Accounting profession

THE JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING ANAN Volume 1, No 1, March 2009 Published by: Nigerian College of Accountancy, Jos Postgraduate Professional College and Training Arm of ANAN ...Advancing the Science of Accountancy EDITORIAL BOARD Prof. Edet Robinson Iwok, Ph.D, FCNA Prof. A. A. Okwoli, Ph.D, FCNA Prof. Abimaje Akpa, Ph.D, FCNA Prof. B. C. Osisioma, Ph.D, FCNA Prof. Edet B. Akpakpan, Ph.D, FCNA, Prof. A. C. Ezejulue, Ph.D, FCNA Prof. A. S. Mikailu, Ph.D, FNIA Chairman, Education, Training

and thus expected that our on-site observation of the government 's operation and the direct interaction with the field experts, influencers, and government officials would broaden my view towards the tax accounting profession. Gratefully, as a result of the trip, my concept of accounting profession was revolutionized from one that is simply adopting regulations to one that is proactively making a positive impact on all levels and through various venues of the regulatory system. This one-week symposium

statistics related to your chosen area of the Accounting profession. (5%) A financial controller is the lead accounting executive in a company, who provides financial leadership and is responsible all the financial operations of a company. Financial controllers are in charge of executing internal controls, performing cost analyses, providing financial forecasts and budget reports. In this assignment, the financial controllers of accounting profession are to be chosen. Statistics techniques can

The next stakeholder is the clients themselves, the decision made on handling the discrepancies will affect the future of the company and its employees, as they could be out of work if the company closes. Another stakeholder is the accounting firm; If they decide to do the right thing it could cost them current and future revenue, again possibly affecting employees and their future earnings as well. The last stakeholder affected by the decision is Jane herself; she has her morals and

Managerial Accounting nature The management accounting is an effective and important provider for business information that helps the management to make decisions relating to business activities and investment decisions. Managerial accountants play a crucial role in advising managers about the financial implications of projects; and run some analysis such as cost benefit analysis, sensitivity analysis. At the same time managerial accounting streamline the management by explain

those classified as Accountants and Auditors. (nabainc.org). According to Data USA, over 75% of the accounting profession was dominated by Whites or Caucasians and you ask what the importance of minorities daring to lead in the accounting profession is? It is simple, there was a time when we could not lead at all. There was a time in history when we could not lead let alone enter the accounting profession which was simply an injustice. In fact, the very first black woman to become a CPA, Ms. Mary T.

Introduction Traditionally, accounting has a role to play in preparing financial reports, and tax preparation manually (Zodage, 2015). According to World Report’s Best Jobs (2014, cited in Hood (2014)), the accountancy was recognised as the third rank of the best professionals, and it is one in all careers having high demand (Hood, 2014). Nevertheless, the business practices and the environment have continuously changed and reshaped aspects of the accountancy profession (Wolters Kluwer, 2014). Some

Why Are Ethics Important In The Accounting Profession? Sheree Fletcher CE CAPSTONE COURSE FOR THE ASSOCIATES DEGREE IDS399 September 10, 2006 What does ethics have to do with accounting? Everything, since there have been some recent financial accounting scandals; a few examples being Xerox, WorldCom, Enron, which have generated much unwanted and unfavorable publicity for CPA's, including those working as controllers or chief financial officers for organizations. When you hear the

The Enron Implosion and the Loss of Respect for the Accounting Profession On the surface, the motives behind decisions and events leading to Enron’s downfall appear simple enough: individual and collective greed born in an atmosphere of market euphoria and corporate arrogance. Hardly anyone—the company, its employees, analysts or individual investors—wanted to believe the company was too good to be true. So, for a while, hardly anyone did. Many kept on buying the stock, the corporate mantra and

When thinking of a profession, the first occupation that pops up in my mind is lawyers. The reason is because my projected image of lawyers is that they process specific legal knowledge, which most people do not have. So I think the first element of a profession is to gain a particular area of knowledge, usually through higher education. Professionals initially distinguish themselves among the others by being able to absorb complex and sometimes abstract concepts. Most professions require licenses