Your company has determined that they have made an error in the financial statements. What questions would you ask to determine the key search terms for your research?   DQ2 SEC RESEARCH SERIES 2   Search the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov (Links to an external site.)) and locate where you search for company filings under filings […]

Perform an Internet search on any tax, law, accounting, or auditing topic in which you are interested. Summarize and provide a general explanation of what the topic covers. Please attach the article to your post.   DQ2 PLANNING YOUR SEARCH SERIES 2   Why is it important to first plan your search on a particular […]

Why is it important for accountants to use effective writing skills? Describe a situation where effective writing skills are important.   DQ2 IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM STATEMENT   When performing accounting research, how would you go about identifying the problem statement? Do you think the problem statement could change as your research progresses?

You have been hired as the new controller for the Paulson Paint, Inc. You will have the opportunity to utilize your financial and managerial accounting experience. You will be responsible for preparing the budget for the year ending December 31, 2019, using the actual data from 2014 through 2018. You will also prepare a report […]

In general, what are the reasons for conducting research? What types of research have you conducted in the past?   DQ2 AUTHORITATIVE SOURCES   Select one of the AICPA, FASB, GASB, IRS, IASB, or EITF, and describe its function. Are there any more?

STRATEGY AND BUDGETING Address the following questions in this week’s discussion. Each bullet (question set) is worth 10 points each. (20 points total)   How are strategy and budget related? Can you provide an example from your work?   Just what is ABB? How does it differ from activity-based management?       ACCT556 Budgeting […]

You have been hired as the new controller for the Paulson Paint, Inc. You will have the opportunity to utilize your financial and managerial accounting experience. You will be responsible for preparing the budget for the year ending December 31, 2019, using the actual data from 2014 through 2018. You will also prepare a report […]

The objective of this accounting research project is to help you transfer the concepts and research techniques that you learn from the course to a case study example.   Guidelines   The Research Memorandum (due in Week 7) is the signature assignment for the course and must conform to APA format and be at least […]

Access the FASB website by clicking on the FASB Codification Access on the Course Resources page and scroll down to the link, user ID, and password information.   Once you login, click the FASB Accounting Standards Codification link. Find and click the Pre-codification Standards/FASB Pronouncements and EITF Abstracts link on the bottom left side of […]

Access the litigation section of the SEC’s website (Links to an external site.). Click on Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Releases. Click on AAER-3234 filed January 20, 2011. Read the release and the related SEC complaint. Summarize the release and complaint in 2–3 pages (12-point, double spaced).