Accounting
Accounting or Accountancy is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "language of business", measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of users, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. Practitioners of accounting are known as accountants. The terms "accounting" and "financial reporting" are often used as synonyms. Accounting can be divided into several fields including financial accounting, management accounting, external auditing, tax accounting and cost accounting. Accounting information systems are designed to support accounting …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. In our opinion, the accompanying … the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for- profit organizations. … financial statements in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, and … concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate … appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related …
Fraser Institute · 18 October 2024 English
The ESG acronym stands for a range of environmental, social, and governance initiatives that critics of shareholder capitalism suggest public companies should voluntarily implement to improve the well-being of society. …
recommendations made by the Sustainability and Accounting Standards Board and the task force on climate-related …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English
Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …
Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel producer, accounting for more than half of global production (53%) … cobalt producer— the second-largest in the world—accounting for more than 10% of global production. In 2023 … country’s growth and transformation objectives, accounting for 7.5% of its national GDP in 2022 (Minerals …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
The annual index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which people in 165 jurisdictions around the globe are allowed to make their own economic choices. …
this is the first step to- ward such a full net accounting. They leave it to other scholars to take the …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
The Great Right North charts the growth of far-right groups in Canada, illuminating how official and unofficial government attention generates the context in which they flourish. Breaking new ground by …
Canadian far-right move- ment over the last decade, accounting for the volatility of our subject: since 2010 …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 October 2024 English
Canadian municipalities oversee the country’s most urgent policy areas, yet the constitutional authority of cities to manage their increasing obligations has not kept pace. This volume considers how policy, law, …
tan regions have pulled away from rural areas, accounting for an ever-growing share of growth in jobs …
Fraser Institute · 3 October 2024 English
Canadians are concerned about their income and their ability to purchase essential goods and services. Real (that is, inflation-adjusted) income determines their purchasing power, and directly affects their standard of …
jurisdictions,2 with the other Canadian provinces accounting for nine of the ten jurisdictions ranked at …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 30 September 2024 English
G20 governments provided at least USD 168 billion in public financial support for renewable power in 2023, less than one third of G20 fossil fuel subsidies that year. Advanced G20 …
inventory was for generation, with grids and storage accounting for 10% of total allocations (we only included … available). Solar received around USD 103 billion, accounting for 20% of total 2020–2023 support, while wind …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 29 September 2024 English
B R I E F I N G P A P E R Volume 17:16 The Captive Insurance October 2024 Opportunity in Alberta: Drivers of Success in Captive Domiciles Erik …
and economic spin-off benefits (e.g., legal, accounting, actuarial) are unlikely to be at the high-impact …
Great Lakes United · 28 September 2024 English
Emilie has a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a Minor in Biology from Carleton University, a Bachelor of Education with qualifications in Intermediate and Senior Sciences from the …
Internal Revenue Service, performing financial accounting and tax services for many local municipalities …