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  2. Stranded asset - Wikipedia

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    Accountants have measures to deal with the impairment of assets (e.g. IAS 16) which seek to ensure that an entity's assets are not carried at more than their recoverable amount. [5] In this context, stranded assets are also defined as an asset that has become obsolete or non-performing, but must be recorded on the balance sheet as a loss of profit.

  3. Accounting firms have been making more errors, but ... - AOL

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    The auditors were split on whether a better work-life balance could reduce the number of errors. ... Of those who study accounting, only a portion become certified public accountants. About 30,000 ...

  4. IAS 16 - Wikipedia

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    IAS 16 permits two accounting models for measurement of the asset in periods subsequent to its recognition, namely the cost model and the revaluation model. [ 7 ] Under the cost model , the carrying amount of the asset is measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and eventual impairment (similar to the inventory's Lower of cost or market ...

  5. Financial accounting - Wikipedia

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    It is only when there is one positive and one negative (opposites) that you will subtract. However, there are instances of accounts, known as contra-accounts, which have a normal balance opposite that listed above. Examples include: Contra-asset accounts (such as accumulated depreciation and allowances for bad debt or obsolete inventory)

  6. Plug (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    At the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) superiors ordered accountants to make unsubstantiated change actions and enter false numbers. [5] In the Cleveland DFAS office, unsupported adjustments to make balances agree totaled $1.03 billion in 2010 alone, according to a December 2011 General Accounting Office report. [5]

  7. I worked as an accountant with the same firm for 20 years ...

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    When you've been with a company for 20 years, you can start to feel like part of the family, or at least like an important and valued member of the team.

  8. 7 costly or financial trends to leave behind — and 5 worth ...

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    For example, before you buy a $100 jacket, you'd divide the cost of the purchase over expected time or use — if you wore that jacket 100 times, it could mean you're paying just $1 per wear.

  9. List of obsolete occupations - Wikipedia

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    An occupation may become obsolete for a single reason, or for a combination of reasons. Reasons for occupations to become obsolete fall into a number of groups: Cultural/fashion change, for example hoop skirt and crinoline manufacturers were significant employers in the 1850s and 1860s but they declined significantly in later years as fashions ...