According to governmental financial reporting model, internal service funds are one of the proprietary funds, and investment trust funds belong to fiduciary funds. There are many types of activities, which are accounted for in an internal service funds. This paper addresses the type of activities in an internal service funds, non-expendable endowment funds reported on a full accrual basis, and how it is important that depreciation be charged on capital assets held as fiduciary investment funds.
The Activities that are Internal Service Funds Used to Account Internal service funds are established to finance, administer, and account for department or agencies of a government whose exclusive or nearly exclusive purpose is to provide goods or services to the government’s other departments on a cost-reimbursement basis (Granof & Khumawala, 2013). Internal service fund are intend to promote efficiency in the acquisition, distribution, use of goods and services, and internal service funds are means of allocating the costs of functions and activities to the departments that are the ultimate beneficiaries. According to Statement No. 34, it permits governments to establish internal service funds to report any activity that provides goods or services to the other funds, departments, or agencies of the primary government and its components units, or to other governments, on a cost-reimbursement basis (Granof & Khumawala, 2013). It is better for a government to account in its general
Question Depreciation of general capital assets is not recorded in the accounts of any of the governmental funds. If a building is transferred from the General Fund to an internal service fund because the character of its use changes, should the internal service fund record building depreciation expense each year after the transfer? Explain.
Internal Revenue Service. The federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing the Treasury Department's revenue laws, through the assessment and collection of taxes, determination of pension plan qualification, and related activities.
In this assignment I am going to state how financial information is used to support public services operational objectives and how they publish, report and measure financial performance. I am also going to evaluate how efficiency and effectiveness are measured by organisation, while evaluating good practice methods of managing procurement and contracting of services and also the impact of the political environment on the funding of public service organisations.
As the company prepares to embark on this exciting opportunity there are a few things that need to be review, therefore in preparation for our upcoming government contract bid it is important to perform a full financial status review before placing the bid. This report will discuss the effects of occupational fraud and abuse, U.S. Government oversight and how it affects the company, potential corruption schemes, and recommendations of types of accounting evidence and methods of gathering evidence to support financial review status.
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There are several parts of accounting that help make corporations flow smoothly and efficiently. Accounting can be used by anyone in his or her everyday life whether balancing your checkbook or checking on your income statement. In accounting there are several rules, standards, and procedures one must follow in order to maintain fairness and legitimacy. This being said there are two main frameworks that make that possible which are referred to as GAAP and IFRS. GAAP stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, which refers to the accounting standards guidelines and structure for typical accounting used in the United States. IFRS stands for International Financial Reporting Standards, which is a more principle, based accounting
INTRODUCTION Purpose and status Scope CHAPTERS 1 2 3 4 The objective of general purpose financial reporting The reporting entity to be added Qualitative characteristics of useful financial information The Framework (1989): the remaining text Underlying assumption The elements of financial statements Recognition of the elements of financial statements Measurement of the elements of financial
This report aims to provide the executive directors and senior level management, of Fujitsu with a condensed insight into the potential use of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as a substitute method of “corporate disclosure to its’ current reporting standards (GAAP)”, (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2014). This report will analyse the primary benefits and limitations of adopting the IFRS as one of many accounting standards, thus ultimately aiming to provide a convincing recommendation as to its’ adoption and future application in Fujitsus’ operations and methods of financial reporting, (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2014).
The Income statement is known as ‘profit and loss statement’. Normally it shows the revenue and expenses.
In other words, accounting is the language of business which can help stakeholders well understanding the business and make the correct decision. Also, the purpose of financial accounting is to provide useful information to others to show the value of a company or business. Financial accounting aims to give information that others can use so that they can understand what the company is valued at.
As the ‘going concern issues in financial reporting: a guide for companies and directors’ (Australian Institute of Company Directors, 2009) indicated, “The going concern assumption is a fundamental principle that underlies the preparation of the vast majority of financial reports (incorporated in the annual reports) of Australian companies”, the main purpose of this research report is aimed to investigate the importance of going concern concept to both directors and the users of financial reports. This report will focus on the problems that might rise from the absence of an appropriate going concern, the recent unfavoured macro-economy condition affect the audit opinion of a going concern, and the importance of the going concern
The (IASB) International Accounting Standards Board published International Financial Reporting Standard 8 (IFRS 8) Operating Segments on 30 November 2006. The standard superseded IAS 14 Segment Reporting, which was applicable pursuant to Regulation 1606/2002/EC (IAS Regulation).
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) has been adopted by a majority of first world countries and emerging markets. However, the U.S. still uses the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U.S. GAAP). The 2008 financial crisis and the cost of implication halted the adoption, but there are other obstacles and implications to take into consideration. One important aspect to consider is the tax implications upon adoption, and this typically translates into how the taxes paid will be affected. The implications to tax arise due to the differences in aspects such as revenue recognition, transfer pricing agreements, compensation, strategies in repatriation, debt agreements, and so on. Specifically focusing on the effective tax rate, the income tax, differences in accounting for assets and liabilities, and income and expenses. Included in this paper will be a short explanation on preparing the accounting profession and accounting systems for IFRS adoption, and other tax implications effects to the accounting world.
After reviewing some of most notorious challenges facing the IFRS abroad, we focus our attention on presenting information about some of the IFRS successes in pursuing their goal to a single set of financial reporting standards.
Globalization has completely changed how people do business with one another. With the help of advance technology, communication’s barriers between businesses across the globe have diminished significantly. There are also a lot of rules and regulations that applied to those businesses. International American corporations are now facing the challenge of converting from United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a near future.