Accounting

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  • Difference Between Job Costing And Process Costing

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    Job Order Costing, Process Costing and Activity Based Costing BN160722 BUS 530 Managerial Accounting Professor: Dr. Kaveh Shamsa Westcliff University 22/11/2016 Abstract This study focuses on the job order costing, process costing and activity based costing. This paper will be discussing difference and similarities between job order costing and process costing. This paper will be discussing which costing system is suitable for service organization like advertising agency. This study will focus on

  • Organizational Structure Analysis

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    Functional areas may have difficulties working with other functional areas. There is often a perception that they are competing with other functional areas for resources and a lack of understanding of what other areas do for the company. So, the accounting department may be upset that its request for an additional headcount is denied, but the company financial results point to a need for additional sales people rather than accountants. Example of the Functional Organization Structure ABC International

  • Chainsaw Al-Dunlap Scandal

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    focus on the core business, and (4) get a differentiating strategy (Dunlap, 1997). However, he forgot to consider to follow accounting principles. He used a bill-and-hold strategy with retailers which enabled the company to report a revenue before the products were actually delivered. Moreover, with the collaboration of CFO Russell Kersh, Dunlap had used several unethical accounting techniques to artificially overestimate company’s net income and

  • Type Of Ownership In Business

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    contributions in a written partnership agreement. All partnerships should be formed on the basis of an agreement which may be made in writing, verbally or by implication. Partners must also decide how profit should be allocated among the partners. Accounting information is often used yo determine each partner’s share, as specified in the partnership agreement. The principal characteristics of the partnership form of business organization are association of individuals, mutual agency, limited life, unlimited

  • Enron Unethical Practices

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    financial reporting. Trust is a major component for everything have to do with business. In particular, a company must be able to earn the trust of shareholder's who support them with the money they invest. However, given the numerous corporate accounting scandals in the past couple decades, we ask ourselves if it is possible to be successful without these unethical practices. The definition of true success varies between individuals and their goals on what they want to achieve. For some, it can

  • Importance Of Corporate Accountability

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    2.2.4 Corporate Accountability (CA) Corporate accountability is also used as a component part of CSR as well as a synonym of CSR. Accountability is one of the processes which a firm adopts to ensure integrity. Accountability is among the fundamental challenges of contemporary organizations in society. A rational firm must align the demands, interests, expectations and values of multitude stakeholders with its core economic activities. Corporate accountability is a fractional part of CSR. A socially

  • Barng Bank Case Study

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    Auditing and accounting issues within the case Baring bank collapsed and faced to bankruptcy due to successful hiding of the position as well as losses recorded in the account 88888 from everyone through deceit. In 1995 February, Baring Brothers & Co. Ltd. London was collapsed due to the losses of £827 million because; one of the employees of the Baring Bank Nick Leeson trade in unauthorised way in the commodity market of Japan. Nick Leeson was the employee of the Singapore subsidiary of the Baring

  • Credit Crunch Economic Impact

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    .In 2007 and 2008, the credit crunch happened, which had a great negatively influence in many countries all around the world. Philippe Jorion said that the scale of losses in the credit crisis that started in 2007 has been unprecedented.(①) Its “aftershock” in many domains led to a series of problems, one of the most significant consequence was the famous financial crisis. This essay would focus on the origin of the credit crunch and its the biggest impact that economical crisis. Introduction Before

  • Career Fair Reflection

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    This was the third time for me to attend career fair at Pace. Previous experience attending career fair had given me a sense of how to communicate with recruiters, how students should dress professionally, and how to sell myself as a brand. Before I attended the career fair, I prepared my resume well and practiced my introduction ahead of time. Besides, attending the Meet the Firms event held by Beta Alpha Psi one week before the career fair improved my communication with campus recruiters and knew

  • Orbis Financial Corporation Case Study

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    also glorified by Greyhound Research’s ‘Achiveres Club’ award for 2014. Orbis offers a wide gamut of specialized services to its clients ranging from depository services, custody, clearing and settlement in cash and F&O segments both, fund accounting, margin lending and customized reporting as per the needs of the clients. Orbis also assists its investors, in India and abroad, in making Cross Border investments including Outbound Investments from India into global markets. On the domestic