Area: | School of Accounting |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 305228 (v.1) Accounting (Financial) 250 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Forces driving international accounting. Classification and cultural models of comparative accounting systems across countries. Analysis of accounting methods in selected countries. Harmonisation of accounting standards, multinational company disclosures, analysing foreign financial statements, financial performance evaluation and budgeting behaviour in multinational companies, transfer pricing and international tax implications. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understanding of the major forces driving the development of accounting standards in Major economies. Become able to state similarities and differences in accounting standards in different economies. Compared and analysed accounting reports prepared under differeng national standards. Appreciated performance measurement, target setting and transfer pricing in multinational companies. Become able to comment on the main difficulties in the harmonization process. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Baydoun, N. Nishimura, A. & Willett, R. (1997) Accounting in the Asia Pacific Region, John Wiley & Sons, Australia. |
Unit Texts: | Iqbal, Z.F. (2002). International Accounting. Ohio, South Western. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | 100% Continuous Assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80100 Accounting (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 2A | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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