Accounting Research Papers/Topics

A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF FINANCIL DISTRESS ON NIGERIA COMMECIAL BANKS A RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTED

ABSTRACT This research work examined the “A study of impact of financial distress on Commercial Bank of Nigeria.  It investigated the causes and characteristic of bank distress in Nigeria economy.  It is believed that these problems that hinder smooth banking in commercial banks will be evaluated to ensure safe and sound banking system. Many related literature were reviewed as the researchers collected data for this work in remote communities where banking.  The effect of bank distress o...

THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT (IN THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT)

1.0INTRODUCTION This project is aimed at looking into the accounting profession in details and examining its role in societal development. A study of the evolution of accounting suggests that accounting processes are reactive because they have developed primarily in response to business needs.  Also the development of accounting process has been related to economic progress and societal development of a country. History shows that the higher the level of Civilization or development, this mor...

THE ROLE OF NIGERIAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (N.D.I.C) IN MANAGING FINANCIAL DISTRESS (A CASE STUDY OF CITIZEN BANK OF NIGERIA PLC)

INTRODUCTION  Significant progress has been made during the past years but more intensely during the last five years towards the significations of the Nigerian financial sector through the implementation of distress resolution options. The Nigerian financial systems comprise the financial institutions rules and regulations instruments, and markets for effective intermediation. The financial institution unit of the systems comprises two major categories of institutions in the Deposit taking t...

EFFECTIVENESS OF FINANCIAL CONTROL IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

ABSTRACT The study examined advertising as a tool for increasing sales in an organization (A case study of John Holt Ventures Ltd).  The research was earned out to ascertain the extent of advertising as a tool for increasing sales.  In order to solve the research problem, four hypothesis were formulated. The population studied in this research comprised of customer, distributes and relevant management staff of John Holt Ltd and their were 369 using Topman’s formular, 196 using Bourley�...

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM IN ENUGU SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)

ABSTRACT One of the most researched and least understood variables of public sector accounting is how the accountability and stewardship of financial control is conducted.  People have been speculating on how the funds generated are managed but now researchers have conducted systematic investigation of funds and leakage in local government revenue system. Even with this, there is still an increasing difficulty and doubts in establishing the fact that the revenue generated are put in good use...

THE IMPACT OF VALUE ADDED TAX ON REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA

1.0INTRODUCTION  1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY VAT as a system of revenue generation has been in existence in Nigeria since January 1st 1994. It has recorded remarkable increase in revenue generation for the nation and has been shown by numerous researches to be more effective than the sale tax in revenue generation. VAT, however, has not achieved all its objectives especially in the University of the Tax. While almost every one buys vatable goods, a lot of institutions, persons and vatable ent...

THE ROLE OF AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ( A CASE STUDY OF ANINRI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

1.0INTRODUCTION The need to develop micro economic activities that could enhance self-reliance as a strategy for reducing poverty becomes so pronounced that the three arms of government (Federal, state and local government) come up with various initiatives.  Among these were programs and policies that aimed at: -Stimulating economics growth through the engagement, of semi-skilled and unskilled labour in production activities -Immediate reduction of social vices and tension in the society by ...

THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT IN THE FORMATION, ACQUISITION AND LIQUIDATION OF COMPANIES

ABSTRACT The accountants the business and the economy are inseparable. They are mostly needed in resolving various conflicting investment decision, initiating and co-ordinating meaning of economic development and growth. In Nigeria, this function has largely been restricted to the reporting role, book-keeping accounting and auditing. This research project is thus a search part for what the role of the accountant, has been and what it should be in enhancing economic development in the area of...

PURCHASING ROLE IN CAPITAL EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT IN A MOTOR ASSEMBLING PLANT (A CASE STUDY OF ANAMMCO ENUGU)

ABSTRACT Capital equipment procurement simply means the purchase of longer lasting machinery. Therefore, in this work, the research is concerned with purchasing role in capital equipment procurement in motor assembling plant Enugu. The brief history of the organization, the problem they encountered in the purchase are enumerated in this work and also finding and recommendations. The main purpose of this project is to enable the researchers meet the award of the Ordinary National (OND) in the ...

PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE/ACCOUNTING IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACT The title of this research work is, problems and prospects of local government finance/accounting in Nigeria” with particular reference to Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State.  It has been identified that accounting and financial reporting in the public sector particularly at the local government level was not given adequate attention. In the course of carrying out this study, the following objectives among others were set which included.  The identification of major causes...

FUND ACCOUNTING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF ENUGU STATE)

 1.0RESEARCH BACKGROUND  1.1INTRODUCTION   The term “fund accounting”  is as old as the world itself. The origin of fund accounting could be traced to the parable of talents in the holy Bible (Mathew 25: 14-30) about a man who delivered his goods to three of his servants and traveled to a far country two of them traded with their and made profits while the third went and buried his in the ground. When the time for accounting for the fund came they all rendered  their accounts for the...

APPRAISAL OF THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SECTOR( A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHMENT IN ENUGU)

ABSTRACT  Accounting can be defined as the recording summarizing analyzing and interpretation of an organization. Accounting system is a set of rules regulations and procedures which are articulated by a appropriate theoretical force into a system. Ti process data into information which are required as input in the decision making system of the organization. Based on these definitions accounting of public sector involves activities of collecting analyzing recoding summarizing reporting and i...

RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING

INTRODUCTION Responsibility accounting is the third type of management accounting information.  It is called by that name because the accounting information is structured according to organization units, which are responsibility centers.  Responsibility accounting collects and reports information that is used in an important management function and management control. RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING DEFINITION An information system designed to a measure the performance of that segment of a busin...

FINANCIAL PLANNING AND CONTROL IN MEDIA OUTFIT

ABSTRACT Financial planning and control is important in an organization in the sense that it ensures proper planning and implementation of cash flow in the organization.  Financial planning and control also discover fraud and irregularities of financials. In recent time, financial planning and control have been overviewed and emphasized by most organization.  Consequently, fraud, loss, theft of cash and material are of increase with case of financial planning and control weakness in the sys...

THE RELEVANCE OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN A FIRM (A CASE STUDY OF METROCK INVESTMENT NIG)

INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Working capital management involves not only the management of current assets but also the management of current liabilities and the relationship between the two.  Time is the feature of all items making up working capital. Working capital describes the assets and liabilities of a business that are related directly to its trading activities.  Some of them are held to enable the business to function, such as debtors and creditors.  They are the items ...


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