SEC 10K FX

Instructions for Project SEC 10-K (Paper and Presentation)

Case Study Accounting: Using the publicly traded U.S. Corporation that you selected to study this semester and address the following questions in your paper:

I. Company’s business and industry

a. What is the company’s industry?

b. What are its primary products?

c. What raw materials does the company use?

d. How large is the company:

_ sales

_ assets

_ employees

e. Where is the company located?

f. What other people/companies are closely associated with this company?

II. Assess client business risk

a. What are the key economic factors about the industry?

b. What are the five or six most important factors for success in this business?

c. What legal or regulatory matters are of concern?

d. What social matters are of concern?

e. Assess the financial strength of the company?

f. How is the financial strength likely to change in the next year or so?

g. What are its sources of capital and what is the value of the company's capital?

h. How is the company performing compare with other companies in the industry?

III. Audit Reports

a. Audit Firm that conducted the audit

b. Audit opinion for the last two years

c. Deficiencies – discuss deficiencies identified during the audit.

IV. Conclusion

2. The deliverable is to be five to seven pages, single-spaced, with APA format for citations and references. For information about APA format see page 3 General Rules for an APA Paper. Note: The paper should be posted in the folder title: Report SEC 10-K by 11:59 pm August 3, 2014

3. Using the topics above, prepare a PowerPoint Presentation and post the presentation in the folder title: Presentation SEC 10-K. PowerPoint slide should be posted by 11:59 pm August 4, 2014. The slides should discuss the topics listed above. No more than 10 slides, including the title page and reference section.

The project will be graded as follows:

Item	Content	Style	Total
1	30%	5%	35%
2	30%	5%	35%
3	5%	5%	10%
4	5%	5%	10%
APA style		10%	10%
	70%	30%	100%

Items # 1 and 2 will be graded as follow:

Component	Below expectations	Meets expectations	Exceeds expectations
Followed Instructions	2.5	3.5	5
Format of Deliverable	2.5	3.5	5
Grammar, Spelling	2.5	3.5	5
Content related to topics	7.5	10.5	15
Overall Assessment	15%	21%	30%

Items # 3 and 4 will be graded as follow:

Component	Below expectations	Meets expectations	Exceeds expectations
Followed Instructions	.5	.7	1
Format of Deliverable	.5	.7	1
Grammar, Spelling	.5	.7	1
Content related to topics	1.0	1.4	2
Overall Assessment	2.5%	3.5%	5%

General Rules for an APA Paper

Use standard-sized paper of 8.5 inches by 11 inches, and always use a 1-inch margin on all sides.

Your paper should always be typed, double-spaced and in a 12-point font. Times New Roman is one recommended font to use, but you may also use similar fonts.

Every page of your paper should also include a page header on the top left of the page as well as a page number on the top right of the page.

Sections of an APA Paper

There should be four key sections that you should always include: a title page, an abstract, the main body of the paper and a reference section.

· The Title Page: Your title page should contain a running head, the title of the paper, your name and your school affiliation.

· The Abstract: The abstract is a very short summary of your paper. This section is placed immediately after the title page. According to the rules of APA format, your abstract should be no more than 150 words.

· The Main Body of Your APA Paper: Research accounting and auditing standards and current emerging issues. Write a one- to two-page paper that discusses the impact that regulations, accounting and auditing standards, emerging issues, and the business environment have on audits. The research paper relates current events to textbook topics.

· The Reference Section: The reference section is where you include any and all references that were used to write your APA paper. Remember, if you cited something in the main body of your paper, it must be included in the reference section. This section should begin on a new page, with the word “References” centered at the very top of the page.

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048911/000119312512303558/d375407d10k.htm