A new international accounting standard for nonprofit organizations has emerged, drawing on the work of established ...

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The focus of financial accounting is on summarizing and reporting a business's financial position to entities outside the business with a vested interest, such as stockholders, creditors, government ...

The Internal Revenue Service classification for charitable organizations is 501(c)(3), meaning they are tax exempt. Their earnings may not benefit any private shareholder or individual. For these ...

All courses offered by the Accounting Department are listed below. However, not all courses are offered every quarter. Visit the SCU course availability page to see which accounting courses are ...

Par value is an arbitrary low value assigned to shares to meet legal requirements. To compute par value of issued shares, multiply the number per share by total shares. Low par value reduces financial ...