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Unit aim
Introduces the regulatory setting and the framework of financial reporting of companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as specific techniques required to account for and report on transactions of corporate entities. In addition, the application of selected accounting standards in the financial reports will be reviewed and evaluated.
Unit content
Topic 1: The financial reporting environment
Topic 2: Accounting for non-current assets
Topic 3: Accounting for acquisition of assets and intangible assets
Topic 4: Accounting for liabilities and equity
Topic 5: Accounting for income taxes
Topic 6: Financial reporting disclosure
Topic 7: Foreign currency translation
Topic 8: Consolidation
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | explain the regulatory setting and the framework for external financial reporting | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 2 | interpret and evaluate regulatory requirements governing financial reporting of Australian corporations | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 3 | apply specific accounting standards, including those relating to assets, liabilities, equity, income taxes, foreign currency transactions, business combinations and consolidation in structured or unstructured settings | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
| 4 | prepare General-Purpose Financial Reports for a publicly listed company and evaluate these reports. | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain the regulatory setting and the framework for external financial reporting
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- interpret and evaluate regulatory requirements governing financial reporting of Australian corporations
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- apply specific accounting standards, including those relating to assets, liabilities, equity, income taxes, foreign currency transactions, business combinations and consolidation in structured or unstructured settings
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- prepare General-Purpose Financial Reports for a publicly listed company and evaluate these reports.
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- CAANZ (Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand), 2017, Financial Reporting Handbook Australia 2017, Wiley, Australia. ISBN: 978-0-7303-4304-2.
- Deegan, C, 2016, Financial Accounting - includes Connect and LearnSmart, 8th edn, McGraw-Hill, Australia. ISBN: 9781743764039 (print), EBook ISBN: 9781743763636.
Session 2
- CAANZ (Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand), 2019, Financial Reporting Handbook Australia , Wiley, Australia. ISBN: 9780730369813.
- Deegan, C, 2016, Financial Accounting - includes Connect and LearnSmart, 8th edn, McGraw-Hill, Australia. ISBN: 9781743764039 (print), EBook ISBN: 9781743763636.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.