Question Details

ACCT 495 Accounting Capstone Paper assignment 14.3 Purpose To assess the student's mastery of the Accounting field of study. 

Action Items

 1. 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.

 Submission Instructions Prepare your assignment for submission: 

a. Submit your paper to Turnitin.com for review. 

 b. Review your Originality Report from Turnitin.com and make appropriate changes to your paper. 

c. Proofread your assignment carefully. Improper English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, or spelling will result in point deductions. 

By Sunday of Week 14, click the Submit button in the Toolbox to upload your completed paper. 

Grading Criteria

 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 Total points = 0 to 50 points