Accounting Capstone Paper

To assess the student's mastery of the Accounting field of study.

Write a 2-page paper on a current accounting topic of interest to you in a professional accounting or business journal.  Summarize your paper to cover the following sections:

1. Issue:  Describe the issue/purpose of the paper
2. Rule/Principles:  What are the relevant accounting or tax sections of the authoritative literature or statute/regulation(s) that are pertinent from your article
3. Analysis: Provide analysis of the items covered in your article.  Provide analysis as to whether you believe the analysis is complete or begs questions in other accounting areas
4. Conclusion/Summary:  Provide the conclusion or summary from the article that is relevant to future readers. 
5. Proper APA Style: Your paper must be written according to the following guidelines:
   • You must incorporate research into your paper from at least two relevant, scholarly resources in addition to your textbook.
   • Follow all applicable APA Guidelines regarding in-text citations, the list of cited references, and document formatting for this paper. Failure to properly cite and reference sources constitutes plagiarism.
   • The title page and reference list are not included in the page count for this paper.

• No Submission = 0 points
• Submission of two page paper = 20 points
• Issue = 0 to 5 points
• Rule/Principles = 0 to 5 points
• Analysis = 0 to 10 points
• Conclusion/Summary = 0 to 5 points
• References/grammar/spelling = 0 to 5 points