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This 25 page paper presents the accounting aspect of a fictitious business plan. The paper looks at potential sources of capital and then presents some financial projections for the next five years, these include the income and expense accounts, cash flow and balance sheets, presented monthly for the first year, quarterly for the second year and annually for the last three years. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

A 3 page paper discussing decision factors associated with creating a consulting firm, specifically what type of firm it will be. Choices are building construction, hospital administration and accounting; the paper chooses the accounting perspective because it can incorporate the other two as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page research paper that examines accounts of Paul's conversion in the Book of Acts. This examination of Acts looks specifically at the accounts of Paul's conversion that occur in Acts chapters 9, 22 and 26, how they differ and how their literary style is similar. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper explains the meaning of calculations performed by the student on a set of accounts. The paper helps the student understand what is meant by the working capital turnover, the inventory level changes and turnover, accounts receivable turnover period and days to collection and operating cycle.

This 5 page paper critically evaluates the potential impact of the movement towards international accounting harmonisation with the European Union's decision in 2004 to partially endorse International Accounting Standard (IAS) 39. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

A 4 page paper identifying internal control activities and discussing how the concepts of internal control affect the development GAAP accounting standards and how GAAP accounting standards affect the internal controls implemented. The paper begins with the COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) definition of control activities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

The business environment has changed substantially in recent times. It has been suggested that these changes should lead to a reappraisal of ‘traditional’ management accounting practices such as product costing, budgeting, variance analysis, and performance measurement. This 20 page paper considers the reasons why traditional management accounting practices may no longer appropriate, looks at some of the types of changes which have been suggested, discusses the possible adverse consequences and identifies cases where such changes have implemented, looking at the outcomes. The bibliography cites 18 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the difference between financial and managerial accounting and the types of reports prepared by financial and managerial accountants; the types of business decisions that might be made using the two types of accounting; and it outlines the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) ethical standards and describes what sort of actions might constitute violations of these standards in the healthcare setting. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper considers why international accounting standards are advantageous and looks at the attitude adopted by the International Accounting Standards Committee when implementing the standards. The paper gives examples of to support the view put forward. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

A 9 page paper assessing varying views of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment. As is so often the case, Premier Products is using an inadequate cost accounting system, one that makes its most profitable product appear to be the least beneficial. Premier’s management suspects that the system itself is the culprit, however. The paper answers 6 questions regarding a consultant’s findings and calculating true fixed and variable costs more accurately. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 18 page paper examines the well known aerospace, marine and energy engineering company by looking at the 2003 annual accounts. The paper examinees the company, its' history, accounting policies and financial performance. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 4 page paper comparing activity-based and volume accounting. The throughput approach can provide a ballpark assessment of the costs of producing a specific product, but ABC can provide accurate cost figures of each of the steps of production. Volume accounting can be misleading in terms of identifying which products or activities are more profitable. ABC provides fuller, more accurate assessment of the true cost of activities, enabling the organization to focus on activities that truly are more profitable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the argument that the successful development of international accounting standards has more to do with political influence and necessity than with the conceptual validity of the standards that have emerged. This is examined with respect to national and international standards concerning accounting practices and goodwill with the countries of China, the UK and the UIS used as examples. The bibliography cites 8 sources.

This 11-page paper compares the International Accounting Standards (IAS) with the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP), and determines how such differences could impact foreign direct investment. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the short and long term impact of Australia adopting international accounting standards. Under the recently adopted Australian Accounting Standard Board 1047 regulation; Disclosing the Impacts of Adopting Australian Equivalents to International Financial Reporting Standards a number of regulations have been introduced and standards changed. This paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 5 page paper examines this type of accounting, particularly as it respects Asia. Problems with the underuse of standard accounting practice for hotels is an issue addressed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

Ecommerce saves time and money, particularly in relationship to accounting functions. By allowing the bank to handle cash, the vendors to handle accounts payable, the stock vendor to handle the stock investment portfolio, etc., the company can be stripped down to its barest essentials . . . in support of a fully functional financial institution, no matter its trade. Reviewed in this regard are internets and intranets, advantages and disadvantages of ecommerce, batch and real-time processing, EDI, and ERP systems. Bibliography lists 3 sources. jvActUse.rtf

This 10 page paper considers how, by understanding accounting systems and management accounting practices, security can be improved. The paper defines security and then looks at the potential areas of weakness that require understanding, including internal and external security threats. The bibliography cites 13 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of how the tax accounting function has been computerized. How the profession has changed since the 1960's is noted as well as the effect that computers have had on the accounting function. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 9 page paper consider how activity based accounting methods can support strategic management. The use of this type of accounting system is explored using the artefact method and a real life example. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

This 4 page paper explains what is meant by accrual accounting, the advantages and advantages of this method that is in line with the marching concept and the divergence and when it should be sued. The paper also gives an example of accrual accounting comparing it to the use of the prudence concept and shows the impact of the different methods on the net revenue and tax. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

This 15 page paper examines the performance fro the annual accounts and the 10-K of the well known fast food chain McDonalds. The paper answers a serious of questions on the background to the accounts, such as the CEO’s opinion of the performance and recent press articles to the ratio analysis of the 2003 and 2004 performance. The bibliography cites 4 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at intrinsic value of the management and employees within a company and how to judge their value of people in the workplace. The paper examines the reasons why this may be important, how traditional accounting fails to account for this value and considers some of the approaches that have been adopted from simple staged measures to more complex metrics assessing their effectives. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 4 page paper examines the use of fair value accounting, looking at what it is the how it is used according to various IAS and IFRS regulations. The paper then uses IAS 39 as an example to explore how this can impact on annual company accounts. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

This 8 page paper looks at Hilton Hotels and compares their performance to Choices Hotels Internationals and looks at different aspects of the performance as reflected in the annual account 10K form and other company reports. The paper looks at the accounts for 2002 – 2004. The bibliography cites 5 sources.