ACCT20071 – Foundations in Accounting
ASSIGNMENT 1- Term 1, 2019
PRACTICAL AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: The assignment is based on the application of accountingstandards (IFRS/AASB)in relation to the topics covered in the unit. This assignment requires students to demonstrate an understanding and application of accounting standards in real life annual reports of the companies.
Assignment Question: Write a research report answering the questions below.
Based on the literature review, identify the major issues with practical application of IFRS. Analyse the application of accounting standards/IFRS in reporting non-cu
ent assets (such as leased, owned, tangible, intangibles, etc.) and depreciation/amortisation/impairment for Woolworths group, and report the trends in their values for the years XXXXXXXXXXup to 2000 words including introduction, conclusion and references).
You need to conduct the extended personal research and self-directed learning in order to complete this assignment. Hint:Use information in the journal articles. Read relevant ‘notes to financial statements’ in the annual report, financial statement section. Ask yourself questions such as;what standards have we discussed in first four weeks which could relate to Non-cu
ent assets? What method of depreciation/impairment this company has used?Has any change of accounting policies in relation to these assets been reported?You can download the relevant annual reports from this link. https:
www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/page/investors/our-performance
eports/Reports/Annual_Reports
1. Referencing and use of snapshots from annual report:You must submit the link to relevant annual report and also reference the page number in the written assignment. Follow the APA style guidelines for referencing. You can use up to 4 snapshots. Please note that the content within the snapshots will not be marked. We will mark snapshot only for ‘use of evidence’ purposes as per marking ru
ics. Students need to consult their unit coordinators if they wish to use snapshots for other units. They might be end up facing academic misconduct or plagiarism charges for use of snapshots in other units. This supporting evidence shall not be considered towards word count for the specific requirements of this unit only.
2. Refer to ru
ics for marking criteria. To avoid plagiarism issues, skip any definitions unless it is absolutely necessary to prove some point. All submissions with more than 15% similarity (excluding references) may be subject to investigation for plagiarism.
3. The penalty for late submissions: Late submissions are penalized at 5% per day.
4. Further Instructions: Please read carefully
5. Normal rules of copying/plagiarism will apply – that is, the individual assignments must not contain other students’ contributions or work, not even former group members’ work.You are required to submit an electronic copy of this assignment. Assignments will be marked online and feedback will be provided through Moodle site.