Corporate Accounting (11214.1)

Corporate Accounting extends the material covered in Accounting Systems and Practices. This is a technical financial accounting unit which explores accounting standards used by companies in Australia when preparing their annual reports for shareholders and other users of financial information. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, accounting for income taxes, property plant and equipment, impairment, fair value measurement, and consolidation. The unit also evaluates alignment of accounting regulations with the objectives of financial reporting, as articulated in the Conceptual Framework.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Apply accounting regulations to corporate groups with fully-owned domestic subsidiaries;
2. Assess opportunities for creative accounting within accounting regulations and their impact on users;
3. Evaluate the alignment between accounting regulations and the AASB Conceptual Framework and;
4. Engage in active, experiential and reflective learning that focuses on accounting practice and the profession.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

11212 Accounting Systems and Practices.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

6391 Company Accounting.

Assumed knowledge

A strong understanding of debit credit rules and how to apply the definitions of the major elements of financial accounting (assets, liabilities, owners equity, income and expenses).