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ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 1
ACC 497 Entire Course
ACC 497 Individual Assignment FASB Codification
System Orientation PaperACC 497 Week 1
Individual Assignment Assessed DQACC 497 Week 1
DQ 1ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 2ACC 497 Week 2
Individual Assignment Financial Statements Paper
Part
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?
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ACC 497 Week 1 Individual Assignment Assessed DQ
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 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.
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ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 1
ACC 497 Week 1 Individual Assignment FASB
Codification System Orientation Paper
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.
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.
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ACC 497 Week 2 Individual Assignment Financial
Statements Paper Part I
ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 2
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
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  
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ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 1
ACC 497 Week 2 Team Assignment Case Study
Assignment
What is tax research? What is the purpose of
conducting tax research? Are results of tax
research conclusive? Explain your response.
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.
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ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial
Statements Paper Part II
ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 2
What is the purpose of tax planning? How do we
conduct tax planning? How could tax planning lead
to unethical behavior?
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            Does
managements assessment of the financial
condition agree with your assessment from the
Financial Statements Paper Part I? Explain your
response. Support your answer using trend
analysis, vertical analysis, or ratio analysis.  
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ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment From the
Reading
ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment From the
Readings Exercise 17
Resources Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting Tools
for Business Decision Making Write responses to
the following assignment   Broadening Your
Perspective, Managerial Analysis (BYP1-2
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 4 DQ 1
ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Case Study Assignment
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?
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 Individual Assignment From the
Reading
ACC 497 Week 4 DQ 2
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.
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 5 DQ 1
ACC 497 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment From the
Reading
Resources Ch. 15 of Prentice Halls Federal
Taxation2011 Individuals Conduct tax research
and formulate tax-planning advice in your
response to the following problems           
I15-61 Tax Strategy Problem I15-62 Case Study
Problem
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.
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ACC 497 Week 5 Individual Assignment from the Text
ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 2
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.
Resources Ch. 4 5 of Modern Auditing Write
answers to the following problems         
Learning Check 415 417 in Ch. 4 Comprehensive
Questions 534 535 in Ch. 5  
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ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study
Presentation
ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study Assignment
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
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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