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Public Finance

seem as appropriate today as when he wrote them. 2. Governmental Accounting and Non-Governmental Accounting Governmental and non...

Accounting Questions

of its economic life. The historical cost convention can result in some difficulties, as some assets will be written off, but may ...

Critique of James G. Hollandsworth Jr.’s The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War

alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...

Frantek Case Study

Frantek. The way that revenue is recognized in a relativity simply concept and is found in FASB Statement of Financial Accountin...

The Value of the NKT Accounts to Help with Decision Making

although annual reports can be very useful documents not only ion reporting results and potential strategies which may be relevant...

Cost Accounting

Every plant manager and retailer understands that overhead, labor and the cost of materials combine to create the final cost of pr...

Accounting Concepts and Reading Accounts

by the period over which it is creating revenue. For some items the historic cost is not a suitable measure. For example, building...

Cost of Equity and Cost of Debt at Disney Corp.

make an investment in a firm, either directly or in purchasing the shares in order to make a profit. The same risk and reward rela...

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: PRINCIPLES VERSUS RULES

exactly, rules and principals are as they pertain to accounting. Its comforting to reach for rules in times of crisis, in order to...

PRINCIPLES VS. RULES-BASED ACCOUNTING: AN ETHICAL STUDY

serious ethical situations could occur. In 2008, the SEC began allowing foreign corporations to file financial information...

IAS 37

an agreed payment date (IAS Plus, 2008). Where there is a provision made this is not presenting a certainty, just a probable even...

Changes in The Popularity of Defined Benefit Pension Schemes There has been

a decrease in the use of defined benefit pension schemes and a movement towards defined contributions schemes. This paper looks at...

Status of the Pension Funds of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola

The conditions of pension funds for these two firms in 2009 is assessed using data from the annual accounts. The growth, contribut...

Creative Accounting and the Failure of Accounting Standards to Prevent It

there are variations, which if all put together may make a very large impact on results. There is a need for many company to try a...

Reasons for International Accounting Standards' Usage

them to obtain international investment, not only de to increased understanding of the accounts, but also as a result of the creat...

Terrorism and Accounting

the regulations. For example, Prince Salman, Governor of the Riyadh Province is known to have said "If beneficiaries had used ass...

Singapore's Accounting Framework

In five pages this paper examines Singapore's accounting framework, its colonial influence, and how standards of accounting have b...

Code of Ethics and Accounting Standards of the State of Texas

are still held responsible for conduct as set out by the Government Accounting Standards Board. It is in the best interes...

Nigeria and UK Accounting Standards

the UK are similar to those followed in the United States, with a few exceptions. The UKs management accounting also takes into ac...

Annual Account Reliance and Investors

some figures difficult to check. The process of auditing then has to take place. This also takes up additional time, a set of acco...

WorldCom, Enron, and IAS

principles of accounting in the U.S. (Larson et al, 2001). Since that time, a number of authoritative bodies have been instituted ...

Management and Financial Accounting Differences

such can understand that the figures are all historical, and may be out of date by the time they are read. When looking...

Management Accounting and Methods of Performance Assessment

development and so on) rather than departments. Some Methods - the Literature How, then, is accounting used as a performa...

Accounting Questions for Peoria Implements

The visual fit method is less of the calculation and more of and "eyeball" method. By using the cost driver of units produced,...

Accounting Perspective on the Definition of Economics

according to what they believe the market will bear. Understanding how the price was set is beneficial to the accountants of the ...

Definitions Regarding Financial and Management Accounting

firms financial position and value of company assets. How can management accounting reports be better developed to help bu...

Annual Accounts' Presentation Influences

assessment of the underlying value of the company, there my be values, especially for long term asset, which may b out of date, bu...

SPEs Altering Interpretation

SPE that is not subject to control through voting ownership interests and would require each enterprise involved with such an SPE ...

Decisions in Management Accounting Cases

Supplies Carpeting 1st year Carpeting 2nd year Sales 304,000 580,000 580,000 Remodeling - 12,400 - Variable Costs 228,000 322,000 ...

Accounting and the Impact of Technology

online equivalent to the standard accounting function. Of course every migration from age-old procedures to a format compatible w...