Assignment Instructions
Respond thoroughly to the following questions in your PowerPoint presentation:
- Who are the stakeholders in this situation?
- What are the ethical considerations of (a) the president’s request, and (b) Zoe dating the adjusting entries December 31?
- Can Zoe accrue revenues, defer expenses, and still be ethical?
- Can Zoe’s accrued revenues and deferred expenses be illegal?
- Who do you think can discover Zoe’s accrued revenues and deferred expenses?
Prepare a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation answering the questions presented in this assignment. This presentation should inform the audience about the connection between revenues, expenses and adjusting entries with the profession’s commitment to ethics and the impact in the financial statements. Make sure to cite at least one source and reference it (in your separate reference slide) following APA guidelines.
A minimum of seven slides including the title, abstract and reference slides are required. Your presentation should be attractive and must include a slide for your abstract, which should include a concise and clear thesis statement.
You want to follow the conventions of Standard English that includes correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Your presentation must contain speakers notes at the bottom of each slide and be formatted according to APA guidelines.
Review the items below to ensure you have covered all aspects required for this assignment.
- A minimum of seven slides are required for your presentation. The Microsoft PowerPoint presentation should include:
- Title slide
- Abstract slide
- Answers to the outlined questions
- Conclusion slide
- Use in text citations where appropriate in your slide’s note section.
- Use an APA 7th edition style and guidelines for your reference slide and cite at least one source.
- Respond to each question in a thorough manner, providing supporting information concerning revenues, expenses and adjusting entries with the profession’s commitment to ethics and the impact in the income statement.
- Demonstrate logical and appropriate transitions from one idea to another, including word choice and expressiveness while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion.
- Your presentation should be highly ordered, logical, and unified and demonstrate original thought.
- Presentation skills required in your presentation:
- Slides need to have a clear and academic-professional tone.
- Communication is highly ordered, logical and unified to include an introduction, main content and conclusion.
- Written delivery techniques, including word choice and expressiveness, display exceptional content, organization, and style, while leading the audience to a dynamic and supported conclusion.