September 13th, 2010 by admin
Accounting is often referred to as the “language of business”. It gives a platform of regulation, practice, governance and concepts, such as performance measurement, from which the business world can deliver effective and successful operations. Yet businesses now exist in an ever changing ecology, presenting new challenges for an accounting profession that wants to continue to [...]
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September 10th, 2010 by admin
Business cannot exist without accountancy. Contrary to popular belief, performance management accounting is not practiced by staid, bean counters but is the language of business enabling management to make the right decisions and ensure the success of the operation. The ACCA, is the premier organisation for professional accountants throughout the world. The qualification seeks to [...]
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September 7th, 2010 by admin
What’s the definition of an accountant? Some may say they are people who solve a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand. In addition, it is frequently stated that “accounting will prove anything, even the truth”. Yet, these slightly derogatory views, miss the extremely important function of accounting generally and [...]
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September 2nd, 2010 by admin
If a business is to succeed it will need to gather data about what it is doing and use this to plan and make decisions, as well as control and evaluate performance. ACCA F5 Paper seeks to give the understanding and approaches needed to do this, like activity based costing. The F5 Paper microsite sets [...]
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August 24th, 2010 by admin
What’s the definition of an accountant? Some may say they are people who solve a problem you didn’t know you had in a way you don’t understand. In addition, it is frequently stated that “accounting will prove anything, even the truth”. Yet, these slightly derogatory views, miss the extremely important function of accounting generally and [...]
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