Undergraduate CUR-ACC201-2021
Accounting for Corporations
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Duration
13 weeks
Study method
100% online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Required
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QS RANKING 2021
13
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
13
Subject details
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify and interpret the key concepts in selected International Financial Reporting Standards relevant to external reporting
- analyse and solve accounting issues for reporting entities in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards
- explain, justify and apply the policies within the International Financial Reporting Standards to a knowledgeable audience
- explain the economic role of general purpose financial reporting through corporate reporting practices and current accounting issues
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- Accounting for provision
- Contingent liabilities and assets
- Accounting policies
- Impairment of assets
- Property plant and equipment
- Tax effect accounting
- Shares and reserves
- Statement of cash flows
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
CUR-ACC240-Accounting - The Fundamentals of Business ;
Special requirements
No special requirements
This subject aims to improve students' knowledge of accounting standards and examine a number of important accounting issues relating to companies, particularly accounting for provision; contingent liabilities and assets; accounting policies; impairment of assets, property plant and equipment, tax effect accounting; shares and reserves; and statement of cash flows.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Online Test (20%)
- Report (40%)
- Final Examination (40%)