BUACC5930 Accounting Practices and Concepts - Assignment assessment report

As stated in the requirements, students are to "analyse this report based on your accounting studies and prepare a report showing how Dick Smith went from some very optimistic results (provide evidence) in this 2015 annual report to being liquidated".

While a number of guidelines are presented, the assignment is open ended in some respects.

Importantly, students are required to examine evidence of some optimism in the annual reports (see point above).

It is important that students keep to the word limit, and acknowledge all sources used.

1. Introduction / Exec Summary/ Aim and Brief findings

2. A description of the core business of the company including full details of its operating activities.

3. A discussion on any significant issues emerging from the Directors' Report.

4. A discussion on the Corporate Governance Statement

5. A calculation of the key financial ratios for 2015

6. Other information this incudes evidence of optimism in the reports and elsewhere.

7. Conclusion: Your professional advice on why Dick Smith went from some optimism (stated) in their annual report into receivership.

2500 words

10 references

Make horizontal and vertical analysis and add chars relevent to ratio analysis.