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ACC 573 Final Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   1. To calculate a
company's average tax rate an analyst would 2.
The accumulated benefit obligation measures 3.
The major difference between accounting for
pensions and the accounting for other
postretirement benefits is that firms
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ACC 573 Midterm Exam Guide FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   ACC 573 Midterm Exam
Guide 1. The two categories of shareholders'
equity usually found on the balance sheet of a
corporation are 2. When a firm attempting to
create unique products or services for particular
market niches, in order to achieve relatively
high profit margins, this is best known as
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ACC 573 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Based on your review
of the SEC reporting requirements as outlined in
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, assess the adequacy of
the reporting requirements for providing credible
financial and operating information for company
stakeholders
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  ACC 573 Week 1 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Assess how the GAAP
and IFRS convergence project has impacted SEC
reporting requirements, predicting the long-term
impact of the convergence on reporting. Provide a
rationale for your prediction.
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ACC 573 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   As a CFO of a
publically traded company, suggest how you would
create an ethical environment to ensure account
balances are correctly
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ACC 573 Week 2 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   In todays business
environment where publicly traded companies feel
pressure to meet short-term earnings
expectations, management may be tempted to
manage earnings. Assess how a financial
statement user may be able to detect managed
earnings
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ACC 573 Week 3 Assignment 1 Financial Statement
Restatement and Ethics FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Write a two to three
(2-3) page paper in which you Assess the factors
that contributed to the financial statement
restatement, signifying the executive management
teams attitude toward the restatement
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ACC 573 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   As part of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act, corporate officers are no
longer able to pass the buck of responsibility
for ensuring adequate controls over financial
statements and reporting activities thus ensuring
the accuracy of financial statements.
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ACC 573 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Based on your review
of the current requirements of the SEC and FASB,
assess the adequacy of the guidelines for
ensuring the transparency of off-balance-sheet
transactions to investors, indicating where
improvements may still be needed.
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ACC 573 Week 4 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Based on the
information found in the e-Activity, assess the
key differences between U.S. GAAP and IFRS
reporting for the testing of asset
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ACC 573 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Create an argument for
the use of Fair Market Accounting as opposed to
historical cost. Provide support for your
argument.
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ACC 573 Week 5 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Assess the risks
associated with derivatives instruments,
indicating how these risks may be minimized for a
publically traded company. Provide support for
your rationale
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ACC 573 Week 6 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   The Sarbanes-Oxley
(SOX) Act was created with the intent of
improving the quality of accounting, reliability
of financial statements to investors, and
providing oversight to accounting professionals
through the creation of a new federal agency
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ACC 573 Week 6 DQ 2 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Assess the impact to
public trust when a publically traded company
restates its financial data, indicating how
negative impressions may be minimized. Provide
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  ACC 573 Week 7 Assignment 2 Accounting Quality
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Write
a four to five (4-5) page paper in which
you Assess the roles of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer of a public company
for establishing an ethical environment that
generates quality
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ACC 573 Week 7 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.acc573nerd.com   Assess the financial
performance forecasting process, identifying the
assumptions made that are most likely to cause a
gap between the forecast and actual performance.
Indicate how these gaps may be minimized. Provide
support for your rationale.
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