Effectively research a technical aspect of accounting

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Financial Accounting and Reporting Individual Assignment

Learning Outcome: Develop information gathering (research) and communication strategies to enable the provision of professional advice to a client.

Objective: The objective of this assignment is to learn to effectively research a technical aspect of accounting and communicate professional advice to a client, via a business letter.

Background to the case study:

Assume that you are a graduate accountant working for McKenzie and Associates a public accounting firm situated at 668 George Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000. The manager of your firm, Ms. Maria McKenzie has asked you to draft a letter in response to an email received from a client - Mr. Con Pewter, the Managing Director of Pewter Ltd, raising a number of issues regarding his company - see the copy of the email on the next page.

The maximum length of the letter is 1,250 words (excluding any calculations).

Part A: Technical component - This mark covers the technical content of your advice and the explanation on each of the issues, the calculations and the sources used.

Part B: Communication Skills - Letter Writing - This mark covers the generic skills of business letter writing; layout, clear meaning, structure and organisation, appropriate tone and grammar, spelling and punctuation etc.

The assignment is designed to test the following skills:

1. Your knowledge and your ability to research the issues and then apply the information appropriately using judgement to correctly identify the relevant standards and legislation that relate to the issues raised by the client.

2. Your written communication skills - business letter writing

Please note: Any work which has been copied or shared between students will result in a Fail grade for both students concerned. Therefore, please make sure that the answer to this individual assignment is your own work and not copied or bought from any source. In completing this assignment make sure you follow the guidelines for assignments especially those relating to the presentation of written work, late assignment policy and academic integrity.

Develop information gathering and communication strategies to enable the provision of professional advice to a client.

The assignment assesses the following outcomes:

1. Your knowledge and your ability to research the issues outlined

2. Your ability to critically analyse and selectively apply the information appropriately to formulate solutions to the given scenarios

3. Your ability to use judgement correctly in selecting and designing an appropriate response with suitable AASB references.

4. Professional Competency Skills - Communication skills: business letter writing skills.

Attachment:- Assignment File.rar

Reference no: EM131634216

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Letter Segment 15% Technical content - Letter clearly identifies and addresses all the technical issues raised by the client, and provides clear, correct and decisive advice displaying an outstanding understanding of each of the technical issues raised, so that it is easy for the client (non-accountants) to understand Reference has been correctly made to the AASBs, GAAPs and other legislation where applicable and appropriate. Assignment demonstrates flawless language and presentation.

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