Task Details: Download the latest annual report of any two listed companies.
Annual Reports are available on the company website or ASX website.

Analyse annual reports of your chosen companies in light of the reporting requirements imposed on
accountants and those charged with governance of corporations. Your analysis should include the
following:
Are the annual reports in compliance with the conceptual framework and AASB standard requirements?
You need to use extracts from the annual reports to support your analysis.
Provide screen shots of the relevant sections from the reports in your assignment.
If they are not in compliance, explain the reason.
How the conceptual framework revision to include Prudence is likely to address the disparity in
Corporate Reporting
You may find the explanations in the notes to the financial statements or in the Director’s Report.
Compare and contrast the two annual reports, identify the differences in disclosures of these
corporations.
Reference to material of Advanced Accounting and a critical analysis of the annual reports is required.
Students are to critically analyse and develop supported recommendations and conclusions, in reference
to the relevant accounting framework (see Topics 1-5).
The analysis and supported recommendations need to be formatted into a professional report as would
be expected in a modern organisation by management and clients.

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