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Legitimacy Theory in Accounting

Legitimacy Theory

The legitimacy theory in accounting is the social economic variables of sustainability accounting legality into the fields of business that rules the accuracy of professionalism, duties responsibility of accountants with integrity truthfulness and fairness in the world of enterprises corporate governance. New policies and interpretations of accounting standards and framework that regulates the accounting practice can be subject to violation that could lead to comprehensive case of termination from job field if found in position of extortion that threatens to expel or widens risk of criminal offense invasion of tax as one of the key indicators of breach of law or legitimacy.

The rules and laws set up by legal commissioning authorities to regulate the accounting firms and …

Variance Analysis Formula

Defining Variance Analysis

Variance analysis is used to assess the degree to which actual behavior varied from what was anticipated when comparing actual behavior to what was expected. This kind of research is intended to keep a business in check by analyzing areas where things went wrong unexpectedly. For example, if your projected sales are $10,000 and your actual sales are $8,000, there will be a $2,000 difference, according to the variance analysis. Variance analysis is particularly useful when looking at the amount of variation on a trend line since abrupt changes in the variance level from one month to the next are more apparent. The examination of these disparities in the context of variance analysis offers a description of …

Budgeting in Strategic Planning

How budgets link to the setting of strategic plans and objectives

Budgeting in Strategic Planning is the process of developing a multi-year budget. The purpose of this form of budgeting is to create a plan that supports a long-term vision for an entity’s future status. This may include expanding into new geographic areas, conducting the necessary research and development to launch a new product line, switching to a new technological platform, and restructuring the organization. In many instances, completing the essential actions within the time period covered by a single yearly budget is impossible. Additionally, if yearly budgets are utilized, it is conceivable that financing for a multi-year effort may not be maintained for the whole period of the program, …