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ACC 497 Final Exam Guide
ACC 497 Entire Course
ACC 497 Individual Assignment FASB Codification
System Orientation Paper ACC 497 Week 1 Case
Study Cash Basis or Accrual Basis? (2 Sets) ACC
497 Week 1 DQ 1 ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 2 ACC 497 Week
2 Individual Assignment Financial Statements
Paper Part I (2 Papers) ACC 497 Week 2 Team
Assignment Case Study Assignment (2 Papers) ACC
497 Week 2 DQ 1 ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 2
1) The uniform law, issued in 1984 by the
Committee on Corporate Laws of the American Bar
Association, that regulates the formation,
operation, and termination of corporations is 2)
Which of the following statements is true? 3)
Which of the following statements is true? 4)
What effect would a decrease in interest rates by
the Federal Reserve most likely have in the
nations manufacturing sector, all other factors
remaining constant?
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ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 1
ACC 497 Week 1 Case Study Cash Basis or Accrual
Basis
What is the FASB Codification System? What is the
purpose of the FASB Codification System? How can
it be used to make better accounting decisions?
Resources Brain Teaser 4 Cash Basis or Accrual
Basis? in Ch. 4 of Mastery of the Financial
Accounting Research System (FARS) Through
Cases Write a 350- to 700-word response to the
questions that follow the case study. Note. Althou
gh Brain Teaser 4 references the Financial
Accounting Research System, refer to the
Financial Accounting Standards Board when
answering the questions
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ACC 497 Week 1 Individual Assignment FASB
Codification System Orientation Paper
ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 2
What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP)? How do GAAP affect financial reporting?
How might GAAP need to change to accommodate
todays dynamic business environment?
Resources FASB Codification System website
accessible through the FASB Online link located
on your student website Access the FASB Online
website and familiarize yourself with the
contents. Write a 350-word paper in which you
answer the following questions
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ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 2
ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 1
What are some nonfinancial performance measures?
What do they tell us about the performance of an
organization? Why is it important for managers to
include nonfinancial performance standards in
their analysis of their operations?
What are at least three International Accounting
Standards? Are these standards the same as U.S.
standards? Explain your response. Is it necessary
to have global standards? Explain your response.
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ACC 497 Week 2 Team Assignment Case Study
Assignment (2 Papers)
ACC 497 Week 2 Individual Assignment Financial
Statements Paper Part I
Resources Appendix A The Home Depot, Inc.
Annual Report in Fundamentals of Financial
Accounting Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in
which you answer the following questions What
does the Consolidated Statements of Earningsthe
income statementtell you about the company? Why
is this statement important? What business
decisions could be made using the income
statement? 
Resources Ch. 1 2 of Financial Accounting
Theory and Analysis Text and Cases Write a
350-word response for each of the following cases
answering the questions located at the end of
each case. Case 1-3 Politicalization of
Accounting Standards in Ch. 1 Case 1-4 Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles in Ch. 1
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ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 2
ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 1
What is tax research? What is the purpose of
conducting tax research? Are results of tax
research conclusive? Explain your response.
What is the purpose of tax planning? How do we
conduct tax planning? How could tax planning lead
to unethical behavior? Resources Ch. 1
of Prentice Halls Federal Taxation 2011
Individuals Respond to the following problems by
conducting tax research and including
tax-planning advice 
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ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment From the
Readings Exercise 17(E1-17)
ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial
Statements Paper Part II (2 Papers)
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Papers   Resources Appendix A, The Home Depot,
Inc. Annual Report in Fundamentals of Financial
Accounting Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in
which you address the following
Resources Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting Tools
for Business Decision Making Prepare a written
response to the following exercise Exercise 17
(E1-17) at the end of Ch. 1
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ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Case Study
Assignment (2 Papers)
ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment From the
Reading (2 Sets)
This tutorial contains 2 Sets of
response  Resources Ch. 1 of Managerial
Accounting Tools for Business Decision
Making Write responses to the following
assignment  Broadening Your Perspective,
Managerial Analysis (BYP1-2) at the end of Ch. 1
This Tutorial contains 2 different
Papers   Resources Case 3-5 International
versus U.S. Standards in Ch. 3 of Financial
Accounting Theory and Analysis Text and
Cases Write a 350- to 700-word response to the
questions located at the end of the case study.
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ACC 497 Week 4 DQ 2
ACC 497 Week 4 DQ 1
What are the risks and liability factors in an
audit? What are the implications to the auditor?
What are the implications to the organization?
How can the auditor mitigate these risks and
liability factors?
What is the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? How does act
affect the audits for the accounting firm and for
the organization? Has the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
improved the quality of the audit? Explain your
response.
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ACC 497 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment From the
Reading
ACC 497 Week 4 Individual Assignment From the
Reading
ACC 497 Week 4 Individual Assignment From the
Reading
Resources Ch. 15 of Prentice Halls Federal
Taxation 2011 Individuals Conduct tax research
and formulate tax-planning advice in your
response to the following problems
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ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 2
ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 1
What are the differences in reporting guidance in
a for-profit and not-for-profit organization?
What are the similarities in reporting guidance
in a for-profit and not-for-profit organization?
How do these differences and similarities affect
the comparability of financial reports? Should
these reports be comparable? Explain your
response.
What are the differences in financial reporting
in a for-profit and government organization? What
are the similarities in financial reporting in a
for-profit and government organization? How do
these differences and similarities affect the
comparability of financial reports? Should these
reports be comparable? Explain your response..
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ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study
Assignment (2 Papers)
ACC 497 Week 5 Individual Assignment from the Text
Resources Ch. 4 5 of Modern Auditing Write answ
ers to the following problems Learning Check
415 417 in Ch. 4 Comprehensive Questions 534
535 in Ch. 5
  This Tutorial contains 2 different
Papers  Resources Case 3 Charitable
Contributions and Debt A Comparison of St. Jude
Childrens Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal
Health Services located on your student website
in Ch. 5 of Mastery of the Financial Accounting
Research System (FARS) Through Cases  
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ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study
Presentation (2 Sets)
This Tutorial contains 2 different
Presentations   Create 5- or 6-slide
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with speaker
notes illustrating your findings to Case 3,
Charitable Contributions and Debt A Comparison
of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital/ALSAC
and Universal Health Services in Ch. 5 of Mastery
of the Financial Accounting Research System
(FARS) Through Cases.
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ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study
Presentation (2 Sets)
This Tutorial contains 2 different
Presentations   Create 5- or 6-slide
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation with speaker
notes illustrating your findings to Case 3,
Charitable Contributions and Debt A Comparison
of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital/ALSAC
and Universal Health Services in Ch. 5 of Mastery
of the Financial Accounting Research System
(FARS) Through Cases.
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