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Sunday, September 13, 2009

ICWA result release

ICWA which is about cost and work accountants of India releases their result recently about passed candidates.

Last year campus is well above expectation than CA campus.

So this is where everyone expect the same in ICWA this year too.

Will they can produce the same effect to this year is might possible as per them.

For results :



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Accounting Standards - India

Accounting Standards (ASs)

AS 1 Disclosure of Accounting Policies

AS 2 Valuation of Inventories

AS 3 Cash Flow Statements

AS 4 Contingencies and Events Occuring after the Balance Sheet Date

AS 5 Net Profit or Loss for the period,Prior Period Items and Changes in Accounting Policies

AS 6 Depreciation Accounting

AS 7 Construction Contracts (revised 2002)

AS 8 Accounting for Research and Development

AS 9 Revenue Recognition

AS 10 Accounting for Fixed Assets

AS 11 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (revised 2003),

AS 12 Accounting for Government Grants

AS 13 Accounting for Investments

AS 14 Accounting for Amalgamations

AS 15 (revised 2005) Employee Benefits

Limited Revision to Accounting Standard (AS) 15, Employee Benefits (revised 2005)

AS 15 (issued 1995)Accounting for Retirement Benefits in the Financial Statement of Employers

AS 16 Borrowing Costs

AS 17 Segment Reporting

AS 18, Related Party Disclosures

AS 19 Leases

AS 20 Earnings Per Share

AS 21 Consolidated Financial Statements

AS 22 Accounting for Taxes on Income.

AS 23 Accounting for Investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements

AS 24 Discontinuing Operations

AS 25 Interim Financial Reporting

AS 26 Intangible Assets

AS 27 Financial Reporting of Interests in Joint Ventures

AS 28 Impairment of Assets

AS 29 Provisions,Contingent` Liabilities and Contingent Assets

AS 30 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and Limited Revisions to AS 2, AS 11 (revised 2003), AS 21, AS 23, AS 26, AS 27, AS 28 and AS 29

AS 31, Financial Instruments: Presentation

Accounting Standard (AS) 32, Financial Instruments: Disclosures, and limited revision to Accounting Standard (AS) 19, Leases


Friday, August 28, 2009

Account Studies

A accounting student must be well developed in the phase of their accounting standards very much.

Most often about inventory valuation is one of the importance thing to note down.

Mostly in studies give full potential atleast half an hour a day to make you groom higher.




Friday, August 14, 2009

Budgetary control:

Budgetary control:

Introduction:

Budget is a plan of action expressed in quantitative manner which related to future period. It is always expressed in terms of money and quantity.

CIMA defines Budget as “A plan expressed in money. It is prepared and approved prior to the budget period and may show income, expenditure, and the capital to be employed. May be drawn up showing incremental effects on former budgeted or actual figures, or be compiled by zero-based budgeting”.

It helps the management about its objectives to achieve, how the plans to be adopted, whether individual plans fit in the overall organizational objective.

In CIMA (London) terminology –

“Budgetary control is the establishment of budgets relating to responsibilities of executives to the requirement of a policy, and the continuous comparison of actual with budgeted results either to secure by individual action the objective of that policy or to provide a basis for revision.”

Budgets and Forecasts.

A forecast is a prediction of what is going to happen as a result of a given set of circumstances. A budget is an approved plan of action expressed in figures relating to a specified period of time.

Advantages:

1) It helps the management to plan the functions before the action occurs.

2) There will be good co-ordination and participation between the management.

3) All functional heads are get into responsible to make plans with the plans of other departments.

4) It demands the most economical use of labour, materials, facilities and capital.

5) It helps the management to face the changes in business conditions.

6) It helps to understand the problems of co-workers.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Material Cost Variance Problems - Standard costing

The standard cost of a compound mixture is as under:

30% of material A at Rs.25 per ton. 70% of material B at Rs.35 per ton.

A standard loss of 10% is expected in production. The following actual cost data is given for the period.

290 tons material A at a cost of Rs.20 per ton.

210 tons material B at a cost of Rs.25 per ton.

The weight produced is 400 ton.

Find Material variances



Actual cost of material used

Stanadard cost material used

Standard cost of material, if it had been used in standard proportions.

290*20 =

5800

290*25 =

7250

30% of 500 * 25 =

3750

210*25 =

5250

210*35 =

7350

70% of 500 * 35 =

12250

11050

14600

16000


Standard cost of output.

3200/90*400=

14222


Standard cost of output

Standard Mix

Standard rate

Standard cost

30

25

750

70

35

2450

-10

LOSS

90

3200

Material price variance

14600-11050=

3550

Material mix variance

16000-14600=

1400

Material yield variance

14222-16000=

-1778

Material cost variance

14222-11050=

3172

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