Accounting for public heritage facilities – assets or liabilities of the government? The Authors Allan D. Barton‚ Department of Commerce‚ Faculty of Economics and Commerce‚ Australian National University‚ Canberra‚ Australia Acknowledgements The author wishes to thank three anonymous referees for their constructive comments on earlier drafts of the paper. Abstract Public heritage facilities – national parks‚ art galleries‚ museums and so on – are now required by professional accounting
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and Noncurrent Assets Current Assets A current asset is an asset such as cash‚ receivables‚ or inventory that can be converted into cash‚ consumed‚ or sold within a year’s time or a normal operating business cycle. These assets are listed on a company’s balance sheet as cash‚ unexpired insurance‚ accounts receivable‚ supplies‚ etc. and are expect to leave the balance sheet in the near future. Current assets get used up quickly and are used to pay current liabilities. Current assets are involved in
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Long-Lived Assets Long-term assets are defined as resources with economic lives of more than a year that a business possesses and uses in generating revenue. The cost of long-term assets is recognized as an expense in the accounting periods in which the assets are used. The cost of all Long-Lived Assets that decline in value will through use and/or the passage of time will have their cost allocated to the periods that receive benefit. So‚ if a piece of machinery is expected to have an economic
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Current Asset Management Profitability and liquidity are the two ultimate twin goals of any firm. But these two often give rise to conflicts since liquid assets give the lowest returns. If firms don’t care about profit‚ they can’t endure for a longer period. Likewise‚ if they don’t care about liquidity‚ they may face insolvency or worse‚ bankruptcy. Thus‚ there must be a trade off between the two objectives. For these reasons‚ working capital management which involves the relationship between current
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Net Assets Value per Units Continue Assets 1- Cash:- A- Cash in Bank. (Bank Statement from Bank All Accounts KD-USD-EURO-YEN ) . B- Cash on hand. (Any Amount takes Management Fund Real Estate Maintenance Expenses in the Building). C- Unclear Cheques. (Any Check Not Respond By Bank). 1-Total Cash 2- Investment:- A- Investment in Real Estate. (Cost Building + Evaluation
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ASSIGNMENT 1. Lab #5 – A four-paragraph executive summary written to executive management providing a summary of findings‚ risk impact to the IT asset and organization‚ and recommendations for next steps. The risk analysis of an IT asset for each vulnerability comprises of evaluating the dangers and remunerating controls to focus the probability that weakness could be abused and the potential effect ought to the helplessness be misused. For managing the risk impact of a potential threats and
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CHAPTER 5 REVENUES AND MONETARY ASSETS Chapter 5 is about Revenue Recognition and Monetary Assets. There are different criteria used in recognizing revenue depending on the standards the company is using. In general‚ revenues should be recognized when an entity has significantly performed what is required in the agreement‚ full ownership of goods is transferred‚ and services are rendered. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have identified fraudulent cases where the companies
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present value of expected future income in excess of a normal return on the investment in tangible assets‚ or‚ for the excess of price paid for a business as a whole over the book value‚ or‚ over the computed or agreed value of all tangible net assets purchased. Characteristics of goodwill: The characteristics of goodwill emerge as mentioned below: 1. It is an intangible asset but not a fictitious asset; 2. It cannot have an existence separate from the organization; 3. It’s value depends on the
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of about $65‚000 which will be spent in leasing a store-front‚ registering the business‚ acquiring insurance‚ purchasing equipment for set-up‚ for e.g.‚ convention oven‚ microwave oven‚ fridge‚ computer etc‚ which are the long term assets of the company. Other assets include electronics like mixers‚ blenders etc and utensils like pans‚ spatula etc‚ while inventory includes flour‚ sugar‚ fondant‚ gum paste etc. A major portion of the start-up expense also goes into marketing and advertising. In the
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Classification of Assets: 1) Fixed Assets : A long term tangible assets held for business use and not expected to be converted to cash in the current or upcoming fiscal year such as manufacturing equipments also called plants. 2) Current Assets : Current assets are those assets which are held for sale or to be converted into cash after some time. 3) Contingent Assets: A contingent asset is one which comes into existence upon the happening of a certain event. If that event happens the asset becomes available
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