Essay about Accounting Standard-Setters

As stated in the AASB Framework, financial statements play an utmost important role to a variety of users, which mainly consist of the investors, employees, lenders, suppliers and other trade creditors, customers, governments and their agencies, as well as the public, in making vital financial decisions. For accounting information to be ‘decision useful' to this groups of people, the financial information

The second section of this report looks at the first recommendation which suggests firms to report different set of accounting information for its different users. Professional investors are very critical of the two approaches put forward as they do not want exclusion on financial information. The third section of the report looks at the second recommendations on how auditors can play a significant role in encouraging firms to omit immaterial disclosures. Profession investor can rely on auditor’s notes on materiality of financial disclosures when making financial judgments however there are still questions on what is thought to be material. The final part of the report

Being unfamiliar with accounting and accounting standards when I started my degree there were times when I was told, ‘this is just how it is’. Now, after taking several courses and knowing what I know, I have realized just how important it really is that we understand the concepts. This has been my same approach to Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement Number 34. I first learned what it is that Statement Number 34 required us to do and must now try to understand why it is that those requirements were included in the first place.

This standard outlines the presentation of financial statements for general purpose financial statements, in order to ensure that there is compariablity between the entities reporting periods as well as between other industries reports. The standard discusses the minimum requirement for reporting content and guidelines for the structure in which it is to be set at. Paragraph 117-124 distiguishes the disclosure of accounting policies in relation to judgement. Management’s judgement made in applying accounting policies that may have effected significant amounts found in financial statements and the financial position. Seen in paragraph 125-133 ‘Sources Of Estimation Uncertainty’, it is vital that entities disclose the key assumptions made regarding future prospects and other uncertain estimates that are used in identifying carrying amounts of assets and liabilities. Along side this, the nature and carrying amount must be disclosed at the reporting date.

As the complexity of our financial economy develops it is important that our accounting standards progress in accordance. Accounting is very important to the development of the global and local economies. Accounting is basically the gathering, summarizing and presenting of financial information of an entity to interested internal, external and possible investors. This information should be presented in a non-bias way so that other people are able understand.

To over view the knowledge we learnt from accounting theory and practice, the main thing I can conclude that is the tendency of accounting will shift away from technical way to people’s behaviour way. By understanding what should do, we should ask why and how we could improve and change it into a better way. This essay aims to explain how the theoretical material that we learn in lectures can be developed under a real practical manner.

case for requiring those who prepare financial statements, and perhaps those who use them. to sacrifice some preferred modes of behaviour in order to gain from the similar sacrifices made by others. The FASB uses an analogy with driving behaviour to reinforce Ihis point : Like mOlorists who observe Iraffic laws in the interest of their own and general lraffic safety, so long as others do the same. in general, Ihose who have 10 subordinate Iheir individual prerercnccs to observe common accounting

Within a world driven by politics, many have discussed the impacts and consequences of accounting standards. The debate behind the creation of standards is a difficult topic. Should standards involve the bias of government and the people, or remain neutral from all influences? Many years ago accounting could have been considered non-political, but the ever-growing connection between public policy and business has placed pressures upon standard setters and the accounting community. The following paragraphs will debate if neutrality or politicization should be used to determine accounting standards.

ABSTRACT: Recent accounting scandals have emphasized the need to think beyond debits and credits. Accounting students must understand the effects of transactions on a company’s financial position, as well as the pressures and incentives they will someday face to misrepresent that position. This case introduces students in intermediate financial accounting courses to both of these important objectives. First, the case improves students’ critical thinking skills in accounting by allowing them to determine if

Financial accounting is a subjective area that strives to provide complete and accurate information for the end user. Before the class discussion, I felt accounting was more of a science than an art – if you tested items and they fell into a certain parameter, it was an accurate representation of the facts and figures under review. The class discussion and another person’s experience has caused me to rethink this perspective because when one considers the variables incorporated into financial accounting, it is not as simple and clear cut as some would like to think. Hines (1988, p. 252-253) states “having the full picture – a true, a fair view of something – depends on people deciding that they have the full picture. Sometimes, they later decide they did not have the

In conclusion, this highlights the importance of ethics in accounting. A high level of trust placed on accountants to produce accurate reports and data and many critical decisions are based on their reporting and their unethical behaviour can result in major consequences. Additional importance is laid on the application of ethical accounting behaviour by the fact that vast majority of people are affected every day by the decisions of accountants they will never meet. These people contribute to pensions funds, work for companies, actively invest, or are in some other way a stakeholder in various companies. In broad terms,

Assessing the Impact of AASB 138 requirement on a “True and Fair view” Concept of General Purpose Financial Reports.

The case study General Mills Inc. - Understanding Financial Statements focuses on the most basic idea of finance analysis. This case is a brief look into the language that is used in the finance world and a start to interaction with auditors. In this case, KPMG LLP, the public accounting firm that was auditing their statements, had sent two opinion letters. The first letter was ensuring that both parties were aware that General Mills had internal control over financial reporting. The second opinion letter stated that to auditor’s knowledge, General Mills had correctly reported its financial statements. The statements given in this case study are known as the four general financial statements. Displayed in the case are the

Charlie Munger once stated, “You have to know accounting. It’s the language of practical business life.” This statement emphasizes that accounting has become the center of the business world. With the world now being focused around businesses and the idea of how to make the next dollar it’s obvious that the accounting field is rapidly becoming the most influential field in the world today. With these occurrences comes regulation, and when I say regulation I mean stiff government regulations on how financial reporting is done. There are many theories as to why there is an increase in accounting regulations. One is the emphasis on the accuracy of accounting period, another being the development of ethical codes being promoted in college

External users of accounting information (especially investors) use accounting information like annual and quarterly reports to base their investing decisions on, and to compare different companies with one another. Internal users of accounting (mostly