Orientador: Wagner Luiz Lourenzani / Resumo: Considerando a importância do repasse da quota-parte do ICMS para as receitas fiscais dos municípios, principalmente daqueles de menor porte, a acurácia e a fidedignidade das informações entre os contribuintes e a Secretaria Estadual da Fazenda são fundamentais para a qualidade do cálculo do Valor Adicionado Fiscal (VAF) e, consequentemente do Índice de Participação do Município (IPM). Nesse contexto, este trabalho de pesquisa tem por objetivo analisar o fluxo de informação entre a atividade agropecuária e a Secretaria Estadual da Fazenda. Para tanto realizou um estudo de caso no município de Tupã. Para compreender e analisar o referido fluxo de informação essa pesquisa se baseou na abordagem do Business Process Management (BPM). Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória de caráter quali-quantitativo. Na busca da melhoria do processo, foi realizado o mapeamento do processo atual (“como é” / “as-is”), a identificação dos pontos de descontinuidade e, posteriormente, um novo mapeamento do processo melhorado (“como deveria ser” / “to-be”). Os resultados apresentados nesta pesquisa contribuem para demonstrar a fragilidade dos dados que chegam para o município, produtores, prefeito e fiscais. O modelo proposto propõe alterações no fluxo de informações da comercialização agropecuária e pode ser aplicado em qualquer município do estado de São Paulo. Sob o aspecto acadêmico, esta pesquisa permitiu estruturar um protocolo de análise que estabelece a representatividade da atividade na compo... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Considering the importance of transferring the ICMS share to municipal tax revenues, especially those of smaller size, the accuracy and reliability of the information between the taxpayers and the State Treasury Secretariat are fundamental to the quality of the calculation of Tax Added Value (TAV) and, consequently, the Municipal Participation Index (MPI). In this context, this research aims to analyzing the information flow between the agricultural activity and the State Treasury Secretariat. To do so, a case study in the municipality of Tupã will carry out. To understand this information flow the research will be based on the Business Process Management (BPM) approach. This is an exploratory qualitative-quantitative research. In the search for process improvement the following steps were performed: mapping of the current process ("as is"), identification of the discontinuity points and, subsequently, new mapping of the improved process ("to be"). The results presented in this research contribute to demonstrate the fragility of the data that arrives for the municipality, producers, mayor and auditors. The proposed model proposes changes in the flow of agricultural marketing information and can be applied in any municipality in the state of São Paulo. Under the academic aspect, it was possible to structure a protocol of analysis that establishes the representativeness of the activity in the composition of the municipal transfer of the share of the State's ICMS. Such understan... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Mission statement is important to companies, especially as a strategic communication tool with stakeholders. Innovation is also important to companies and has its implications on performance. This study examines the relationship between financial performance and explicitly communicating innovation in mission statement. The study uses a quantitative approach with logistic regression to test empirical hypotheses related to revenues, profits, change in assets and market value, and their relationship with explicitly communicating innovation in mission statements. The conclusion is that among all the financial performance indicators considered, only market value represents a strong and significant result, indicating a positive relationship with explicitly communicating innovation.

Cryptocurrencies are a phenomenon which has appeared more and more during the last years and is widely used by both individuals and entities. Their technological features have intrigued many, resulting in a significant growth of the number of cryptocurrencies available and an increased amount of areas of usage. More and more businesses have started using cryptocurrencies for example for investment purposes or accepting them as a means of payment. This has resulted in an urgent need of guidance from accounting standard setters to regulate how they are treated in financial statements. The result of the lack of such guidance has led to a variety of accounting treatments used in practice which have created significant challenges for preparers of financial statements. Up until recently the guidance for preparers of financial statements consisted of reports issued by the big accounting firms and recommendations from local regulatory accounting bodies. The lack of literature together with the possible consequences for the marketplace has resulted in an urgent need of guidance to avoid a patchwork of accounting treatments in the market. Furthermore, these challenges may result in possibilities of conducting earnings management or an increased information asymmetry between stakeholders and entities.   The purpose of this study is to understand and discuss the practical accounting issues and challenges related to cryptocurrencies for preparers of financial statements. The research is based on four broad themes which seek to assist the purpose by including several perspectives to the issues and challenges faced. The themes that the research is divided into are assets, revenues, disclosures and risk factors associated with cryptocurrencies. Based on these four themes the research question this research aims at answering is:   “What are the practical accounting issues and challenges for the preparers of financial statements related to cryptocurrencies?”   The empirical findings of this research suggest that there are many challenges which need to be resolved when it comes to accounting for cryptocurrencies. There are issues present in all four themes, but the main challenges which were identified revolved around asset classification, valuation, disclosures and risk factors. Furthermore, based on the empirical findings it is evident that the knowledge of practitioners is of a more practical nature while literature is more based on specific standards and paragraphs which can be applied. However, this research provides practical contributions to existing literature and includes aspects of risk consequences for accounting and financial markets at large. It is concluded that more accounting guidance is needed for cryptocurrencies to increase the usefulness of financial information and to reduce possibilities of earnings management which occur because of divergent accounting treatments.

Thesis advisor: Richard McGowan / Gambling, both in the casino-style and lottery forms, has risen to become a major component of the entertainment industry in the United States. State governments are the gatekeepers of this growing industry, holding the power to legalize and regulate all aspects of gambling. This thesis explores the rationale state governments have for legalizing gambling as well as the impact gambling tax revenues have for state budgets. The main focus is casino-style gambling, as casino-style gambling in particular is being pursued for expansion by numerous states in a variety of forms. As various forms of gambling are legalized throughout the country, a state's gambling interests begin to face competition from both neighboring states and other forms of gambling within the state. Econometric models attempted to predict the tax revenues a state can obtain from legalized gambling based on such competition and a states own demographics. The results support a first-mover advantage for states expanding casino-style gambling and finds that new forms of gambling significantly erode established gambling industries. / Thesis (BS) — Boston College, 2006. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Economics Honors Program.

A Contabilidade deve ser capaz de prover seus usuários com informações úteis, a serem utilizadas no processo gerencial de tomada de decisões. Assim, os relatórios contábeis devem estar revestidos de relevância e retratar fielmente a real posição do patrimônio de uma entidade a qualquer momento, em seus aspectos físicos, operacionais, financeiros e econômicos. Entende-se que, para atender a essas finalidades, a Contabilidade deveria reconhecer os acréscimos e decréscimos de riqueza no patrimônio de uma entidade continuamente, quando de fato ocorressem. A forma como essas variações patrimoniais se configuram é através do reconhecimento de receitas e a confrontação com as respectivas despesas. Idealmente, o reconhecimento de receitas deveria ocorrer quando elas fossem de fato obtidas pela entidade. Com base no exposto acima, foi formulado o problema de pesquisa desta dissertação, que é o seguinte: De que forma o reconhecimento dos acréscimos e decréscimos de riqueza das entidades no momento em que de fato ocorrem é tratado pela Contabilidade em seus relatórios? E, com base nesse problema de pesquisa, formularam-se as seguintes hipóteses de pesquisa: a) se os relatórios contábeis forem baseados nos Princípios Fundamentais de Contabilidade, então não reconhecerão os acréscimos ou decréscimos de riqueza das entidades no momento em que de fato ocorrem; b) se os relatórios contábeis forem baseados na abordagem gerencial da Gestão Econômica, então reconhecerão os acréscimos e decréscimos de riqueza das entidades no momento em que de fato ocorrem. A revisão de bibliografia efetuada, bem como o exemplo de aplicação dos conceitos extraídos da literatura contábil permite afirmar que a prática contábil atual, baseada nos Princípios Fundamentais de Contabilidade, não retrata os acréscimos e decréscimos de riqueza das entidades continuamente, quando de fato ocorrem, uma vez que as receitas são reconhecidas basicamente de forma pontual, quando de sua realização. Em muitas situações, a obtenção e a realização de uma receita ocorrem conjuntamente, entretanto, em outras isso não ocorre. Já a abordagem gerencial da Gestão Econômica reconhece os acréscimos e decréscimos de riqueza no patrimônio das entidades continuamente, quando de fato ocorrem, de tal forma que o reconhecimento de receitas é efetuado quando elas são obtidas. Por conseqüência, ambas as hipóteses de pesquisa desta dissertação foram comprovadas, e o problema de pesquisa atendido. / The Accounting must be capable of providing users with useful information to be used in the managerial decision-making process. Thus, the financial statements have to be relevant and reflect properly the real financial position of the equity of an entity at any time, in its physical, operational, financial and economic aspects. To attend these purposes, the Accounting should recognize the increases and decreases of wealth in the equity of an entity continuously, when they really occur. The form in which these variations are configured is through the recognition of revenues and confrontation with the respective expenses. Ideally, the recognition of revenues should occur when they are actually obtained by the entity. Based on the concepts above, the problem of this study research was formulated: In what way the increases and decreases of wealth of the entities are treated by the Accounting in his financial reports? And, based on the problem of research, the following hypothesis of research were formulated: a) if the financial reports are based in the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, then they will not recognize the increases and decreases of wealth of the entities when they really occur; b) if the financial reports are based on the managerial approach of the Economic Management, then they will recognize the increases and decreases of wealth when they really happen. The research done in Accounting books, as well the example of application of the concepts presented and discussed in this study let asseverate that the actual accounting practices, based on the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, does not portray the increases and decreases of wealth of the entities continuously, when they really occur, once the revenues are recognized basically punctually, when of his financial realization. In many situations, the obtainment and the financial realization of revenues occur simultaneously, however, in others that do not happen. In the other hand, the managerial approach of the Economic Management recognizes the increases and decreases of wealth in the equity of the entities continuously, when they really happen, in a way that, the revenues are recognized when they are really obtained. As a result of this study, the two hypothesis of research were confirmed, and the problems of research attended.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T18:39:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sandra Mara Ribeiro.pdf: 15390664 bytes, checksum: 05e9a5e321ae679846673e61b186109c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-10 / The OSCIP, with activities aimed at developing social improvements in the communities, need more and more tools that make these Oganizations reliable enough both for the society and for the government. Accounting, as a social science, is able to provide this instrument, that brings transparency for the third sector institutions. Relying on this credibility, these organizations may atract more investors , and as a result, achieve their objectives. This paper considers the need of specific technical knowledge, regarding the procedures to be adopted in the execution of the accounting data registering performed by an OSCIP (Organização de Sociedade Civil de Interesse Público). Since the approval of the law 11.638/07 up to the CPC s published that make reference to the sector. Along this paper, some legal tax characteristics will be cited. These characteristics enables the instituition to take advantage of tax exemptions/immunity no matter they are Federal, State or municipal taxes. Since its beginning until today, much has to be discussed regarding the performance of accounting as an indispensable tool, both for regulation organs as well as for funders. We ll assess a brief survey about the analysis theories applicable to the third sector institutions taking into account the registration of expenses and income, as well as the generated impacts over the results / As OSCIP, com atividades que buscam desenvolver o aprimoramento social nas comunidades, carecem cada vez mais de instrumentos que as tornem atividades confiáveis diante da sociedade e do governo. A Contabilidade, como ciência social, possui esse instrumento, isto é, fornece transparência às instituições do terceiro setor e, por meio dessa credibilidade, essas organizações podem conseguir mais investidores para assim, chegar à obtenção de seus resultados Este trabalho está vinculado à necessidade de conhecimento técnico específico, em relação aos procedimentos a serem adotados, na execução dos registros contábeis das operações realizadas em uma Organização de Sociedade Civil de Interesse Público. Desde a aprovação da Lei 11.638/07 até os CPC s publicados que se referem ao setor. Vamos citar, no decorrer deste trabalho, as características tributárias legais que possibilitam a entidade a se beneficiar com isenções e/ou imunidades de alguns tributos, sejam eles federais, estaduais ou municipais. Desde o seu surgimento e até hoje, temos muito o que discutir em relação à atuação da própria contabilidade como ferramenta indispensável, tanto para os órgãos regulamentadores como para os financiadores. Vamos ver a seguir um breve estudo relacionado às análises das teorias existentes aplicáveis às instituições do terceiro setor, seja no Registro das despesas e receitas, como os impactos gerados sobre os resultados

The aim of the thesis is to determine whether the fall in the economic cycle turned out also to the activities of sports clubs or not. Explore whether the environment of sport is so specific to their properties, that is better able to succeed in bad economic times than other sectors. The first part will focus and outlines the theoretical basis for the neoclassical theory of the firm, and behavioral. The thesis mentions specific features of sport companies (clubs) and diversification of their revenues and it analyzes what's the position of sport in the state budget and how much influence the sport industry has on economic performance. The analytical part will focuses on selected sport clubs. Based on information obtained it analyzes the changes in the structure of revenues and expenditures over the past few years and evaluate how much sport clubs were affected by the decline in economic cycle or not.

The economic crisis has affected more or less all areas of human life. One of them is of courese the issue of municipal budgets, whose incomes have experienced some changes during the crisis. In this paper first discribes the various tax revenues of municipalities, briefly characterize how the revenues from shared taxes and revenues from municipal taxes and property tax. It also discusses the situation in specific cities, which are Ždírec na Doubravou, Nová Paka and Teplice, where I analyze their individual income tax and municipal taxes policy and policy related to property tax. In the last part complete my analysis some answers to questions which I gave to members of city council of the reasons to some information. Based on collected information, I found that cities in times of economic crisis, fought with a reduction in the budget and trying to change the structure of local taxes and by increasing property tax rates, but each city dealt with this situation differently.

The diploma thesis is focused on the analysis of prediction of tax revenues in conditions of cities Polička, Svitavy and Litomyšl. The main objective was to determine how surveyed municipalities predict their tax revenues, how accurate their estimates are and, in particular, whether it is possible to achieve more accurate results based on basic statistical methods. Minor objectives of this work were the description of how the individual municipalities forecast tax revenues, how the forecasts are integrated into the budget process and how this issue is dealt with in the United States. The results of the analysis showed that it is not possible to get more accurate predictions using basic quantitative models. It turned out that the quality of predictions of the statistical models was similar to the quality of the municipal estimates, even at forecasts of those tax revenues, where the deviation from the real revenue is quite high.

The thesis looks at tax income development in selected municipalities during economic crisis, that started at the and of 2008. The selected municipalities are Karlova Studánka, Dobrá and cities Bílovec and Opava. The thesis takes into account proposed changes in tax assignment, which have not yet been approved by parliament. The proposed change is expected to increase income of municipalities from shared taxes. The first two chapters contain general description of municipality financing and development of tax assignment since the formation of czech tax system. Third chapter focuses on the impact of the financial crisis on the local and regional governments of European countries. Fourth chapter contains analysis of local and property taxes development in selected municipalities focused on crisis years. Last chapter provides a calculation of tax income from shared taxes for selected municipalities according to proposed model of tax assignment.