ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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This 20-page paper discusses a variety of accounting concepts and theories, including elements of a financial statement, news releases from the FASB, the structure of the FASB and an article and literature dealing with an accounting theory issue. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MTaccorg.rtf
Paper Title: ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND ORGANIZATIONS

ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND THEORIES
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This 15-page paper discusses accounting theories and practices as they pertain to organizations in general. Specific topics discussed include the FASB and FAF, SPEs, OFB and other aspects. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTfasbth.rtf
Paper Title: ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS, ORGANIZATIONS AND THEORIES

ACCOUNTING CYCLES
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This 2.5 page paper discusses the use of the accounting cycle and analyzes each step in the cycle. The paper also discusses the rationale for the cycle as a whole. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MTacccyc.rtf
Paper Title: ACCOUNTING CYCLES

Accounting Exercises
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An 8 page paper in two parts. Part 1 describes and critiques the budget process at River Beverages. Part 2 builds various spreadsheets for cash and cash requirements throughout one quarter. Included are a sales budget, cash receipts budget, purchases budget, cash disbursements budget and the beginning of a summary cash budget. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctRiverBev.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting Exercises

Accounting for Discretionary Costs with Specific Attention on Research and Development
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This 6 page paper examines issues related with discretionary costs, paying particular interest to research and development costs. The writer discusses what they are and how they occur as well as how they are accounted for, looking at their treatment as either operational costs or capitalized costs. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TERDcosts.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Discretionary Costs with Specific Attention on Research and Development

Accounting for Employee Stock Option Schemes
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Employee stock options schemes are not cost free to the employer. However, under certain circumstances employers did not have to account for costs in the accounts. This 7 page paper considers how and why employee stock options schemes were used and accounted for and considers the impact of FASB 123 which introduced the concept of the fair value method accounting for employee stock options as the preferred method above ARP 25 which had out forward the intrinsic value method. The paper also considered the impact and likely result of FASB 123 (R). Real company figures are used to illustrate the differences. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfasb123.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Employee Stock Option Schemes

Accounting for Equity Investment Securities
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5 pages. This research paper is an informational tool on the topic of accounting for equity investment securities held as assets with emphasis on recognition, decognition and holding of the securities. These will be described in detail regarding the accounting for equity investment securities before the existence of SFAS 115. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JGAsfas1.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Equity Investment Securities

Accounting for Goodwill
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A 3 page paper discussing the audit approach for a case in which a company seeks to overstate assets and disguise a loss on discontinued operations. The paper uses FASB Statements No. 141 and 142 to conclude that details need to be disclosed and that the auditor must issue a qualified or adverse opinion if it is not. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSacctGdwl.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Goodwill

Accounting for Goodwill
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5 pages. 'Accounting for goodwill presents the accountant with no particular difficulties'. This statement is discussed critically, and is answered in relation to the relevant accounting codes. Particular points are suggested with examples from companies as a way to better understand exactly what goodwill accounting is. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JAgdwlac.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Goodwill

Accounting for Leasehold Interests
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This 4 page paper looks at how and why A leasehold interest might have a value and why it is regarded as a depreciating asset and how this dealt with in terms of valuations. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TElease3.rtf
Paper Title: Accounting for Leasehold Interests