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Experts are able not only to deal with problems they have encountered before but also to tackle new problems successfully. This is due to the use of memory structures that allow information to be retrieved from long-term memory at the same time as assimilating and analysing new information. New information also alters and revises the memory structures so that learning takes place and the expert can adapt to changed circumstances. Mental modelling enables experts to construct models of the real world and to make predictions about the effects of particular decisions. Accountancy training should encourage the development of expert memory structures.
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The Emerging Issues Committee has decided on the issues of 'Net-of-tax presentation and supplementary earnings per share firgures' and 'Pension surplus recognition.' The committee has stated that all items in the income statement must be presented on a before-tax basis. Only those that can be categorized under the CICA Handbook's support of net-of-tax presentation are exempted. Moreover, earnings per share that are not included in the Handbook's Section 3500 must be presented only in the notes to the financial statements. The committee has also decided that changes in the limit of pension assets must be recognized in income immediately.
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The effect of changes introduced in the Canada Business Corporations Act of 1994 on large private companies is assessed. A survey of 251 companies revealing the impact of the removal of the need for an audit of financial statements is presented.
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