Week 1

The fundamental qualitative characteristics that financial information must possess to be useful to the primary users of general purpose financial reportsidentified in the Conceptual Framework are 'relevance' and 'faithful representation'. Required: a) Provide one example where information is relevant but not faithfully represented. (3 marks) b) Provide one example where information is not relevant but is faithfully represented. (3 marks) c) Provide one example where information is relevant and faithfully represented. (4 marks) Week 2

a) What is a social contract and how does it relate to organisational legitimacy? (6 marks) b) Explain two ways organisations can use corporate disclosure policy to maintain or regain organisational legitimacy? (4 marks)