Assessment
Topic: Does the current accounting framework meet the needs of the users of financial reports as prescribed in the objective of the Conceptual Framework of Accounting?
How the conceptual framework revision to include Prudence is likely to address the disparity in Corporate Reporting is a requirement in your analysis.
- Task Details: Download the latest annual report of any two listed companies.
- Annual Reports are available on the company website or ASX website.
- Analyse the conceptual framework with reference to the annual reports of your chosen companies in light of the reporting requirements imposed on accountants and those charged with governance of corporations.
- Your analysis may include the following:
- Are the annual reports in compliance with the conceptual framework and AASB standard requirements?
- You need to use extracts from the annual reports to support your analysis.
- Provide screen shots of the relevant sections from the reports in your assignment.
- If they are not in compliance, explain the reason.
- How the conceptual framework revision to include Prudence is likely to address the disparity in
- Corporate Reporting
- You may find the explanations in the notes to the financial statements or in the Director?s Report.
- Compare and contrast the two annual reports, identify the differences in disclosures of these
The assignment should include the following parts:
(a) A title / cover page, which indicates basic information such as Subject title, Subject code, Trimester number, Assignment title, group members? full names and KOI student numbers, word count and name of the tutor;
(b) Executive Summary;
(c) Table of Contents;
(d) Main contents - Introduction, analysis using suitable headings and subheadings, Conclusions and Recommendations, Appendices (if any);
(e) References (using Harvard - Anglia style);
Article - Reporting Entity: General purpose vs. Special purpose financial reports
Source:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dsdgc580qo9uofa/Conceptual%20Framework%20Summary.rar?dl=0