Chapter 2 Discussion

Question

Define critical thinking and discuss the highest level of thinking according to Bloom's taxonomy. What six principles of clear writing does SEC Release 33-7380 identify?

Chapter 3 Discussion

Questions

Provide answers to each of the following questions:

1. What is the underlying reasons for the establishment of accounting standards?
2. Describe the rule-making or due process procedures of the FASB in the establishment of a standards.

Chapter 4 Discussion

Questions

Provide answers to each of the following questions:

1. What is a typical search process in a database.
2. What are the challenges to accounting research.

Chapter 5 Discussion

Question

What is the IASB's conceptual framework? How is it used by IASB? By a researcher? By a practitioner?

Chapter 6 Discussion

Questions

1. How does one research government accounting?
2. Explain how to conduct international business research.

Chapter 7 Discussion

Questions

1. Explain the difference between tax evasion, tax avoidance, and abusive tax avoidance.
2. Explain and illustrate the basic steps of the tax research process.

Chapter 8 Discussion

Questions

1. What are the similarities and differences between auditing standards and attestation standards?
2. What is PCAOB? What standards does it issue?

Chapter 9 Discussion

Questions

1. What are the three-part approaches used to identify the problem or precise issue?
2. Explain two ways to collect evidence.

Chapter 10 Discussion

Question

Define fraud and identify four examples of fraud.