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Recent corporate failure has challenged the credibility of the accounting profession, leading many stakeholders to … question the usefulness of financial reports for decision-making. This paper examines fluctuations in the accounting profession …’s authoritative influence over accounting standard setting and financial reporting. It focuses on the period following the collapse of …
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descriptive study examines the accounting component of U.S. E.M.B.A. programs. Based on a national survey of E.M.B.A. programs …, the primary results are: (1) accounting is an important component of the E.M.B.A., generally comprising over 10 percent of … the curriculum; (2) accounting material is most often delivered through class discussion, case analysis and lecture, (3 …
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first two years of the new century resulted in a new structure for the oversight of public accounting firms. The Public … Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was established with the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This Board was … given the authority to inspect all public accounting firms who provide audits to publicly-owned companies reporting to the …
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received by Notre Dame’s Professor of Accounting, Derek Parkin.Professor Parkin was formally recognised by the Institute of … locally and is a foundation member of the Global Accounting Alliance, a coalition of the world’s premier accounting bodies …
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On August 17, 2010 the IASB and FASB published an Exposure Draft on leases. A new accounting model for leases which … leases although many do not capitalize all of these leases. The new accounting model for leases would be a challenge for … lessors' financial statement after the implementation of the new accounting model for leases. …
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The objective of the IFRS for SMEs is to provide SMEs an attractive accounting alternative according to international …
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This essay provides a survey of the evolution and the developments of bookkeeping, internal cost accounting and … present times. It is shown that the developments in bookkeeping and cost accounting have regularly been a reaction to … accounting, which chronologically enumerate different techniques and practices, this text additionally delivers an outline of …
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and theoretical aspects of accounting being used to argue for a lack of transparency. However, for purposes of empirically … understanding and nurtures fears on qualitative risks in cooperative accounting. The results indicate a number of possible avenues …
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This study investigates the market for audit services in the UK National Health Service (NHS). The market has a number of interesting features, including the presence of the Audit Commission as a regulator, appointer and provider of audit services. Following a theoretical overview of audit...
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During recent years, a wide spectrum of research has questioned whether public services/infrastructure procurement through private finance, as exemplified by the UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI), meets minimum standards of democratic accountability. While broadly agreeing with some of these...
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