Any kind of assistance will be greatly appreciated.... Looking for outline or a template or example of one previously done by a student. I will increase the points depending on the amount of assistance you will provide. Thank you and below is the assignment.
Under the direction of your professor, access the most recent SEC 10-K filing of a publically traded company. Verify your company has inventory and accounts receivable. The company must sell a tangible product (not services). Do not select hotels, financial services, or other service oriented businesses.
Most students find the SEC 10-K annual report at their company's web site in sections such as About Us and / or Investor Relations. Look for SEC and Annual Filings (you will often find drop down menus to click). You must research and secure the SEC 10-K Annual Report for the most recent year. Save the file to your computer for access. Do not print as the report is usually 100 pages or more.
Post the name of your company, the link, and how you found your SEC 10-K document in the SEC 10-K conference for approval by your professor. You must select a company that has not been previously selected so everyone has a different company. You will post comments about your company as we discuss inventory methods and again as we discuss accounts receivable and bad debts. You should also describe the fiscal year for your company (is it December 31 or the last Saturday in January, etc.). Look for the name of the outside audit firm (they will have a letter on the financial statements and internal control). Major public accounting firms include Deloitte, KPMG, PwC / Price Waterhouse Coopers, and Ernst and Young (there are others). Other postings may be required by your professor. The posting process will assist you in writing the paper.
Use your own words. Do not copy and paste material. If you copy and paste any financial statements or areas from the SEC 10-K this will not count toward the page length requirement. Take care to avoid issues of academic dishonesty. Your works cited list should include the web address for your SEC 10-K so your professor can access it as you did. Your works cited list should also include our textbook. Any other resources should be cited in text using APA style. We use APA style for in text citations and for the works cited list.
The report serves as an executive summary and should be no more than two pages in length, single spaced, with one inch margins on all sides. Use 'headers' for sections such as Inventory and Accounts Receivable. You may have other sections as well. Double space between paragraphs. The paper is your opportunity to use accounting terms and concepts from our class and relate them to a company of interest to you. The paper is due in the assignment folder Sunday, November 24, 2013.