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ACC 497Course Tutorial

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ACC 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Entire Course (2 Sets)

• ACC 497 Final Exam Guide

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• 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
• ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial
  Statements Paper Part II (2 Papers)

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• ACC 497 Final Exam
• 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 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 1 Case Study Cash Basis or Accrual
  Basis (2 Sets)

• ACC 497 Individual Assignment FASB Codification
  System Orientation Paper

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• Resources Brain Teaser 4 Cash Basis or Accrual
  Basis? in Ch. 4 of Mastery of the Financial
  Accounting Research System (FARS) Through Cases
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• Write a 350- to 700-word response to the
  questions that follow the case study.
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• Note. Although Brain Teaser 4 references the
  Financial Accounting Research System, refer to
  the Financial Accounting Standards Board when
  answering the questions
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• Why do companies offer stock options? Should
  stock-option compensation be included as an
  expense when calculating an organization's net
  income? Explain why or why not. if so, how should
  the amount of expense be calculated?

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ACC 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 1

• ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 2

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• 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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• 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?

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• ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 1

• ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 2

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• 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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• 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?
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• ACC 497 Week 2 Individual Assignment Financial
  Statements Paper Part I

• ACC 497 Week 2 Team Assignment Case Study
  Assignment

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• 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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• 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?

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• 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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• 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 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 1

• ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 2

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• What is tax research? What is the purpose of
  conducting tax research? Are results of tax
  research conclusive? Explain your response.
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• What is the purpose of tax planning? How do we
  conduct tax planning? How could tax planning lead
  to unethical behavior?
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• ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial
  Statements Paper Part II

• ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment From the
  Readings Exercise 17(E1-17)

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• 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
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• 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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• In the Annual Report, there are several concerns
  from management. Discuss these concerns, and
  identify other weaknesses not discussed by
  management. Then, recommend a course of action
  addressing these concerns.
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• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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• Resources Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting Tools
  for Business Decision Making
• Prepare a written response to the following
  exercise

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• ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment From the
  Reading

• ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Case Study Assignment

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• Resources Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting Tools
  for Business Decision Making
• Write responses to the following assignment

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• 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 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 4 DQ 1

• ACC 497 Week 4 DQ 2

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• 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?

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• 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 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 4 Individual Assignment From the
  Reading

• ACC 497 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment From the
  Reading

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• 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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• I1-48 Tax Strategy Problem
• I1-49 Case Study Problem

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• 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 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 1

• ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 2

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• 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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• 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?

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ACC 497Course Tutorial

• ACC 497 Week 5 Individual Assignment from the Text

• ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study Assignment

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• 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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• 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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• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word response in which
  you address the following questions from the case
  study
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• ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study
  Presentation

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• 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 U

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