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3.Hofstede’sfourculturaldimensionsare:
(individualismvs.collectivism),(highpowerdistancevs.lowpowerdistance),(highuncertaintyavoidancevslowuncertaintyavoidance)and(masculinityvs.femininity).
4.Thefourculturedimensionsthataffectanation’sfinancialreportingpracticesbyGrayreferto(professionalismvs.statutorycontrol),(uniformityvs.flexibility),(conservatismvs.optimism)and(secrecyvs.transparency).
5.Inthecountriesthatthesourcesoffinancemainlyrelyonthe(Capitalmarketorequitymarket),suchasUSandUK.Disclosureareextensivetomeettherequirementsofwidespreadpublicownership.
6.Inthecountriesthatthesourcesoffinancemainlyrelyonthe(banksorcreditsystem),suchasJapanandSwitzerland.Inordertoprotectthecreditor,extensivepublicdisclosurearenotconsiderednecessary.
7.ThelegalsystemofWesternworldcanbeconsideredtwodifferenttypes,oneis(codelaworcivillaw)andtheotheris(commonlaworcaselaw).
8.In(codelaworcivillaw)countries,lawsareanall-embracing.Accountingstandardsandproceduresareincorporatedintonationallaws.
9.Accountingstandardsettingnormallyinvolvesacombinationof(private)and(public)sectorgroups.The(private)sectorincludestheaccountingprofessionandothergroupsaffectedbythefinancialreportingprocess.The(public)sectorincludessuchagenciesastaxauthorities.ministriesresponsibleforcommerciallaw,andsecuritiescommissions.
10.Onekeydistinctioninfinancialreportingisweatheraccountingisorientedtoward(afairpresentation)offinancialpositionandresultsofoperationsortoward(compliancewithlegal)requirementsandtaxlaws.
11.AccountingintheUnitedStatesisregulatedbyaprivatesectorbody(theFinancialAccountingStandardsboard,orFASB),butagovernmentalagency(theSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,orSEC)underpinstheauthorityofitsstandards.SEChaverighttosuperviseandrevisetothestandardfinally.
12.Theaccounting“(thetrueandfair)”viewappearinUnitedKingdom(companieslaw)(1948)first.
13.InFrance,largecompaniesmustalsopreparedocumentsrelatingto(thepreventionofbusinessbankruptcies)and(asocialreport).
14.Thefollowingthreeexchangeratescanbeusedtotranslateforeigncurrencybalancestodomesticcurrency.theyare(currentrate.),(historicalrate)and(averagerate)
15.InFrance,Businessexpensesaredeductiblefortaxpurposeonlyiftheyare(fullybooked)andreflectedinannualfinancialstatements.
16.InFrance,CNCCisaprofessionalsocietycomposedofcertifiedpublicauditors.Administeredby(MinistryofJustice).
17.AfeatureofFrenchaccountingisthedichotomybetween(individualcompany)financialstatementsandthoseforthe(consolidated)group.
18.Conservative(balancesheet)valuationsarecentralto(creditorprotection).Thiscreatesatendencytoundervalue(低估)assetsandovervalueliabilities
19.(Certifiedpublicaccountants)inGermanyarecalledWPs.Or(enterpriseexaminers).
20.InGerman,thesecond-tier(二级)bodyofauditorsisnamed(BookExaminers),whoareonlyallowedtoauditsmallandmedium-sizedcompanies
21.TherearetwoclassificationauditorsinJapan.Oneengagedin(statutoryaudit),theotherengagedin(independent)audit.
22.Oneoftheaccountingparadoxes(悖论)in(Netherlands)isthatitisacodelawcountrybutit’saccountingisorientedtowardfairpresentation.
23.TheDutchflexibilitytowardaccountingmeasurementsmaybemostevidentinpermittingtheuseof(currentvalue)fortangibleassetssuchasinventoryanddepreciableassets.
24.Themajoritycountriesintheworldusethedirectquote.except(U.K.orBritish)and(U.S.orAmerica).
25.Therearetwoaccountingtreatmentsforforeigncurrencytransaction,oneis(single-transaction)perspectiveandtheotheris(two-transaction)perspective.
26.Ina(directquote),theexchangeratespecifiesthenumberofdomesticcurrencyunitsneededtoacquireaunitofforeigncurrency.
27.Undera(deferral)method,translationgainsandlossesarelistedonthebalancesheet.Itisregardedasasingleitem”“Translationadjustment”,listatthepartof“owner’sequity”.
28.Under(Nodeferral)methodtranslationgainsandlossesarelistedontheincomestatement.Itisregardedas”“Translationgainsorlosses”,listafter“managementexpenses”.
29.Therearefourmethodscanbeusedinforeigncurrencytranslation.Theyare(currentrate)method,(current-noncurrent)method,(monetary-nonmonetary)methodand(temporal)method.
30.Use(current)ratetotranslatestatementitemsshouldnotgiverisetotranslationgainsorlosses,soitcanpreservestheoriginalcostequivalentofaforeigncurrencyiteminthereportingcurrency.
31.Exchangegainsandlossescanbedividedtwoparts:
(translation)gainsandlossesand(transaction)gainsandlosses.
32.Under(currentrate)methodallforeignassetsandliabilitiestranslatedatthecurrentrate.Butexceptfortheitemsowner’sequity.
33.Under(currentrate)method,theconsolidatedstatementspreservetheoriginalfinancialstatementrelationshipssuchasfinancialratios.
34.(monetary-nonmonetary)methodviewsmonetaryassetsandliabilitiesexposedtoexchangeraterisk.
35.Under(temporal)method,foreigncurrencybalancesathistoricalcostaretranslatedathistoricalrates,andforeigncurrencybalancesatcurrentcostormarketvaluearetranslatedatthecurrentrate.
36.Asubsidiarycompanyperspectiverequiresthe(currentrate)translationmethodinordertopreserverelationshipexitingintheforeigncurrencystatements.
37.Generalpricelevelchangereferstoamovementinthepricesofallgoodsandservicesinaneconomyonaverage.Positivepricemovementistermed(inflation).Negativepricemovementiscalled(deflation).
38.Holdinggainreferstothe(increase)inthecurrentcostofanonmonetaryasset.
39.Anexcessiverateofinflationaswhenthegenerallevelofpricesinaneconomyincreasesbymorethan25percentperannumiscalled(hyperinflation).
40.Inflationistheincreaseinthegenerallevelofpricesofall(goods)and(services)inaneconomy.
41.Accountingforthefinancialstatementeffectsofgeneralprice-levelchangesiscalledthe(Historicalcost-constantpurchasingpower)model.
42.GPLisacostratiothatcomparesthecostofabasketofgoodsinthecurrentperiodwiththecostofthatsamebasketina(baseorprior)period.
43.Purchasingpowergainorlossisthedifferencebetweenthenetmonetaryitemsmeasuredby(constantpurchasingpowercurrency)unitwiththenetmonetaryitemsmeasuredby(nominalcurrency)unit.
44.Undergeneralpricelevelaccounting,netincomeisthesumofthetwonumbers,oneisadjustedoperatingincome,theotheris(purchasingpowergainorloss).
45.Currentcost-basednetincomeincludetwoparts,oneis(realizedincome,)theotheris(unrealizedholdinggains.)
46.Atpresent,primaryderivativefinancialinstrumentsmaybeclassifiedintofollowingcategories:
(futurescontract),(optioncontract),(forwardcontract)and(swapcontract).
47.Therecognitionofderivativefinancialinstrumentscanbemainlydividedintothreephases:
(initialrecognition),(subsequentrecognition)and(de-recognition).
48.Accountingforthefinancialstatementeffectsofgeneralprice-levelchangesiscalledthe(historicalcost-constantpurchasingpower)model.Accountingforspecificpricechangesisreferredtoasthe(currentcost)model
49.Underthe(European)options,thebuyerwillmakeachoiceattheendoftime.Underthe(American)options,thebuyerwillmakeachoicebeforetheendoftime.
50.(ExercisePrice)meansthetradingpriceofaoptioncontractthatbothsidesagreement.(ExerciseValue)istheprofitgetbythebuyer.Itisaintrinsicvalueofaoption.
51.(Interestrateswap)meanstheexchangeofthedebtswhichusethesamecurrencyatdifferentinterestrate.
52.Thethreetypesofhedgingare:
(fairvaluehedging),(cashflowhedging)andhedgingforafirm’snetinvestmentofoverseasoperating.
53.(Taxneutrality)meansthattaxeshavenoeffectonresourceallocationdecisions.Iftaxesinfluencetheallocationofresources,theresultwillprobablybelessthanoptimal.54.(Taxesequity)meansthattaxpayerswhoaresimilarlysituatedshouldpaythesametax
55.Thegovernmentofthehostcountrylevytaxesonthebenefitfrom(dividend),(interest)and(royaltypayments)thatgainedbyforeigninvestoriscalled(withholdingtax).
56.TheprinciplesontheincomefromaforeigncountryIncluding(territorial)principle,(person)principleand(world)principle.
57.Themethodofavoidanceofinternationaldoubletaxationusuallyconsistof(taxdeductions),(taxcredit),(taxexemption.)and(bilateraltaxtreaties).
58.Therearetwobasictaxadministrationsystemsintheworld,oneis(classical)system,theotheris(integrated)system.
59.Thecountriesorareasthosewithfewnaturalresourcesofferpermanenttaxinducementsforabusiness.Theyarecalled(Taxhavens).
60.(BilateralTaxtreaties)referstotheagreementsbetweencountriesontaxationofincomeandwithholdingtaxes
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