This document appears to be the first chapter of an accounting textbook. It provides an overview of accounting as an information system that supports decision making through summarizing and communicating financial data. The chapter defines accounting and describes how it links economic activities to the results of decisions. It outlines the types of accounting information and users of that information both internally and externally. The chapter also discusses the objectives and characteristics of internal and external financial reporting.
The document discusses the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its implications for telecom companies. It requires executives to certify financial reports, establishes oversight of auditors, and aims to increase accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. For telecom companies, complying with SOX can help reduce revenue leakages, align data flows, and accelerate initiatives to plug leakage points.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) aims to improve accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. For telecom companies, SOX compliance can help address revenue leakages through initiatives to analyze sources of loss and strengthen internal controls. Telecom companies can leverage SOX to optimize processes, accelerate revenue assurance programs, and enhance transparency in financial reporting.
This document discusses accounting as the language of business and the role of accounting information in decision making. It covers the importance of reliable accounting systems that generate financial and managerial accounting information for both external and internal users. Accounting information supports decisions regarding performance evaluations, investments, taxes, resource allocation, and more. The integrity of reported accounting information relies on generally accepted accounting principles, oversight organizations, and the professional competence and ethics of accounting practitioners.
This document discusses keeping accounting systems compliant with hot issues and requirements not to overlook. It summarizes the key requirements for an acceptable accounting system including providing reasonable assurance that applicable laws and regulations are complied with, the cost accounting system and data are reliable, and risk of misallocations and mischarges are minimized. It highlights hot compliance topics around CAS, indirect cost allocations, and internal controls. It also identifies requirements to not overlook such as proper allocation of business generation costs, ability to produce an audit trail and source documentation, and ensuring billing systems comply with contract requirements.
The document discusses how to automate fixed asset lifecycles including tracking assets, calculating depreciation for accounting and tax purposes, and ensuring compliance. It describes integrating fixed asset software with financial systems and tax filing software to streamline the process. Options for integration include importing financial system data, using an intermediary data repository, or fully automating the data flow. The software allows users to track both domestic and international assets for tax planning and reporting.
ConceptOne - Whitepaper - Achieving Regulatory Alpha Through Regulatory Risk ...Gary S. Kaminsky
This document summarizes a whitepaper on achieving regulatory compliance through implementing a robust Regulatory Enterprise Risk Management (RegERM) system. It discusses the increased global regulatory requirements asset managers now face. It recommends managers focus on regulatory compliance costs rather than just direct compliance costs. The document outlines key components of an effective RegERM system, including consolidating data from multiple sources, transforming the data for reporting requirements, and electronically transmitting reports. It emphasizes the importance of coordination among service providers, technology, and regulatory advisors to streamline the reporting process.
EAI is dedicated to our customers' success. Here's how a third party broker-dealer supporting 500+ financial institutions, with over 1,000 branches, got an upgrade so advanced it saved money. How can EAI help your business?
This document appears to be the first chapter of an accounting textbook. It provides an overview of accounting as an information system that supports decision making through summarizing and communicating financial data. The chapter defines accounting and describes how it links economic activities to the results of decisions. It outlines the types of accounting information and users of that information both internally and externally. The chapter also discusses the objectives and characteristics of internal and external financial reporting.
The document discusses the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its implications for telecom companies. It requires executives to certify financial reports, establishes oversight of auditors, and aims to increase accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. For telecom companies, complying with SOX can help reduce revenue leakages, align data flows, and accelerate initiatives to plug leakage points.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) aims to improve accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures. For telecom companies, SOX compliance can help address revenue leakages through initiatives to analyze sources of loss and strengthen internal controls. Telecom companies can leverage SOX to optimize processes, accelerate revenue assurance programs, and enhance transparency in financial reporting.
This document discusses accounting as the language of business and the role of accounting information in decision making. It covers the importance of reliable accounting systems that generate financial and managerial accounting information for both external and internal users. Accounting information supports decisions regarding performance evaluations, investments, taxes, resource allocation, and more. The integrity of reported accounting information relies on generally accepted accounting principles, oversight organizations, and the professional competence and ethics of accounting practitioners.
This document discusses keeping accounting systems compliant with hot issues and requirements not to overlook. It summarizes the key requirements for an acceptable accounting system including providing reasonable assurance that applicable laws and regulations are complied with, the cost accounting system and data are reliable, and risk of misallocations and mischarges are minimized. It highlights hot compliance topics around CAS, indirect cost allocations, and internal controls. It also identifies requirements to not overlook such as proper allocation of business generation costs, ability to produce an audit trail and source documentation, and ensuring billing systems comply with contract requirements.
The document discusses how to automate fixed asset lifecycles including tracking assets, calculating depreciation for accounting and tax purposes, and ensuring compliance. It describes integrating fixed asset software with financial systems and tax filing software to streamline the process. Options for integration include importing financial system data, using an intermediary data repository, or fully automating the data flow. The software allows users to track both domestic and international assets for tax planning and reporting.
ConceptOne - Whitepaper - Achieving Regulatory Alpha Through Regulatory Risk ...Gary S. Kaminsky
This document summarizes a whitepaper on achieving regulatory compliance through implementing a robust Regulatory Enterprise Risk Management (RegERM) system. It discusses the increased global regulatory requirements asset managers now face. It recommends managers focus on regulatory compliance costs rather than just direct compliance costs. The document outlines key components of an effective RegERM system, including consolidating data from multiple sources, transforming the data for reporting requirements, and electronically transmitting reports. It emphasizes the importance of coordination among service providers, technology, and regulatory advisors to streamline the reporting process.
EAI is dedicated to our customers' success. Here's how a third party broker-dealer supporting 500+ financial institutions, with over 1,000 branches, got an upgrade so advanced it saved money. How can EAI help your business?
A case study created for EAI on how a third party broker-dealer supporting 500+ financial institutions, with over 1,000 branches, got an upgrade so advanced it saved money.
Longview Tax simplifies and automates tax data collection, tax reporting and tax planning for Insurance companies, automating the process from data collection to reporting and analysis. Information is automatically collected from all source systems and integrated to create a single repository of financial information, along with your defined business and tax rules, to automatically calculate in real-time:
- Full Trial Balance and consolidated tax reporting in GAAP, SAP including side-by-side comparison
- Automation of Perms and Temps by GAAP, SAP
- Complex, multi-level sub-consolidations
- Internationalization, multiple currencies, accounting periods, chart of accounts, legal entities, etc.
- Consolidated current and deferred income tax
- Deferred taxes by legal entity, by temporary difference
- Consolidated effective tax rate reconciliation by legal entity
- Ad hoc analysis and reporting, dashboards and tax KPIs with drill down and drill through
In addition Longview Tax is the only solution that offers:
- The ability to handle the most complex tax rollups and provide details below the legal entity level of detail in additional/supplemental dimensions
- The ability to handle the most complex, unique insurance calculations (SSAP 101) e.g. non-admissible deferred tax calculations, etc.
- Full support for IFRS/IAS 12 reporting and required disclosures in accordance with ASC 740 and IAS 12 provisions, by legal entity
- A powerful forecasting engine
The document discusses controls for ensuring reliability in information systems. It covers controls for confidentiality, privacy, processing integrity, and availability. For confidentiality, it describes controls for encryption, access controls, and disposal of sensitive information. For privacy, it discusses frameworks for protecting personal information and complying with privacy regulations. It also outlines controls for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and authorization of processed data.
Ethics fraud & internal control ppt @ dom sBabasab Patil
The document provides an overview of accounting information systems, ethics, fraud, and internal controls. It discusses business ethics and areas like computer ethics. It defines legal fraud and common fraud schemes. It also outlines the key components of the SAS 78/COSO internal control framework, including control environment, risk assessment, information and communication, monitoring, and control activities.
Legal Management made simple is a legal management platform for small and medium sized corporate legal departments. It provides an all-in-one solution with four basic modules that can be configured unlimitedly, including direct legal insights through dashboards, a complete set of legaltech tools, e-filing for contracts and IP rights, and easy-to-use spreadsheets and reports. The platform offers basic workflow for legal events, dynamic group charts, powerful search options, and automatic alerts for due dates.
Accountsability provides outsourced financial controller services including bookkeeping, payroll, management accounting, and statutory compliance for clients. A case study describes a typical client, a publican experiencing financial difficulties due to declining turnover and lack of accounting systems. Accountsability implemented bookkeeping, accounting controls, cash flow management and KPI reporting which returned the business to profitability, eliminated reliance on overdraft, and improved relationships with accountants and bankers. The client now works less hours in the business with creditors satisfied by up-to-date, accurate financial information.
The document discusses internal control as defined by COSO, including its components of control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. It explains how auditors obtain an understanding of a company's internal controls in order to assess control risk and determine the nature, timing and extent of substantive audit tests. Auditors evaluate control deficiencies and may issue an opinion on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.
One Source Services provides various core and non-core business activities outsourced from client companies including sales execution, accounts outsourcing, MIS reports, payroll and HR services, legal and compliance support, and financial consultancy. Services are provided either at the client's place or service provider's place. Reports are submitted regularly and ad-hoc reports can be prepared upon request. The company has experts in various fields and industries and can provide business services to clients across multiple locations while maintaining confidentiality.
This document discusses the importance of keeping financial and physical records for businesses. It covers why businesses need to keep records, including legal requirements, management efficiency, monitoring performance, and aiding decision making. The document also outlines the different types of records that should be kept, such as financial records like expenses, taxes, invoices and payroll, as well as physical records like purchase orders, licenses and permits. Effective record keeping systems and the advantages of accurate records are also summarized.
Finance Transformation - Best Practices for Accounting and Control - Hernan H...Hernan Huwyler, MBA CPA
The document discusses strategies for finance transformation and lean accounting. It proposes reducing costs by standardizing processes, automating tasks, consolidating activities, and simplifying controls. This would allow the finance department to focus on analysis and advisory work. Specific recommendations include expediting financial reporting, simplifying accounts payable/receivable, centralizing bank accounts, and digitalizing documents to reduce errors. Transformation requires defining a strategy, collecting baseline data, planning implementation in phases, and reviewing results.
Management accounting provides accounting information to assist management in planning, decision-making, and day-to-day operations. It has a wider scope than financial accounting and focuses on both qualitative and quantitative information for internal users. The objectives of management accounting include planning, controlling performance, decision-making, and interpreting financial data to help management. Some key techniques used in management accounting are budgeting, standard costing, marginal costing, and financial statement analysis.
The Significance of Effective Corporate Governance for Businesses in Papua Ne...Stanley Valliath Thomas
This is an extract of my article from the Business Assessment Magazine 2011 of IBBM Enterprise Centre, Papua New Guinea. The article that is titled 'The Significance of Effective Corporate Governance for Businesses in Papua New Guinea'. The Assessment Magazine 2011 consists of the profiles of PNG companies assessed in 2011 along with some articles.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on auditing not-for-profit organizations. It discusses the current economic environment, trends in the not-for-profit sector including increased online fundraising, and new auditing standards. It outlines management's responsibilities to establish controls and documentation for alternative investments and define roles and responsibilities of auditors. The presentation also covers new accounting standards, IRS activities, and resources from the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center.
Tax Risk And Process Re Engineering General Presentation 121609Agronenthal
The document discusses tax risk and process re-engineering. It defines total tax function risk as the combination of finance, operational, tax technical, and integration risks. It provides examples of each type of risk and root causes that can increase tax risk. The document also discusses approaches to effectively manage tax risk through data management, workflow automation, analytics, and tax technology solutions like tax portals and cloud computing.
This document provides an overview of the conceptual framework of accounting. It discusses what accounting is, its purpose of providing financial information to internal and external users, and the basic accounting concepts and conventions used to guide accounting practice. These include the business entity assumption, going concern principle, money measurement, historical cost, accounting period, objectivity, consistency, conservatism, accrual concept, and matching principle. It also describes the three main financial statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
Accounting involves identifying, measuring, and communicating financial information about economic events to allow for informed judgments and decisions by users. The key functions of accounting are recording transactions, classifying financial events, summarizing data in financial statements, and communicating results. Users of accounting information include internal parties like management and owners as well as external parties like investors, lenders, suppliers, and regulators.
The Importance of Accurate Financial Reporting for Small Businesses.pdfsarikabangimatam
For small businesses to thrive and stay in business, accounting documentation is essential. Through timely and dependable financial reports, business owners can keep an eye on their money, make well-informed decisions, and adhere to regulatory obligations. This article includes helpful advice for enhancing your financial reporting and accounting techniques in addition to a discussion on the significance of appropriate financial reporting for small Business Accountants in Delaware.
Best Practices for Bookkeeping and Record KeepingAlan Boal
Bookkeeping and record keeping are essential aspects of managing finances and ensuring the smooth operation of a business. By implementing best practices in these areas, businesses can maintain accurate financial records, make informed decisions, and comply with legal requirements
Accounting provides information to both internal and external decision makers. It links economic activities with the decisions that influence those activities. There are two main types of accounting - financial accounting which provides external reporting to investors and creditors, and managerial accounting which provides internal reporting to managers. Financial accounting aims to provide useful information about resources, claims on resources, and changes to help users make investment and credit decisions. Managerial accounting aims to provide timely, decision-oriented information to help managers evaluate performance and make future decisions to help the organization achieve its goals.
A case study created for EAI on how a third party broker-dealer supporting 500+ financial institutions, with over 1,000 branches, got an upgrade so advanced it saved money.
Longview Tax simplifies and automates tax data collection, tax reporting and tax planning for Insurance companies, automating the process from data collection to reporting and analysis. Information is automatically collected from all source systems and integrated to create a single repository of financial information, along with your defined business and tax rules, to automatically calculate in real-time:
- Full Trial Balance and consolidated tax reporting in GAAP, SAP including side-by-side comparison
- Automation of Perms and Temps by GAAP, SAP
- Complex, multi-level sub-consolidations
- Internationalization, multiple currencies, accounting periods, chart of accounts, legal entities, etc.
- Consolidated current and deferred income tax
- Deferred taxes by legal entity, by temporary difference
- Consolidated effective tax rate reconciliation by legal entity
- Ad hoc analysis and reporting, dashboards and tax KPIs with drill down and drill through
In addition Longview Tax is the only solution that offers:
- The ability to handle the most complex tax rollups and provide details below the legal entity level of detail in additional/supplemental dimensions
- The ability to handle the most complex, unique insurance calculations (SSAP 101) e.g. non-admissible deferred tax calculations, etc.
- Full support for IFRS/IAS 12 reporting and required disclosures in accordance with ASC 740 and IAS 12 provisions, by legal entity
- A powerful forecasting engine
The document discusses controls for ensuring reliability in information systems. It covers controls for confidentiality, privacy, processing integrity, and availability. For confidentiality, it describes controls for encryption, access controls, and disposal of sensitive information. For privacy, it discusses frameworks for protecting personal information and complying with privacy regulations. It also outlines controls for ensuring the accuracy, timeliness and authorization of processed data.
Ethics fraud & internal control ppt @ dom sBabasab Patil
The document provides an overview of accounting information systems, ethics, fraud, and internal controls. It discusses business ethics and areas like computer ethics. It defines legal fraud and common fraud schemes. It also outlines the key components of the SAS 78/COSO internal control framework, including control environment, risk assessment, information and communication, monitoring, and control activities.
Legal Management made simple is a legal management platform for small and medium sized corporate legal departments. It provides an all-in-one solution with four basic modules that can be configured unlimitedly, including direct legal insights through dashboards, a complete set of legaltech tools, e-filing for contracts and IP rights, and easy-to-use spreadsheets and reports. The platform offers basic workflow for legal events, dynamic group charts, powerful search options, and automatic alerts for due dates.
Accountsability provides outsourced financial controller services including bookkeeping, payroll, management accounting, and statutory compliance for clients. A case study describes a typical client, a publican experiencing financial difficulties due to declining turnover and lack of accounting systems. Accountsability implemented bookkeeping, accounting controls, cash flow management and KPI reporting which returned the business to profitability, eliminated reliance on overdraft, and improved relationships with accountants and bankers. The client now works less hours in the business with creditors satisfied by up-to-date, accurate financial information.
The document discusses internal control as defined by COSO, including its components of control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring. It explains how auditors obtain an understanding of a company's internal controls in order to assess control risk and determine the nature, timing and extent of substantive audit tests. Auditors evaluate control deficiencies and may issue an opinion on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.
One Source Services provides various core and non-core business activities outsourced from client companies including sales execution, accounts outsourcing, MIS reports, payroll and HR services, legal and compliance support, and financial consultancy. Services are provided either at the client's place or service provider's place. Reports are submitted regularly and ad-hoc reports can be prepared upon request. The company has experts in various fields and industries and can provide business services to clients across multiple locations while maintaining confidentiality.
This document discusses the importance of keeping financial and physical records for businesses. It covers why businesses need to keep records, including legal requirements, management efficiency, monitoring performance, and aiding decision making. The document also outlines the different types of records that should be kept, such as financial records like expenses, taxes, invoices and payroll, as well as physical records like purchase orders, licenses and permits. Effective record keeping systems and the advantages of accurate records are also summarized.
Finance Transformation - Best Practices for Accounting and Control - Hernan H...Hernan Huwyler, MBA CPA
The document discusses strategies for finance transformation and lean accounting. It proposes reducing costs by standardizing processes, automating tasks, consolidating activities, and simplifying controls. This would allow the finance department to focus on analysis and advisory work. Specific recommendations include expediting financial reporting, simplifying accounts payable/receivable, centralizing bank accounts, and digitalizing documents to reduce errors. Transformation requires defining a strategy, collecting baseline data, planning implementation in phases, and reviewing results.
Management accounting provides accounting information to assist management in planning, decision-making, and day-to-day operations. It has a wider scope than financial accounting and focuses on both qualitative and quantitative information for internal users. The objectives of management accounting include planning, controlling performance, decision-making, and interpreting financial data to help management. Some key techniques used in management accounting are budgeting, standard costing, marginal costing, and financial statement analysis.
The Significance of Effective Corporate Governance for Businesses in Papua Ne...Stanley Valliath Thomas
This is an extract of my article from the Business Assessment Magazine 2011 of IBBM Enterprise Centre, Papua New Guinea. The article that is titled 'The Significance of Effective Corporate Governance for Businesses in Papua New Guinea'. The Assessment Magazine 2011 consists of the profiles of PNG companies assessed in 2011 along with some articles.
This document summarizes key points from a presentation on auditing not-for-profit organizations. It discusses the current economic environment, trends in the not-for-profit sector including increased online fundraising, and new auditing standards. It outlines management's responsibilities to establish controls and documentation for alternative investments and define roles and responsibilities of auditors. The presentation also covers new accounting standards, IRS activities, and resources from the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center.
Tax Risk And Process Re Engineering General Presentation 121609Agronenthal
The document discusses tax risk and process re-engineering. It defines total tax function risk as the combination of finance, operational, tax technical, and integration risks. It provides examples of each type of risk and root causes that can increase tax risk. The document also discusses approaches to effectively manage tax risk through data management, workflow automation, analytics, and tax technology solutions like tax portals and cloud computing.
This document provides an overview of the conceptual framework of accounting. It discusses what accounting is, its purpose of providing financial information to internal and external users, and the basic accounting concepts and conventions used to guide accounting practice. These include the business entity assumption, going concern principle, money measurement, historical cost, accounting period, objectivity, consistency, conservatism, accrual concept, and matching principle. It also describes the three main financial statements - the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows.
Accounting involves identifying, measuring, and communicating financial information about economic events to allow for informed judgments and decisions by users. The key functions of accounting are recording transactions, classifying financial events, summarizing data in financial statements, and communicating results. Users of accounting information include internal parties like management and owners as well as external parties like investors, lenders, suppliers, and regulators.
The Importance of Accurate Financial Reporting for Small Businesses.pdfsarikabangimatam
For small businesses to thrive and stay in business, accounting documentation is essential. Through timely and dependable financial reports, business owners can keep an eye on their money, make well-informed decisions, and adhere to regulatory obligations. This article includes helpful advice for enhancing your financial reporting and accounting techniques in addition to a discussion on the significance of appropriate financial reporting for small Business Accountants in Delaware.
Best Practices for Bookkeeping and Record KeepingAlan Boal
Bookkeeping and record keeping are essential aspects of managing finances and ensuring the smooth operation of a business. By implementing best practices in these areas, businesses can maintain accurate financial records, make informed decisions, and comply with legal requirements
Accounting provides information to both internal and external decision makers. It links economic activities with the decisions that influence those activities. There are two main types of accounting - financial accounting which provides external reporting to investors and creditors, and managerial accounting which provides internal reporting to managers. Financial accounting aims to provide useful information about resources, claims on resources, and changes to help users make investment and credit decisions. Managerial accounting aims to provide timely, decision-oriented information to help managers evaluate performance and make future decisions to help the organization achieve its goals.
Protiviti's Tips - Will you be ready for an IPO when the market is?Ellie Ahmadi
The document discusses the challenges and requirements of becoming a public company, including closer scrutiny from regulators, investors, and of corporate governance policies. It outlines six key elements needed for public company readiness: business strategies and policies, business processes, organization and people management, reports, methodologies, and systems and data. Accurate financial reporting, an efficient financial close process, and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley are identified as typically risky areas that pre-public companies need to address to prepare for becoming publicly traded.
Finance workshop - The BIG Jelly 25th March 2011 - Nigel Lomax, Tax AssistJanette Minihane
TaxAssist Accountants is a firm located in Shrewsbury that was started in October 2003 and currently has 400 clients and a team of 7 staff members led by Nigel FCMA. The firm provides business services including choosing an appropriate business structure, financial management, business planning, record keeping, and using management accounts. Common business structures include sole trader, partnership and limited company, with factors like business volatility, risk tolerance, and tax implications determining the best choice. Developing a solid business plan and keeping accurate financial records are important for business success and obtaining financing. The firm assists with tasks like payroll, VAT registration, and expense claims.
C Miinds is a corporate business consultancy established in 2002 that specializes in business and finance consulting. It aims to optimize business performance for clients through confidential, competent, and compliant engagement. The company offers services such as CFO support, accounting and payroll administration, BPO services, risk analysis, assurance, business start up support, taxation advising, and regulatory compliance support. It has offices in Bangalore, India.
This document summarizes the case for Company A to automate its supplier payment operations using Tipalti. It outlines the problems with Company A's current manual processes, including high costs, wasted time, inability to scale, and compliance issues. Tipalti's solution would consolidate all payment activities into one system, reducing manual hours by 80% and saving over $1 million in the first three years through lower errors, fees, and staffing needs. The ROI is projected to be 9.8x in year one and implementation would have a payback period of zero months. Automating with Tipalti would improve agility, scalability, compliance, and allow finance staff to focus on more strategic work.
This document outlines an agenda for a talk on ethical issues in accounting. It discusses:
1) What constitutes a profession and professional accountant, including specific bodies of knowledge, commitment to public interests, and codes of ethics.
2) Two fundamental professional skills for accountants: professional skepticism and professional judgement.
3) The code of ethics for accountants, which includes six fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, professional competence, professional behavior, and due care.
4) How a professional accountant's ethics may be tested, through abusing their position, compromising independence, or failing to act with competence, proper behavior, or due care.
Governance and leadership in public entitiesNik Hasyudeen
This document discusses governance and leadership in public entities in Malaysia. It notes that public entities have different governance structures depending on their purpose and establishment. The document outlines some key issues in public sector governance including clarity of purpose and establishment instruments, appointing competent people to governance roles, establishing appropriate governance standards and supervision, and the importance of strong leadership. Overall it examines challenges in ensuring effective governance across the diverse range of public sector organizations in Malaysia.
You are a director when there is no code of corporate governanceNik Hasyudeen
This document discusses corporate governance in Malaysia and outlines the history and development of corporate governance codes and guidelines in the country. It provides definitions of corporate governance and discusses how corporate governance should work in practice through the effective functioning of a company's board of directors. The document also notes that while codes provide rules and parameters, sustainable corporate governance requires an internal focus on culture and conduct set by the board, with a focus on stakeholders' interests rather than just rules.
Business accountability of architects pptNik Hasyudeen
This document discusses business accountability for architects. It covers types of business structures like sole proprietorships and companies. It also discusses key operations like project management, financial reporting requirements including income statements, cash flow statements, and statement of financial positions. The document emphasizes the importance of planning, budgeting, cost control, pricing, collection, taxation obligations, and upholding professional standards. Maintaining proper financial records and compliance is critical for business success and accountability.
Build your career as a professional accountant pptNik Hasyudeen
This document provides an overview of the professional accountant career path. It discusses what accountants do in the past, present and future, including financial reporting, auditing, tax, internal controls, and more. It also outlines the roles of accountants in nation building and how they help various stakeholders like SMEs, corporations, and governments. Additionally, it discusses how technology, economics, regulation and other change drivers are influencing the accounting profession and its market. The document emphasizes that to become a professional accountant requires pursuing an accounting qualification, and that one must continue developing new skills to adapt to an ever-changing business environment and create value for their organization.
The document discusses the new auditor reporting standards which require additional disclosures in audit reports, including key audit matters. It raises questions about whether the new standards will achieve their goals of providing more meaningful information to shareholders and other report users. Specifically, it questions whether the additional information will overload users, whether all firms can effectively implement the new reporting, and whether regulators will continue to be supportive in the initial implementation period. It also considers potential unintended consequences, such as increased legal risks for audit firms and effects on company share prices.
Transforming the smp landscape jakarta pptNik Hasyudeen
This document discusses how small and medium practices (SMPs) can transform themselves to become more significant and meaningful for clients. It notes that SMPs can better serve clients by helping them manage finances, budgets, performance and cash flow. SMPs should reconfigure their value proposition, business models and processes to provide unique services. They should also invest in people and leadership to guide the transformation. New opportunities exist in partnering with other firms and using financial technology platforms to help clients raise funds. Overall SMPs can leverage economic challenges by meaningfully supporting clients through this transition.
The key risk areas of an audit committee include financial reporting, business acquisitions, fraud prevention, and regulatory compliance. The effectiveness of the audit committee depends on strong corporate governance and an effective relationship with management. Common fraud risks involve money transfers to related third parties and fake business transactions. Regulators are cracking down on behaviors intended to cause wrongful financial loss. Audit committees can help mitigate risks by ensuring board members have relevant skills and oversight of internal controls, business decisions, and financial reporting.
The journey of Corporate Governance in Malaysia, So FarNik Hasyudeen
The document summarizes the journey of corporate governance in Malaysia over time. It discusses key events like the Asian Financial Crisis and releases of the Malaysian Code of Corporate Governance in 2000, 2007, 2012, and a proposed 2016 version. The 2000 and 2007 codes established principles and best practices around board responsibilities, financial reporting, and shareholder rights. Later versions strengthened board independence and oversight of risk. A reality check highlighted both improvements and ongoing issues. The way forward emphasizes strengthening ethics, culture, and the societal value placed on good governance.
This document discusses how small and medium accounting practices can transform themselves during economic downturns. It suggests that practices become more significant and meaningful to clients by providing services like financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow management. The document also recommends that practices reconfigure their value proposition, business models, and processes. It emphasizes investing in people and leadership. Additionally, it advises practices to partner with other businesses and consider new financing options like crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending. The overall message is that economic challenges provide an opportunity for transformation.
The document discusses the Audit Oversight Board's 2015 annual report. It notes that the increasing number of registered individual auditors and decreasing partnerships with less than two partners indicates improved commitment to capacity building and succession planning among audit firms. This reinforces the firms' ability to take on more complex clients. The report also discusses promoting high quality auditing practices, including issues with the effectiveness of the engagement quality control review process at major firms and other audit firms. It provides examples of enforcement actions taken, including reprimands and registration revocations.
This document discusses financial reporting, professional judgment, and professional skepticism. It provides principles for preparers and auditors when exercising professional judgment in financial reporting. Preparers and auditors must gather and analyze all relevant information, assess accounting guidance, and properly document their judgments. Auditors must also appropriately assess and challenge the client's judgments. Regulators review financial statements and auditor documentation to evaluate the professional judgments made. The document concludes with case studies that illustrate issues like a lack of management assumptions verification, risk of management override of controls, and unreliable evidence provided by management.
This document discusses key financial concepts for entrepreneurs including business models, strategic risks, working in vs on the business, business life cycles, sources of capital, profitability, cash flow, and returns. It provides examples of calculating unit costs, gross profit, break even point, cash flow statements, and equity value. The main points are that financial management capabilities are important for entrepreneurs, tools like understanding costs, margins, and cash flow are essential, and focusing on projections rather than just historical performance can help manage risks and make the business more competitive.
Accountants perform various financial and compliance roles across corporate, SME, public, and non-profit sectors. Their responsibilities include linking business and financial data to decision making, financial reporting, management accounting, regulatory compliance, financial management, capital raising, budgeting, cash flow management, governance, risk management, and internal controls. Accountants work in finance functions, auditing and assurance, taxation, advisory, and transaction services. They support strategic decision making, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide financial insights. To become an accountant requires obtaining degrees from accredited institutions, completing professional programs and competency assessments, and gaining relevant work experience under supervision.
Innovation And Change For Business SustainabilityNik Hasyudeen
Innovation and change are necessary for business sustainability in a competitive global economy. To remain relevant, businesses must shift to new economic models based on innovation, creativity, and high-value activities. This requires moving the economy up the value chain through greater value-add in manufacturing, services, and agriculture. It also means raising knowledge and innovation capacity through improved education and nurturing research capabilities. Ensuring business sustainability further requires appreciating strategic risks and mitigating risks proactively in an increasingly interconnected world where the business landscape is constantly changing.
Collaboration Between Academicians And Practitioners In Enhancing Accounting ...Nik Hasyudeen
This document discusses collaboration between academicians and practitioners to enhance accounting knowledge through network-centric approaches. It outlines principles of wikinomics and network-centric competition that emphasize openness, sharing, and leveraging global networks. Examples are provided of how companies like Boeing, Salesforce, and Li & Fung create value through networked partnerships. The document argues that academicians can add value across all aspects of the value creation process for companies. Applying a network-centric model to accounting knowledge development could involve academicians providing expertise to address real-life issues while practitioners provide feedback to enhance teaching. Successful collaboration requires understanding each other's motivations and constraints.
Structural Design Process: Step-by-Step Guide for BuildingsChandresh Chudasama
The structural design process is explained: Follow our step-by-step guide to understand building design intricacies and ensure structural integrity. Learn how to build wonderful buildings with the help of our detailed information. Learn how to create structures with durability and reliability and also gain insights on ways of managing structures.
Company Valuation webinar series - Tuesday, 4 June 2024FelixPerez547899
This session provided an update as to the latest valuation data in the UK and then delved into a discussion on the upcoming election and the impacts on valuation. We finished, as always with a Q&A
How are Lilac French Bulldogs Beauty Charming the World and Capturing Hearts....Lacey Max
“After being the most listed dog breed in the United States for 31
years in a row, the Labrador Retriever has dropped to second place
in the American Kennel Club's annual survey of the country's most
popular canines. The French Bulldog is the new top dog in the
United States as of 2022. The stylish puppy has ascended the
rankings in rapid time despite having health concerns and limited
color choices.”
Brian Fitzsimmons on the Business Strategy and Content Flywheel of Barstool S...Neil Horowitz
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2. What will happen to the share price of a company if the board
announces that they will follow all the laws?
- Andrew Fastow, former CFO, Enron
3. The case for integrity in the finance function
Finance function
Accounting
system
Reporting and
compliance
Management
accounting
Treasury
Setting up
appropriate
accounting system
Covers both
financial and non-
financial data and
information
Preparation of
financial and
management reports
for decision making
Ensure compliance
with various
laws and regulation
Annual budget
Costing
Break-even point
Performance
assessment
Capital budgeting
and decisions
Cash flow
management
Short and long
term investment
Capital structure
4. Better business decisions and
risk management
Relevant information and reports for decision making and
compliance with regulation
Knowledge
integrity
System
integrity
Data integrity
People
integrity
Effective
check-and-
balance
Organisational culture set by the tone from the board and senior
management
6. It makes business sense to maintain accounting and tax
integrity:
• Reliable data, information and reports for effective
business decision making
• Reduced risks on non-compliance and penalties which
could disrupt business operation
• Enabled business to capture opportunities and enhanced
return to shareholders