Auditor Independence and Banking Regulation
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This 10 page paper discusses the banking industry's Regulation Q and SEC rule S7-13-00, which attempts to ensure auditor independence by prohibiting auditing firms to have other business relationships with their audit clients. Both are seen as being unnecessary in today's business environment and serving no purpose aside from limiting the ability of affected firms to compete. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSaudInd2.wps

Auditors' Value
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A 5 page paper discussing the continued relevance of the audit and auditor for stakeholders in today's business environment. Perhaps the greatest value of the auditor is as the entity insisting on uniformity over time. This position also keeps the auditor in the position of "watchdog" rather than "bloodhound." Auditors may or may not be able to uncover intentional deception, but their role in ensuring uniformity over time is valuable to all stakeholders, particularly investors. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSauditVal.rtf

Australian Capital Gains Tax; A Case Study
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This 19 page paper examines a case study assessing a Capital Gains Tax position using Australian Capital Gains Tax Legislation. The paper uses a case supplied by the student, where an asset is bought, changed, improved and then sold for cash and shares. Each event is examined and the impact on the CGT assessment is explained. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEaucgtcase.rtf

Australian Effects of the Collapse of HIH Insurance Ltd.
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A 4 page paper discussing management’s deficiencies and the costs to small business in Australian resulting from the collapse of HIH Insurance. Executives in companies such as these appear to share several common characteristics, among them loss of sight of their responsibilities to customers, shareholders and employees. In the case of HIH Insurance, the company’s collapse adversely affected far more than only those directly associated with the company. Bibliography lists - sources.
Filename: KSmgmtHIHaus.rtf

Australian Tax Issues; Ordinary Income and Capital Gains
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This 6 page paper considers a case provided b the student. The first question assesses if income due under a contract annually for three years will be classified as ordinary income or a capital gain. The second question then considers how it may be classified as a capital gain and which concessions may be claimed if this is undertaken by a small business. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEauordin.rtf

Automotive Robotics Venture
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A 6 page paper providing pro forma statements and a marketing focus for a company offering generic robotic applications to the auto maker industry in the US. When a single unskilled worker costs upwards of $100,000 annually, the cost of robotic applications is not so daunting. Generic applications that can be customized to the needs of an individual manufacturing site further increase the overall economic benefit, and it will be that point on which Applied Auto Robotics focuses in marketing its products to the entire industry, beginning with Ford and GM. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSacctRobJV.rtf

Avis; A Case Study
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This 9 page paper considers the company of Avis Europe. Written in report style the paper considers the gearing of the company, the calculation of WACC and the ways in which the company may seek to raise capital. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEavis01.rtf

Avoiding Social Security Tax
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This 3 page paper looks at a scheme suggesting that advance payments are made to an employee in order to reduce the liability to the social security tax under the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA). The bibliography cites 1 sources.
Filename: TEsoctax.rtf

Avon
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This 7 page paper examines the well-known beauty products firm Avon. The paper starts by looking at the history and development of the company and the second part of the paper performs a financial analysis using years 2003 to 2006. The bibliography cites three sources.
Filename: TEavon01.rtf

Balanced Scorecard and Transfer Pricing
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This 5 page paper in written in two parts. The first part pf the paper examines the characteristics of balanced scorecards and assesses its’ advantages over other accounting measures. The second part of the paper looks at transfer pricing and shows the student how to calculate and minimum and a maximum transfer price, and why adjustments may be made to the price. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEtransp.rtf

Balanced Scorecard, Activity Based Costing and Target Costing
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This 16 page paper looks at the advantages and disadvantages of different business tools. Written in three parts, the benefits and potential problems associated with using balanced scorecard systems, activity based costing systems and target costing are all examined. The theory and application is discussed and examples are used to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEbscacb.rtf

Balanced Scorecard; Financial Objectives
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This 3 page paper considers the financial objectives that could be used by a hospital when developing a balanced scorecard. The identified the objectives, explains why they are important and then looks at how they can be measured and the strategies that would need to be in place to measure them. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEBSC003.rtf

BALANCED SCORECARDS AND ACCOUNTING
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This 3-page paper focuses on how balanced scorecard systems can help in the profession of accounting Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MTbascac.rtf

Balancing Cash Flow and Profit
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This 3 page paper considers why and how CFO’s have to balance profit making with cash flow in order to create a strong and viable company that maximises its’ profit potential while reducing opportunity costs and remaining liquid. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEcshproft.rtf

Balfour Wimpey Builders
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This 8 page paper examines a case study supplied by the student. The first part of paper looks at why a company where the management are hold a substantial number of shares may have a profit maximisation attitude. The second part of the paper considers three potential scenarios and advises which would be the best option. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEbwbcase.rtf

Bank Analysis
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This 5 page tutorial paper shows the student how to calculate the GAP analysis, and explains the duration analysis as well as giving a step by step guide in how to calculate the duration gap. The writer then explains how hedging may be used to protect the banks position. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEbankme.wps

Bank Analysis
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A 10 page paper devoting 8 pages to analyzing differences in ROE and ROA between SunTrust Bank and an unidentified sample bank. The paper uses the DuPont Identity to identify the area in which the sample bank performs better than SunTrust based on the first half of 2005. The remaining portion of the paper forecasts sales of manufactured housing based on historic information. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSbanFinRat.rtf