Financial Accounting 2

Course aim

To enable students to understand the corporate reporting environment and apply financial accounting and reporting requirements for companies.

Course content

Presentation of financial statements: review of financial reporting requirements for companies in Australia, overview of general purpose financial reports; relevant accounting standards relating to the statement of financial position, statement of comprehensive income and statement of changes in equity, and associated notes, including revisions and errors, retained profits and underlying accounting treatments. Other Disclosure Issues: accounting policies, materiality, and events occurring after reporting period. Liabilities: definition, measurement and classification, provisions and contingencies, disclosure and presentation. Leases: classification criteria, accounting treatment in the books of the lessee, disclosure requirements. Accounting for tax. Accounting for assets and associated disclosure requirements.

Textbook(s)

Leo, K., Hoggett, J. and Sweeting, J. 2012, Company accounting, 9th Edition, John Wiley, Sydney

ICAA, Financial Reporting Handbook, Latest Edition, Wiley, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
ACCT 1008	Accounting for Business
ACCT 1006	Financial Accounting 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	13 weeks x ongoing
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	2.5 hours x 8 days
Tutorial	10 hours x across 14 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	2 hours x 14 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assignment, Test, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.