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Financial Accounting 2

Undergraduate | USA-ACG27 | 2019

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Extend your accounting studies by exploring equity, liabilities and revenue.

Reframe your practice to incorporate accounting for leases and income tax. Investigate disclosure issues. Consider statutory requirements as you take on financial reports.

Study method
100% online
Assessments
Subject may require attendance
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
13 weeks

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Financial Accounting 2

About this subject

  • At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

    1. recognise and appreciate the conceptual, statutory and professional requirements that impinge upon the preparation of general purpose financial reports
    2. apply specific statutory and professional requirements in the preparation of general purpose financial reports
    3. analyse financial reporting issues by applying relevant accounting standards and research
    4. discuss relevant issues and theories underlying the development of specific accounting standards.

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Others

It is assumed that students will have knowledge of present value calculations.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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