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This is for a professional research writing course. There are several topics to choose from. CHOOSE 1
Professional Accounting Research
Research Paper
Select one of the following topics and narrow it if necessary. Write a documented research paper on your topic, using the report template discussed in class.
· Congressional attempts to affect the accounting standard setting process
· The future of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) and how it might be used to support the development of other comprehensive bases of accounting (OCBOA) outside of GAAP
· The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
· The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and its role in establishing International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)
· The use of fair value measurements in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
· The future of “integrated reporting” and the possible expansion of the attest function
· The role of judgment in the application of accounting standards and whether that role should be reduced or expanded
· The impact of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations’ (COSO) Internal Control—Integrated Framework