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  • Accounting Regulatory Bodies

    Accounting Regulatory Bodies

    Accounting Regulatory Bodies The purpose of accounting is to provide information needed to make economic decisions. Financial accounting is the tasks of preparing financial reports that provide information about an organizations performance and external audiences. External users consist of investors, creditors, and regulators. The same financial reports are also used by internal users, such as managers. In the United States, financial accounting is performed while adhering to General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) guidelines. Regulatory bodies

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    Essay Length: 601 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Accounting

    Accounting

    Preface Financial statements are prepared and presented for external users by many enterprises around the world. Although such financial statements may appear similar from country to country, there are differences which have probably been caused by a variety of social, economic and legal circumstances and by different countries having in mind the needs of different users of financial statements when setting national requirements. These different circumstances have led to the use of a variety of

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    Essay Length: 1,667 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Jon
  • Customer Relationship Management with Respect to Recurring Deposit Account of Sbi and Icici

    Customer Relationship Management with Respect to Recurring Deposit Account of Sbi and Icici

    INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC TOPIC To make comparative analysis of Customer Relationship Management with respect to Recurring Deposit Account of SBI and ICICI. INTRODUCTION Aim of Customer Relationship Management is to produce Customer Equity. Three major drivers of customer equity are: 1. Value Equity: This measures the customer perception about benefits relative to its cost. The sub drivers of value equity are quality, price and convenience. 2. Brand Equity: Customer’s subjective and intangible assessment of

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    Essay Length: 706 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • What Is Accountability in the Army

    What Is Accountability in the Army

    What is accountability and the definition: (DOD) The obligation imposed by law or lawful order or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping. Why is accountability important to the Army? Accountability is

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    Essay Length: 1,085 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Accounting

    Accounting

    When most people go to college they think of what major would be the most interesting, and most exciting. However there are a few brave souls who want to be bored out of their mind but learn the language of business. For those few the major of accounting calls to them. Those men and women who choose accounting as their major will spend many semesters trying to figure out what the hell the professors

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    Essay Length: 394 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Medical Savings Accounts

    Medical Savings Accounts

    Abstract Medical savings accounts (MSAs) were proposed in 1997 as a supplemental mechanism for financing health care services. Medical savings accounts are used to accumulate funds for health care expenditures just as individual retirement accounts (IRAs) accumulate funds for retirement. Changes in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Code permit tax-deductible contributions by employees and employers to MSAs and allow interest and earnings to accumulate without taxation. Funds can be withdrawn without penalty only for

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    Essay Length: 3,962 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Accounting Issues

    Accounting Issues

    Intermediate Financial Accounting II Contemporary Accounting Issues October 18th, 2005 1) The primary change proposed in CICA Section 3855-Financial Instruments-Recognition and Measurement is to introduce new requirements for the recognition and measurement of financial instruments and comprehensive income that are harmonized with standards issued by both the US Financial Accounting Standards Board and the International Accounting Standards Board. As the market for financial instruments has expanded in terms of growth as well as sophistication,

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    Essay Length: 692 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Kevin
  • International Accounting

    International Accounting

    In today’s society, businesses are playing an important change in the life of many people. More and more businesses are starting to operate both locally and internationally. The expansion of business has led the world into a new period filled with creative technology. With the effects of international pressures, businesses sometimes need to adapt to or try to influence culture. Culture is what people value and believe. Trying to change a person’s perspective about one’s

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    Essay Length: 310 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Bred
  • Management Accounting - Cost Classification

    Management Accounting - Cost Classification

    COST CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNMENT To classify the various costs would first of all require a definition between the two types of accounting that practically all businesses have to face and a number of key terms which are equally important. These are management accounting and financial accounting. 1. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT & FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: Management accounting is concerned with decision making, cost apportionment, planning and control. It is based within the organisation and is solely for

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    Essay Length: 322 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Wendy
  • The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation

    The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation

    The Accountant: An Analysis of Negotiation “Can one man, one hard drinking, chain smoking, backwoods accountant, stop a national conspiracy, change the course of history, and save a way of life? It's do-able... but it ain't gonna be purdy.” The tagline for the 38 minute 2001 Oscar winner for Best Live Action Short Film, The Accountant, helps illustrate two men sharing a common goal, saving the farm to preserve a way of life. The Accountant

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    Essay Length: 1,941 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Manage Finance and Budgets

    Manage Finance and Budgets

    Pre-amble Custometal Pty Ltd has been trading since 1992 under a couple of different names before becoming a proprietorship in 1998. Since its conception in 1992 it has been with the same owner and trades today as a sole proprietorship. Custometal’s customers consist of the construction industry across Melbourne. Custometal is what is known in the industry as a metal work sub-contractor, with our scope of works basically consisting of custom fabricating all metal items

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    Essay Length: 394 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Janna
  • Accounting Regulatory Bodies Paper

    Accounting Regulatory Bodies Paper

    Accounting regulatory bodies is a self-regulating association, which manages the actions of companies in a business. The purpose of them is to protect the interest of the public, promote constant growth and protect its own self interest. In this paper I will explore Nikes' organization and how it meets the terms of specific rules of GAAP. Nike was discovered by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1962 offers an enormous variety of athletic gear to

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    Essay Length: 350 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Janna
  • Liability of Certified Public Accounts

    Liability of Certified Public Accounts

    Liability of Certified Public Accounts An accountant is someone who prepares and analyzes financial records for a company, a government, or an individual. Decision makers to interpret financial information to plan then use these financial records. A certified public account (C.P.A.) is an accountant who takes and passes a uniform state test and then obtains a special license to practice. Accountants are professionals whose expertise and knowledge the clients that hire them count on.

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    Essay Length: 1,317 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Finance Risk

    Finance Risk

    When it comes to any business, financing can be and usually is the largest risk. The reason for such a large risk would be due to incorrect planning in any part of the business plan. More risks show up after starting the business in regards to marketing, loans, investors, etc. So it all comes down to if things aren’t planned right, You and Your Investors can and will lose what has been invested. Many

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    Essay Length: 650 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Edward
  • China Accounting

    China Accounting

    The Rise of Accounting In China Prepared By: Serena Coleman serenawis@gmail.com 414-870-1365 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Significance of China in the Global Market 4 History of Accounting in China 6 Establishment of Accounting Standards 9 Financial Reporting and Auditing Requirements 11 Recent Developments and Impending Accounting Issues Works Cited Introduction China has a population of 1.3 billion whose per capita income has grown tenfold since 1990. An annual growth rate averaging more than nine

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Q: What were Cortes' and Bernal Diaz's motives for writing their accounts of the conquest? How did these motives color their narratives of the conquest? Record keeping has been around since the beginning of time. Even before humans existed, the planet earth keeps detailed records of itself in rocks, trees, and ice. Writing of events has been very important in the process of capturing, storing, and sharing information. Writing also allows the document to be

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    Essay Length: 810 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Birth Accounts in Matthew and Luce

    Birth Accounts in Matthew and Luce

    Both gospels of Matthew and Luce are synoptic gospels. That means that they have a lot of similar material in them that is represented in the same way. On the other hand, in the first chapters of Matthew and Luke each author gives his version of the birth of Jesus’ birth. The differences in both of these stories reveal the “synoptic problem” and the difficulties associated with trying to harmonize the various accounts of the

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    Essay Length: 647 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Monika
  • Support and Accountability - Key to Successful Demonstration Programs

    Support and Accountability - Key to Successful Demonstration Programs

    SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY: KEY TO SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS by DAN AILLONI-CHARAS In industry meetings and in private conversations one becomes increasingly aware of growing frustrations on the part of manufacturers with their treatment by the trade. Planogram problems, growing out-of-stocks on listed items, and lack of proper compliance on programs for which manufacturers are required to pay incremental promotional funds top the list. The support of in-store demonstrations by accounts comes under its share of

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    Essay Length: 791 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Anna
  • Accounting 102 - Why I Am Taking It

    Accounting 102 - Why I Am Taking It

    This course in itself is not directly relevant to my personal future goals, but it pertains to my future degree, Business Management. I know that this course, and future accounting courses will be beneficial to me, but I don’t know if I will be utilizing them as it may be outsourced. Although I may not use them directly, it is going to be very beneficial in knowing what is going on, and if the time

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    Essay Length: 272 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • Corporate Finance

    Corporate Finance

    Answer the following question: Write a report for top management explaining the theoretical rationale for the NPV (Net Present Value) approach to investment appraisal and compare the strengths and weaknesses of the NPV approach to two other commonly used approaches. Each individual student is required to write an essay on this topic. The essay must be typed with double space and 12 fonts size (Times New Roman). It must not exceed 2000 words or 5

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    Essay Length: 259 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Bred
  • The Values of Accounting

    The Values of Accounting

    The Values of Accounting When it comes to choosing a major in college, it is important that you pick a major that you will enjoy working in for the some part of your life. How does one make that decision? There are several different factors that play a role in choosing a major; or there was for me at least. When I looked into business for my intended major the first thing that came to

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    Essay Length: 1,317 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Islamic Finance

    Islamic Finance

    INTRODUCTION: Islam is founded upon the notion of Tawhid, a total commitment to the will of God. There are no concepts of “mosque” and “state” as specifically religious and political institutions. They are believed to be fused together (Mills, Presley). The Qu’ran explicitly deals with economic questions such as distribution of property on inheritance, hoarding, usury and the use of financial resources. The principles of the Islamic Financial system is based on a set of

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    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Accounting in Japan

    Accounting in Japan

    What factors do you consider to be primarily responsible for the Japanese accounting system being significantly different from other national systems and what influences do you consider the Japanese system will have on international accounting in the future? INTRODUCTION Japan as an accounting jurisdiction is characterized by the dominance of the state (Haller and Raffournier, 2003). The accounting rules have been set out in the past fifty years as statute law with an implicit objective

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    Essay Length: 1,480 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Terrorist Financing

    Terrorist Financing

    Terrorism has been a major concern for the United States government for many years. Citizens of the United States have been immune to the terrorist attacks that are taking place overseas. When The World Trade Center was attacked using a car bomb in 1993, terrorism was brought upon the door steps of Americans. What was once a headline on the daily news has now became a reality in the life of the American citizen. An

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    Essay Length: 2,413 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Paper

    Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Paper

    Global Financing and Exchange Rate Mechanisms Paper Global finance operations include financial procedures, such as accounting, financial planning and analysis, strategic planning, treasury, investor relations, and financial compliance. Exchange rate is the existing market cost for which one currency can be exchanged for another (Moffatt, n.d.). For instance, when the U.S. exchange rate for the Japanese Yen is Ґ1.10, this means that 1 American Dollar can be exchanged for 1.1 Japanese Yen. The purpose of

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    Essay Length: 855 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Jon

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