Real Future Accounting, By Michael Kummer

If some research is undertaken that provides evidence that capital markets do not always behave in accordance with the Efficient Market Hypothesis, does this invalidate research that adopts an assumption that capital markets are efficient?

Certified Public Accountants handle a variety of jobs and task. They can offer tax income tax preparation and advise to range of clients including individuals, small businesses, and corporations. Some might choose to work as a forensic accountant to investigate accounting fraud that requires reviewing accounting reports, records and systems to expose any evidence of criminal activities. Other might choose a different path like consultation service, because they rather assist in financial matters with a private clients, not-for-profit organizations, government institutions and financial firms.

Before reading this book titled Accounting Now by Mark Sasscer, I was merely familiar with a few elements of leadership skills that I obtained from my professional experiences. I recognized that becoming a great leader; one must be confident, communicate effectively, compassionate and be able to solve problems. However after reading this book, I discovered it was essential to have these elements along with other essentials and approach that will improve and reinforce my leadership skills now and in the future. According to Mark Sasscer, there are “Ten principles of Personal Leadership” that a leader can abide in order to be a successful leader. I will describe the ten principles, including my thoughts and the elements that significantly impacted my perception of accountability and leadership.

1. The Allowance for uncollectible accounts currently has a credit balance of $900. After analyzing the accounts in the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger, the company's management estimates that uncollectible accounts will be $15,000. What will be the amount of uncollectible accounts expense reported on the income statement?

Many people here the word accounting and thinking of the big four accounting companies. Although accounting pertains to individuals as well, and there are many benefits to having a personal accountant. A personal accountant can help with personal finances like bills, mortgages , and luxuries. All financial decision big or small can have a huge impact on your future financial status, therefore having a personal accountant can limit the risk of making a financial mistake. How do you know when it is a good idea to invest in a personal accountant? There are a few questions that can be asked:

The purpose and goal behind researching the income statements and balance sheets then calculating the ratios is mainly to help creditors and investors make their decisions easier and faster. The way we are presenting our research results helps the investors and creditors make the decision which of the companies is more worthy to invest in or loan money too without taking a risk, and lowering the chances that they will be disappointed by the results of their investment, or in the creditors case they can be almost certain the company they are loaning the money to would be worthy enough of paying the money back without a hassle.

ChaNoel A. Torres Acevedo Intermediate Accounting I Homework: Exercise 3-1: Apr. | 2 | Cash | 30,000 | | | | Equipment | 14,000 | | | | Christine Ewing, Capital | | 44,000 | | | | | | | 2 | No entry—not a transaction. | | | | | | | | | 3 | Supplies | 700 | | | | Accounts Payable | | 700 | | | | | | | 7 | Rent Expense | 600 | | | | Cash | | 600 | | | | | | | 11 | Accounts Receivable | 1,100 | | | | Service Revenue | | 1,100 | | | | | | | 12 | Cash | 3,200 | | | | Unearned Service Revenue | | 3,200 | | | | | | | 17 | Cash | 2,300 | | | | Service Revenue | | 2,300 |

The field of accounting and economics is perhaps one of the areas that has interested the interest of many researchers after education and sciences. Despite the extensive research in accounting and economics, little has been known about the “Positive Accounting Theory” and its implications or impacts on human behavior and practices in accounting settings. The reason is that majority of the previous researchers focused on identifying various ways of improving accounting systems, their security and the accounting experience among accountants. To fill this gap in accounting research, Dunmore carried out a research study in which he applied the positive accounting theory to a research program aimed at establishing the causal

There will always be two thing guaranteed in life, death and taxes. Now the first part, no one can really help you with that. But part two, that is where certified public accountants come to the rescue. CPAs are trusted financial advisors who help people, business, and other organizations plan ahead to the future so they can reach their financial goals. Whether financial reporting, internal auditing, or yes, review tax returns, CPAs are a key cog in the financial area of businesses to make sure that they are running smoothly, efficiently, and legally. For my interview, I was granted an interview with Peg Breeding, a CPA with over 20 years of experience in both the corporate world and at her own practice. The point of the interview was to

The accounting system we use today started in Venice in renaissance period over 520 years ago. The trade business increased hugely during this time and all the financial recordings had to be written down to help people see how their business is doing. During that time in 1494 the first book about was published in accounting by Luca Paciolli and was called “The Collected Knowledge of Arithmetic, Geometry, Proportion and Proportionality”. He was called “The father of Accounting” and most of his described principles have been used up until this day.

QuickBooks and Sage 50 Accounting are both great options for small business accounting. These programs help manage business finances which can drastically save time that may have been spent creating Excel spreadsheets and more. However, while both programs are sufficient for small businesses, the programs differ based on what they can offer your company.

The journal is about the factor that inflecting students get in the accounting major. In the journal they did a survey to find out what makes those students choosing accounting as their major. This journal provides me the idea of how many accounting graduates are needed and how it affects the major to be impacted due to the high percentage of students who are interested in the major. There are 64% of students said that they choose it because of their high school accounting class or their first accounting class in college brought them interest, 24% is they love math and the other 12 % is because their family members are accounting major. The survey next attempted to determine the impact of students' first college financial accounting course

Question 1: The situation in this case study revolves around Sally, a member of the Board of Sally Susie's Donut Shop, Inc. (SSDS). SSDS uses an accrual method of accounting and over the past three years has seen volatile sales. Sally is unhappy with her previous tax advisor and wants new advice. Our task is to outline a preliminary interview with Sally to ensure that we ask the right questions.

To get into the accounting field, you must first go to college and obtain either an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree in accounting (How to Become an Accountant). Though, for the most part, people tend to at least get their bachelor’s degree. While some people finish their course of study after just four years, others continue studying up to 150 credits to qualify for certification to become a CPA or otherwise known as a Certified Public Accountant (How to Become a CPA). But to become a licensed CPA, one must pass a very rigorous exam, which consists of four different sections. The four parts are: Audit and Attestation; Financial Accounting and Reporting; Regulation; and Business Environment and Concepts. Each part is taken once at a time as they are very long, but once you pass a section, you must pass the other three within a period of 18 months (How to Become a CPA).

The definition of accounting theory according to Coetsee (2010) is described in two different ways. The first philosophy concludes that accounting theory is a set of general principles that guide the evolution of accounting practice. The other philosophy describes accounting theory as activity of explaining and predicting accounting practice. What the viewer can see from the statement of the first philosophy is that the accounting theory exists before accounting practices meanwhile the latter states that the accounting practice exists before the theory. Since there are many arguments about this matter, many academic researchers have concluded that accounting theory can be divided into two categories which are positive and normative theory.