ACC 497 UOP Course Tutorial / acc497dotcom

1. ACC 497 UOP Course Tutorial / acc497dotcom

2. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Entire Course (2 Sets) ACC 497 Final Exam Guide • 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 • 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. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 1 Case Study Cash Basis or Accrual Basis (2 Sets) ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 1 • Resources: Brain Teaser 4: Cash Basis or Accrual Basis? in Ch. 4 of Mastery of the Financial Accounting Research System (FARS) Through Cases • 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?

4. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 1 DQ 2 ACC 497 Week 1 Individual Assignment FASB Codification System Orientation Paper • What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)? How do GAAP affect financial reporting? How might GAAP need to change to accommodate today’s dynamic business environment? • Resources: FASB Codification System website accessible through the FASB Online link located on your student website

5. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 1 ACC 497 Week 2 DQ 2 • 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. • What are some nonfinancial performance measures? What do they tell us about the performance of an organization?

6. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 2 Individual Assignment Financial Statements Paper Part I (2 Papers) ACC 497 Week 2 Team Assignment Case Study Assignment (2 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 answer the following questions: • Case 1-3 Politicalization of Accounting Standards in Ch. 1 • Case 1-4 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in Ch. 1 • Case 2-2 The Theoretical Foundation of Accounting Principles in Ch. 2

7. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 1 ACC 497 Week 3 DQ 2 • 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?

8. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment From the Readings Exercise 17(E1-17) ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment From the Reading (2 Sets) • Resources: Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making • Prepare a written response to the following exercise: • This tutorial contains 2 Sets of response • Resources: Ch. 1 of Managerial Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making • Write responses to the following assignment:

9. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 3 Learning Team Case Study Assignment (2 Papers) ACC 497 Week 4 Individual Assignment From the Reading • 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 • Resources: Ch. 1 of Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation 2011: Individuals • Respond to the following problems by conducting tax research and including tax-planning advice:

10. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment From the Reading ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 1 • Resources: Ch. 15 of Prentice Hall’s Federal Taxation2011: Individuals • Conduct tax research and formulate tax-planning advice in your response to the following problems: • What are the differences in reporting guidance in a for-profit and not-for-profit organization? What are the similarities in reporting guidance

11. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 5 DQ 2 ACC 497 Week 5 Individual Assignment from the Text • What are the differences in financial reporting in a for-profit and government organization? What are the similarities in financial reporting • Resources: Ch. 4 & 5 of Modern Auditing • Write answers to the following problems: • Learning Check 4–15 & 4–17 in Ch. 4

12. ACC 497UOP Course Tutorial ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study Assignment (2 Papers) ACC 497 Week 5 Learning Team Case Study Presentation (2 Sets) • Resources: Case 3: Charitable Contributions and Debt: A Comparison of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/ALSAC and Universal Health Services • Create 5- or 6-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with speaker notes illustrating your findings to Case 3, Charitable

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