FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING:TOOLS FOR BUSINESS
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ISBN: 9781119493624
Author: Kimmel
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.10EYCT
(a)
To determine
Financial Aid: It refers to a grant provided by state, federal government school, colleges, foundations, and corporations in the form of scholarship, loan or paid employment for helping the students in meeting their studying fees.
Earnings Management: It refers to the practice of adopting certain accounting strategies and techniques which would make a company’s financial position look better and positive to its users of the financial information.
To discuss: whether each of the given actions to increase the chances of receiving financial aid is ethical.
(b)
To determine
To explain: the reasons for a company to want to overstate its earnings.
(c)
To determine
To explain: the reasons for a company to want to understate its earnings.
(d)
To determine
To state: the circumstances under which an otherwise ethical person might decide to illegally overstate or understate earnings.
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Why does financial accounting have a positive impact on our society? a. It entails a detailed transaction record necessary for filing taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).b. It allows investors and creditors to redirect their resources to successful companies and away from unsuccessful companies.c. It prevents competitors from being able to steal the company’s customers.d. It provides a system of useful internal reports for management decision making.
Reported accounting earnings provide valuable information to investors, lenders and regulators. Reported income is also important for executive bonus. Yet, within the structure of GAAP, managers can use judgment in computing accounting earnings and in structuring transactions. In other words, managers can engage in earnings management.
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What safeguards can you suggest for reducing or preventing harmful earnings management intended to mislead investors and the market?
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O A. so managers in the company can control the company's finances
O B. to prevent people outside the company from examining the
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O C. to make it impossible to compare one company's finances with
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O D. so all companies use the same methods for recording financial
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Chapter 1 Solutions
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING:TOOLS FOR BUSINESS
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