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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...

Traditional Accounting Concepts and Conflict

In six pages this paper discusses how different approaches to accounting can result in conflict with particular emphasis upon the ...

China's Accounting Practices

In this paper consisting of six pages accounting problems as they relate to government intervention and cultural influences are di...

Accounting's Pooling Method

In five pages this paper discusses the pooling method and the impact of its unavailability. Three sources are cited in the biblio...

Stock Option Plans Accounting

The discount rate used is the risk-free rate on U.S. government securities (Means and Coates 29). Accounting information pl...

Cost Accounting by V. Daniel Hunt

This 5 page paper discusses Hunt's book and provides an overview of basic cost accounting procedures and considers the importance ...

Comparative Analysis of Original IRA Account and the Roth Individual Retirement Account

In eight pages a comparative analysis of these IRA account approaches is presented. Twelve sources are cited in the bibliography....

Overview of IAS

In nine pages international accounting standards are examined in terms of investments, cash flow reporting, retirement benefits, t...

The Media and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg address is one of the most memorable of all political addresses. Journalist accounts of the address were plentiful...

Are Accounting Reforms And Legislation Are The Only Means By Which The Accounting Profession Will be Able To Regain Public Trust And Re-Establish Its’ Credibility?

fraud, and it was with this we might argue there was the first loss of confidence in the auditors. This case limited the liability...

Accounting: Principles-Based Or Rules-Based?

and diligence and independence at the auditing level" (Anonymous, 2003). From a broader perspective, one of the main reason...

Paul's Conversion/Acts 9, 22 & 26

this attests, the historiography and authenticity of Acts is well established, with many scholars supporting the idea that it was ...

Interpreting Accounting Calculations

the inventory has also been increasing. This shows that there are not outstanding concerns here as this is showing a gradual and c...

Accounting: Internal Controls

discusses internal controls in its report, Enterprise Risk Management - Integrated Framework. COSO defines internal control as a ...

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...

A Challenging Learning Experience

no positive reinforcement for me and an aversion to the machine developed. Positive reinforcement refers to when an event or stim...

Ethics in Accounting Practice: Rules Based Accounting versus the Conceptual Framework

is trying to create accounting standards that are defined in terms of objectives but do not rely on "specific rules" (" A Conversa...

Creating a Consulting Firm

of health care is in and remains in flux as we seek systems that not only work in the present but also are sustainable over time. ...

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US GAAP; The Impact on Accounts

IFRS will face a number of barriers, even these Securities and Exchange Commission (FTC) has backed the convergence between the US...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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)...