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Financial and Corporate Accounting
Postgraduate | TAS-BFA605 | 2021
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
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Financial and Corporate Accounting
About this subject
On completion of this subject the student will be able to:
- critique and integrate technical, specialist and theoretical knowledge with an emphasis on recent developments in commerce.
- explain the relevant principles and accounting standards required in particular contexts to a diverse audience.
- assess work of peers and reflect on feedback provided.
- Regulatory Theory and the nature and regulation of companies
- Revaluations and Impairment testing of non-current assets
- Accounting for Intangibles
- Accounting for Leases
- Statements of: Other comprehensive income and changes in equity
- Accounting for income taxes
- Group structures
- Foreign currency transactions and translations
- Accounting for investments in associates and joint ventures
The understanding that you gained while studying BFA507 The Accounting Framework will be extended to develop your accounting knowledge and skills in the context of more complex financial and corporate accounting issues. The unit covers an understanding of how financial transactions are recorded and reported for different entities, including companies and groups as well as the theoretical issues and concepts involved in the preparation and presentation of General Purpose Financial Statements.
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
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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