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ACCT 540 Course Project Week 8 For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     ACCT 540
Course Project Week 8  
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ACCT 540 Week 1 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 1 Discussion Research For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Rese
arch   In general, what are the reasons for
conducting research? What types of research have
you conducted in the past? This section lists
options that can be used to view responses.  
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ACCT 540 Week 1 Homework Assignment FASB Pre-
Codification Standards For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Access the
FASB website by clicking on the FASB Codification
Access link under Course Home. Click the log in
screen link .org/ascLogin.cfmgthttp//aaahq.org/as
cLogin.cfm. Enter your Username and Password
provided by your professor and 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 the landing page.
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ACCT 540 Week 1 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Acco
unting Research   Week One Class Activity   1.
Explain how the research process adds value to
the services offered by an accounting firm.
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ACCT 540 Week 2 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 2 Discussion Effective Writing
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m     Effective Writing   Why is it important for
accountants to use effective writing skills?
Describe a situation where effective writing
skills are important. This section lists options
that can be used to view responses.
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ACCT 540 Week 2 Homework Assignment Management s
Decisions and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Result of Operations For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     Please complete the
below problems and submit your answers in a Word
document.   Go to the SECs website
(.sec.gov/gtwww.sec.gov) and click on search for
company filings under filings and forms.
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ACCT 540 Week 2 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Prob
lem Identification and Research
Questions   Rewrite the following sentences into
shorter, more concise sentences while maintaining
the main points of the sentence.  
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ACCT 540 Week 3 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 3 Discussion Internet Search For
more course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com    
Internet Search    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.  
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ACCT 540 Week 3 Homework Assignment FASB
Codification For more course tutorials
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entsac540_w3_homework_instruction.docxgtClick
here to download the instruction. (The
instruction can also be found in the Doc Sharing
area.)  
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ACCT 540 Week 3 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com   Identi
fication of Key Search Criteria   What are the
implications of GAAP and authoritative support to
the researcher?   1. To conduct efficient
research, where should one start in reviewing the
accounting literature in search of a solution to
a problem?
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ACCT 540 Week 4 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 4 Discussion Key Search Terms For
more course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com    
Key Search Terms   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?
This section lists options that can be used to
view responses.  
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ACCT 540 Week 4 Homework Assignment IFRS Work
Plan - Projects For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     Access the IASB and
IFRS Foundation website (.ifrs.org/gtwww.ifrs.org)
. Click on the Standards Development tab and
then Work Plan for IFRSs. In 23 pages
(12-point, double spaced), describe three
projects in the Work Plan.  
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ACCT 540 Week 4 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Gath
ering Data   1. Access the IASB Web site
(.iasb.org/gtwww.iasb.org) and list three of its
active projects.   2. Access the SEC Web site
(.sec.gov/gtwww.sec.gov), click International
Affairs, International Enforcement Assistance,
and list the four types of enforcement cases.
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ACCT 540 Week 5 Assignment Sample Brief
Memorandum For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     Codification    Refer
to FASB 162 (the hierarchy of accounting
information). Why is this hierarchy important,
and how can it be applied to conducting research?
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ACCT 540 Week 5 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 5 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Orga
nizing Your Research and Additional Research
Tools   Week Five Class Activity   1.What are the
advantages of SPs Net Advantage?
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ACCT 540 Week 6 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 6 Discussion Tax Research For
more course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com    
Tax Research   You are a CPA in practice at a
local CPA firm doing individual taxes. A client
comes into your office and says that she has her
own business but doesnt want to report all of
her income. Considering your risk, the risk to
your client, and ethical considerations, what
should you tell her? Remember to include research
on the subject! This section lists options that
can be used to view responses.
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ACCT 540 Week 6 Homework Assignment Code of
Professional Conduct AICPA For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Go to the
AICPAs Website (.aicpa.org/gtwww.aicpa.org).
Under the Research tab, click on Standards.
On the Standards page, click the Code of
Professional Conduct link. Click the on
the .aicpa.org/codeofconduct/Ethics.aspx?_ga1.150
892402.574418716.1423696489" titleAICPA
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ACCT 540 Week 6 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Tax
and Auditing Research, Recommendations, and
Conclusions   Explain the difference between tax
evasion, tax avoidance, and abusive tax avoidance.
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ACCT 540 Week 7 Course Project For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Case
3   You have been hired as a consultant for ABC
Investment Group. ABC incorporated in 1999 and
manages investment portfolios for small to medium
size companies. The Director of the company is
not up to speed on how unrealized gains and
losses as well as realized gains and losses on
bonds should be accounted for.
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ACCT 540 Week 7 Discussion Ethical
Considerations For more course tutorials
visit www.newtonhelp.com     Ethical
Considerations   Consider your course project and
what you have learned in this class. When
preparing conclusions, why are ethical
considerations important? What about when
preparing recommendations?
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ACCT 540 Week 7 Homework Assignment Accounting
Release and SEC Complaint For more course
tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Access the
Litigation section of the SECs website
at   .sec.gov/litigation.shtmlgtwww.sec.gov/litiga
tion.shtml. 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).  
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ACCT 540 Week 7 On Site Activity Point For more
course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com     Comm
unicating Your Research   1. Explain two ways to
collect evidence.   2. How are keywords used to
evaluate and collect evidence?  
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