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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...

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...

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...

Cost Accounting

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

Zauner Ornaments Costing Case Study

in terms of over heads that are not reflected in whatever proportional system is used. No approach will ever be 100% accur...

Hotels - Added Value

industry must analyze and assess why they are fragmented before companies in that industry can add value. This assessment should l...

Settlement Certificates Accounting

In a paper consisting of five pages and with the assistance of general accounting principles a case involving certificates issued ...

Cruise Sector Accounting Practices

(P&O) which had been one of the most important British shipping companies that existed since the nineteenth century (Napier, 1990)...

Accounting Questions

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

Fixed Rate Contracts and Acme Crating

In a paper consisting of nine pages the method development of designing fixed contracts for firms that are satisfactory to supply ...

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...

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...

Singapore's Accounting Framework

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

Responsibility Accounting; The Concept, Its’ Advantages and Disadvantages

can be used as ways to measure the way that the company is performing. The traditional responsibility centres include revenue cent...

Total Compensation Strategies

if the primary strategy of the manager or owner is that of profit maximization the short term. This can also reflect the general e...

Triple Bottom Line and Systems Theory; Similarities and Differences in the Accounting Approaches

This 3 page paper compares and contrasts to approaches to accounting; triple bottom line and the use of systems theory. The approa...

Accounting Problems at Dell

satisfy warranty claims but there is the potential to make an accurate estimate with the past statistics and the knowledge of the ...

Triple Bottom Line Accounting And Organisational Profit Accounting

profit is the total revenue after all costs have been deducted. Whilst the figure is interesting the understanding of a companys p...

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...

Global Accounting and International Standards

Therefore the general legal system seemed to let down the financial regulatory systems when fraud or malpractice was detected. We ...

Case Study of Leadership Behavioral Approach

the presidents vision - he wanted nothing less than third position in the market and he wanted the company to strive for second. J...

Comparing the Gospels

as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...

Investments, Comparisons, and IAS

2003). It is believed, by many experts, that adoption of IAS by most countries (the United States included) will end up establishi...

Case Study for Caterpillar Inc.

employee had been employed with the company for 22 years. In 1982, however, the bubble began to burst. The world went into a ser...

Magellan by Charles Corn

trade was the first world globalization effort, Corn insists on raising the question of Magellan. Other historians and commentator...

Asian Hotel Accounting

proficiency in accounting in another arena. The lodging industry has had increased competitive pressure so it is important that ...

GAAP Financial Reporting and Tax Accounting

As mentioned above GAAP stands for generally accepted accounting principles. GAAP principles are known mostly by financial advisor...

Dell Inc.

country (Dell Annual Report, 2000). This company has achieved some amazing results, by 2000 the company was selling $50 million a ...

Advantages and Disadvantages of an Online IPO

large institutional investors. The alternative approach is the utilization of an online auction, while appearing to be relatively ...