Using the Library and the Internet, identify a publicly held multinational company of your choice. Research its filings to the SEC, particularly the 10-K and 10-Qs. Also, examine its annual report online. You will then prepare an APA research paper including the follow elements:

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What assumptions is the financial reporting model based on?
What principles support the financial reporting model?
Who oversees the accounting profession?
What is the role of Congress in settling the concerns that arise with accounting firms and their clients?
Describe how the annual report differs from the 10-K. What is contained in the annual report that is not in the 10-K and vice versa.
How does the 10-K report differ in content from the 10-Q? What is the reason for the difference?
Describe 2 disclosures in the 10-K that were surprising or interesting to you? Why were they interesting or surprising to you?
Please submit your assignment.
Submitting your assignment in APA format means, at a minimum, you will need the following:

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TITLE PAGE. Remember the Running head: AND TITLE IN ALL CAPITALS
ABSTRACT. A summary of your paper…not an introduction. Begin writing in third person voice.
BODY. The body of your paper begins on the page following the title page and abstract page and must be double-spaced (be careful not to triple- or quadruple-space between paragraphs). The type face should be 12-pt. Times Roman or 12-pt. Courier in regular black type. Do not use color, bold type, or italics except as required for APA level headings and references. The deliverable length of the body of your paper for this assignment is 4-5 pages. In-body academic citations to support your decisions and analysis are required. A variety of academic sources is encouraged.
REFERENCE PAGE. References that align with your in-body academic sources are listed on the final page of your paper. The references must be in APA format using appropriate spacing, hang indention, italics, and upper and lower case usage as appropriate for the type of resource used. Remember, the Reference Page is not a bibliography but a further listing of the abbreviated in-body citations used in the paper. Every referenced item must have a corresponding in-body citation.

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ACCT420-1304B-01 Government & Not for Profit Accounting

ACCT420-1304B-01 Government & Not for Profit Accounting

Key Assignment Draft
Review the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CARF) for 2009 from the city of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and answer the following questions.
Explain how Cedar Rapids follows the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34. Create a brief outline that showcases the flow.
Read the management discussion and analysis (MD&A) section and describe 2 or more significant areas that were addressed by management.
From the notes of the financial statements, describe which accounting policies are being utilized by the city.
What did you discover in the statistical section?

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How is the city doing?
Provide an analysis.
Examine the funds listed under the budget on page 67 and discuss how they are being utilized by Cedar Rapids. Include some examples of items that would be included in these funds and any restrictions that might apply.
By looking at the 2012 budget that is located in the government index on the far left of the page, choose 2 different funds and discuss how they are being utilized by Cedar Rapids. Include some examples of items that would be included in these funds and any restrictions that might apply.
Define and give examples of the infrastructure assets that are held by Cedar Rapids.
Describe the circumstances, and provide the journal entries for the 2 entries that are going in to the general fund.
For example, 1 entry goes into the debt service fund and 1 goes into the capital projects fund.
Please submit your assignment.
Reference
Comprehensive annual financial report (CARF). (2010). Retrieved from http://www.cedar-rapids.org/government/departments/finance/finaccialreportinginformation/pages/fy10cafr.aspx

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Human Resources

An accounting firm has just contacted your consulting business for assistance. They want to hire someone to do accounting and payroll. The bookstore is downstairs, while the office is upstairs in an older building. The essential functions of the job include operating a computer, maintaining a ledger, providing the owner with financial statements, completing tax returns, paying bills and employees, and balancing the bank statements. The desk for this is at the top of a flight of 24 steps. There is no elevator and the building is too old to be ADA compliant. The firm is struggling financially, but hopes to increase sales as a new coffee shop just opened next door. The most qualified applicant to their advertisement has just come into the bookstore in a wheelchair.

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Choose a delivery style of delivering your recommendations to the accounting firm. Be sure to discuss whether this candidate is capable of performing the essential functions of this job from a wheelchair. Analyze and critically discuss the issue of reasonable accommodation. What does the law say? Could the employer make a reasonable accommodation here to hire the best candidate for this job? How could they do that considering their tight finances?
Find a court case on ADA that has reached a verdict, how did the court case interpret the law as written?


Site References in APA format

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