population The campaign will be aimed at young adults, which we will define as...

Cost Accounting and Activity-Based Costing

The very nature of business dictates that some systemic aspects of the business depend on other aspects in a hierarchical fashion....

Fiction v. Reality of Law Enforcement

that the general public sees portrayed in television shows and in film are entertaining, often inspiring young viewers to investig...

Performance of General Electric

of legal or ethical standards. The process facilitates a reporting of incidences on an anonymous basis. The utilization of this pr...

Choosing an Information Technology System

to evaluate the best course of action and to make the decision. This process may take seconds, or may take months, depending on th...

The Role of the Financial Accounting Standards Board

The way that these processes take place is overseen by the Financial Accounting Foundations Board of Trustees (FASB, 2010). The F...

The Benefits and Problems of Fair Value Accounting

against concepts such as the historic accounting concept and the matching. In many cases the assets are not there to be sold. The ...

Health Care and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

of business entities engaging in different types of accounting for a variety of purposes. While this diversity is a great motivati...

WORLDCOM AND FRAUDULENT ACCOUNTING

2005). The result would be an increase in the current years EBIDTA (Scharff, 2005). The line costs, in fact, were the main ...

Value-based Accounting Still Relevant in the 21st Century

elements such as the direct materials and the direct labor (Chadwick, 2007). By deducting the variable costs from the revenues it ...

Elisha and the Romans

As a Driven Leaf. The book is a fictionalized account of the life of a real person, Elisha ben Abuyah, an early Talmudic scholar w...

Notes of a Red Guard by Eduard Dune and Bolshevism's Working Class Appeal

life because of the tales my father told. Each day his return home would be accompanied by stories of what had happened at the fa...

Ratio Analysis of Microsoft

firm may be assessed. One of the first ratios is that of the gross profit margin. The gross margin is expressed as a percentage....

Buying a Laptop for a New Business

will support the business as it grows. If sufficient is known about accounting information software the features needed ma...

Tourism in Phuket: The Global Impact

to the area of Phuket in southern Thailand. Unfortunately, many contemporary factors seem to be impacting that level of tourism to...

Corporate Social Responsibility Subjects

warming, it is generally accepted that greenhouse gas emissions are a significant contributory factor, and many firms are seeking ...

ENRON, FRAUD AND CONSEQUENCES

Mention the word "Enron" and what is likely to come to mind is "accounting scandal." Though the period between 2000-2002 brought i...

Accounting and Pricing Questions

have a cost, especially if it is in the form of borrowing, such as an overdraft or revolving credit facility. Other cash flow may ...

The Twelve Caesars/Suetonius

in presenting the various biographies that make up this text, citing the private documents of the emperors, as well as public sour...

PROFIT MAXIMIZATION AND ACCOUNTING GIMMICKS

In late 2001, when the former "new economy" giant Enron was imploding, it was found that its internal financial staff relied on sp...

Comparing the Christian Account of Our Creation to the Yoruba Creation Myth

warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...