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Contemporary Financial and Integrated Reporting
Postgraduate | RMI-MPAC30 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Get a rundown of the financial regulations and frameworks that Australian business entities adhere to. Cover accounting practices for property, equipment and intangible assets. Build your knowledge about performing accounting duties for group structures.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Contemporary Financial and Integrated Reporting
About this subject
At the completion of this subject you will be able to:
- Explain, discuss and integrate the technical and theoretical knowledge about the regulatory environment relating to Australian corporate accounting and reporting; and apply the relevant concepts to "real life business" situations
- Identify, discuss, evaluate and apply the relevant accounting standards relating to definition, recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements of a reporting entity's assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses
- Explain, discuss and evaluate the issues involved in accounting for investment in subsidiaries; and apply this knowledge in preparing group accounts
- Apply and demonstrate the appropriate technical knowledge in analysing company accounting information and problem solving, provide justification for their decisions by making references to relevant accounting standards and communicate them to relevant stakeholders
- Apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual and/or group activities dealing with company reporting and demonstrate these skills in a variety of assessment tasks on the topics covered in MPAC30.
- Regulation and the Australian Reporting Environment
- Conceptual Framework
- Accounting for Property, Plant, and Equipment
- Accounting for Intangible Assets
- Accounting for Leases
- Accounting for Income Tax
- Accounting for Group Structures: Introduction
- Accounting for Group Structures: Intragroup Transactions
- Accounting for Group Structures: Non-controlling interests
- Integrated Reporting 1
- Integrated Reporting 2
- Revision
Please note: This subject was previously titled Financial Reporting and Regulation.
This subject provides an overview of the Australian financial reporting and regulatory framework for reporting entities, including an analysis of the relevant significant accounting standards, with reference to the conceptual framework for financial reporting, legal and stock exchange requirements for financial reporting and presentation by all Australian business entities.
This unit aims to develop capabilities to work as an independent individual and/ or effectively in a group to produce professional quality research reports; effective individual technical skills to construct consolidated financial statements, problem solving and provide justification for the their decisions by making references to relevant accounting standards and communicate them to relevant stakeholders.
Financial Reporting and Regulation is a compulsory core subject in the Masters of Professional Accounting degree and is required for membership of CPA Australia and the ICAA for all business students seeking this form of professional recognition.
- Individual Research Review (10%)
- Discussion Board Postings (10%)
- Final Invigilated Examination (50%)
- Case Study Group Assignment (30%)
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Entry requirements
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Prior study
To help set you up for success before you start this subject, we suggest completing or having equivalent knowledge in:
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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