Introduction to Accounting Accounting is a profession used to make financial and business decisions. Billions of dollars exchange hands every day‚ in millions of separate business transactions. These are recorded and reported on using a comprehensive set of guidelines‚ referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Brief History of Accounting Accounting was born before writing or numbers existed‚ some 10‚000 years ago‚ in the area known as Mesopotamia‚ later Persia‚ and today the
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CHAPTER 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 1. Users of financial reports. d 2. Identify the major financial statements. a 3. Financial reporting entity. d 4. Efficient use of resources. d 5. Capital allocation process. c 6. Financial statement information. c 7. Objectives of financial reporting. b 8. Common set of standards and procedures. c 9. Role of SEC. c 10. Powers of the SEC. d 11. SEC enforcement
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$500‚000 and is known by both Brickhouse and Boudreau to be a fairly "soft" amount. Identify possible causes of action. -Brickhouse is acting unethically. His action serves only his self-interest‚ self review and has no clear basis in proper accounting procedures‚ so ignoring the familiarity with brickhouse ‚the controller‚ Louise Boudreau‚ should not manipulate net income in view of any compensation plan the company may have.He must comply with relevant laws and regulations and not assist others
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Professional Plan Charlene Hemphill Bryant & Stratton College COMM150: Introduction to Information Literacy Ms. Johnson March 29‚ 2011 ABSTRACT Making a professional plan means preparing for a future career. The three careers that were chosen for this assignment of a professional plan are food service management‚ marketing management‚ and accountants. I choose food service management because I would love to own my own restaurant. Owning my own restaurant has always been a dream of mine
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What is a theory? In this book we consider various theories of financial accounting. Perhaps‚ there¬fore‚ we should start by considering what we mean by a ’theory’. There are various perspectives of what constitutes a theory. The Oxford English Dictionary provides various definitions‚ including: A scheme or system of ideas or statements held as an explanation or account (description) of a group of facts or phenomena. Explanation or Account (description) of a group
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Elenora Vidal-Pascal Professional Development of Nursing Professionals Grand Canyon University 02/01/2013 NRS-430V Impact of the IOM Report on Nursing Education‚ Leadership and Practice Nursing has become one of the fastest rising professions‚ not only in the United States but‚ in the world. Nurses have been regulated in their scope of practice for years. With The Affordable Care Act of 2010coming accessible to the public‚ nursing will be called in to utilize their skills to be in the forefront
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The story of English--from its start in a jumble of West Germanic dialects to its role today as aglobal language--is both fascinating and complex. This timeline offers a glimpse at some of the key events that helped to shape the English language over the past 1‚500 years. To learn more about the ways that English evolved in Britain and then spread around the world‚ check out one of the fine histories listed in the bibliography at the end of page three. The Prehistory of English The ultimate origins
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Chapter 1 Question 1-18 Consumers Union is a nonprofit organization that provides information and counsel on consumer goods and services. A major part of its function is testing of different brands of consumer products that are purchased on the open market and then the reporting of results of the tests in Consumer Reports‚ a monthly publication. Examples of the types of products it tests are middle-sized automobiles‚ residential dehumidifiers‚ flat-screen TVs‚ and boys’ jeans. a.) In what ways
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The Impact on Nursing of the Institute of Medicine 2010 report on the Future of Nursing Grand Canyon University: Professional Dynamics 04/15/2013 In this twenty first century‚ where modern health care system is evolving rapidly and getting more complex by the day. Patient are being diagnosed with new diseases‚ prescribed new medications‚ newer test are being ordered and new sophisticated procedures are being performed. In this current demanding healthcare system‚ physicians are spending less
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Why are goals necessary in life? Goals are objectives set for one to achieve. They come in different types and different length of time. One can have a personal‚ academic or career goal along with long term or short term goals. There are many goals I would like to achieve. I have created my long term personal‚ academic and career goals. My long term personal goal I have set for myself is to stay connected to my parents and siblings. I also want to have a family of my own. My academic long term goal
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