Questions from Accounting Information Systems


Q: a. What is XBRL? How is it related to XML

a. What is XBRL? How is it related to XML? b. Define the following terms related to XBRL: specification, taxonomy, instance document. c. How can XBRL benefit organizations? d. Will most accountants ne...

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Q: Your old friend, Bumble Beasley, just completed his accounting degree

Your old friend, Bumble Beasley, just completed his accounting degree at Dewey, Cheatham and Howe University. Although he studied XBRL in several of his accounting and information systems courses, he’...

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Q: Point your Web browser to www.xbrl .squarespace.com

Point your Web browser to www.xbrl .squarespace.com. Summarize the information you find there, and evaluate it using the UMUC criteria discussed in Chapter 1.

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Q: Use the adjusted trial balance from Problem 7 to prepare an income

Use the adjusted trial balance from Problem 7 to prepare an income statement for the quarter ended 30 September 20x4 and a balance sheet as of 30 September 20x4 for GLP Corporation. Data from Problem...

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Q: The purpose of XBRL is to provide a context for understanding financial

The purpose of XBRL is to provide a context for understanding financial information. Several contextual categories associated with financial information are listed below; for each category listed, giv...

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Q: Read “Six Steps to XBRL” by Phillips, Bahmanziari,

Read “Six Steps to XBRL” by Phillips, Bahmanziari, and Colvard in the February 2008 issue of Journal of Accountancy. a. Is XBRL relevant to companies that don’t file with the SEC? Justify your respons...

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Q: Fill in the blanks below with terminology that describes the benefits of

Fill in the blanks below with terminology that describes the benefits of XBRL for organizations and accountants. a. Consolidate results across ___ with much greater speed and reliability. b. Focus eff...

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Q: Indicate whether each of the following statements is (i) always

Indicate whether each of the following statements is (i) always true, (ii) sometimes true, or (iii) never true. For those that are (ii) sometimes true; explain when the statement is true. a. All neces...

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Q: You’ll see a problem of this type in every chapter from here

You’ll see a problem of this type in every chapter from here through the end of the text. In these problems, you’ll be considering the relationship between the current chapter’s material (XBRL in this...

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Q: Consider the following data from BNF Corporation’s statement of cash flows for

Consider the following data from BNF Corporation’s statement of cash flows for the quarter ended 31 March 2014: Cash received from issuance of capital stock ………………………..$ 9,499 Cash received from cust...

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