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A Suggested Framework For The Depreciation Of Fixed Assets By The Accelerated Cost Recovery System Method (Acrs) As An Alternative To The Straight-Line Method For The Sake Of Income Tax Purposes In Palestine " An Analytical Study ", Jameel Hassan El-Najjar

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

Tax policy is one of the most important tools, factors, and determinants of investment size since tax policy plays a prominent role in encouraging investment, stimulating economic growth and achieving the overall goals of the economy. More specifically, tax incentives are one of the tools of tax policy that are used to direct investments within a country, especially the system of tax depreciation of fixed assets, which is permitted to be applied by taxpayers in the country. This study suggested an Accelerated Cost Recovery System ACRS), as an alternative to the straight-line method for income tax purposes in Palestine. The …

The Impact Of The Adoption Of Cloud Computing On Improving The Efficiency Of Accounting Information Systems During The Covid-19 Pandemic (A Field Study On The Service Companies Listed On The Palestine Stock Exchange), Abd El Rahman Rashwan, Etidal Alhelo

Journal of the Arab American University مجلة الجامعة العربية الامريكية للبحوث

This study mainly aimed to know the effect of using cloud computing on improving the efficiency of the performance of accounting information systems in the service companies listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers adopted the descriptive analytical method, and the questionnaire tool to collect data from its sources, analyze it through the SPSS program, and extract the results.

The results of the study showed that cloud computing had an impact on improving the efficiency of accounting information systems, their safety and reliability in addition to achieving the …

The Degree Of Implementation Of Governance And Its Relationship To Organizational Excellence In Private Jordanian Universities In The Capital Governorate “Amman”, From The Viewpoint Of Teaching Staff, Alaa Mohammad Al-Hmoud, Kazim Al-Ghoul

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education (مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية (للبحوث في التعليم العالي

The current study aimed to identify the degree of governance implementation and its relationship to organizational excellence in private Jordanian universities in the capital, Amman, from the point of view of faculty members. The study consisted of (280) faculty members of both sexes, and the descriptive survey approach was used and a questionnaire was developed with two axes. The first axis: to measure the degree of implementation of governance in the private Jordanian universities, and the second: to measure the level of organizational excellence in the private Jordanian universities. The degree of implementation of governance and organizational excellence in private …

Credit Card Fraud Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques, Nermin Samy Elhusseny, Shimaa Mohamed Ouf, Amira M. Idrees Ami

Future Computing and Informatics Journal

This is a systematic literature review to reflect the previous studies that dealt with credit card fraud detection and highlight the different machine learning techniques to deal with this problem. Credit cards are now widely utilized daily. The globe has just begun to shift toward financial inclusion, with marginalized people being introduced to the financial sector. As a result of the high volume of e-commerce, there has been a significant increase in credit card fraud. One of the most important parts of today's banking sector is fraud detection. Fraud is one of the most serious concerns in terms of monetary …

Target Costing As A Integrated Entrance For Management Cost And Achieving Competitive Advantage For Industrial Institution, Essa Tarawneh, Baker Al Tarawneh

Al Jinan الجنان

This research has to address the concept of Target Costing as one of the cost accounting inputs, and to show the goals of the cost strategy to serve the modern strategic management, especially in a market dominated by a lot of strong and sharp competition which force the companies to improve their competitive position and competitive advantage through a number of possible strategies to achieve this, including the command and leadership in the area of calculating cost and planning

Reform Of The Lebanese Public Accounting System Within The Framework Of International Accounting Standards In The Public Sector, Hassan Diab

Al Jinan الجنان

Reform of the Lebanese Public Accounting System in the Context of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) This study addresses the increasing challenges that the Lebanese public accounting system is facing, in light of globalization, in shifting from a cash basis to an accrual basis system, as per the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs). Through addressing the peculiarities of the Lebanese public accounting system, the study concludes that the conversion from cash basis to accrual basis system will help boost transparency and accountability. Yet, some essential conditions are required to successfully achieve this, including: shifting from the traditional …

Privatization And Its Role In ‎Reducing The Public Sector In The ‎Balance Of Islam, Adnan Smadi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Privatization and its role in Shrinking the Government’s Sectors As Judged by Principles of Islam The study aims at explaining the attitude of Islam towards privatization in general, and its influence on ‎shrinking the role of government's sectors in particular.‎ The significance of this study lies in investigation the causes that have called the world, particularly the ‎tird world, to follow the sector, which have raised from the faulty management of the local authorities, ‎and its failure to guide the economy towards development at the estimated rate.‎ The study has come of to the fact that the reason behind this …

Logical Darwinism In Strategic ‎Objectives: An Experimental Study ‎In The Jordanian Commercial ‎Banking Industry, Abdul Sattar Al Sayyah

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The theory of Organizational Power management is one of the modern and contemporary ‎essential perspectives in analyzing, interpreting and predicting the strategic behavior at the ‎micro- and macro levels. The multi - dimensional and visional perspectives of (Synthesize- ‎Coalitions) has been elected within the science of strategic management. And one main model ‎has been formed; demonstrated the mechanism of the relationship between organizational ‎Dar win and strategic objective. ‎ The study aims at answering conceptual and practical dilemmas through preparing theoretical ‎ideas about the former and expressing the latter by model and five hypotheses. Data have ‎been collected from 75 …

Analyze The Relationship Between ‎Product Costing By Activity And ‎Energy And Pricing Decisions, Hasan Zaki

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Recently management accountants have focused attention on the appropriate treatment of ‎costs associated with resources committed to support activities which do not vary ‎proportionally to production once initial capacities have been set. In one typical case it is ‎assumed that costs of committed resources will be incurred irrespective of actual usage and ‎increasing initial capacities to accommodate unexpected demand involves penalties above ‎normal costs. There are at least two important issues that arise in such a case : ( 1 ) how should ‎costs of resources committed to , or subsequently required by , support activities enter into ‎pricing and …

A Proposed Mathematical Model For ‎Allocating Energy Costs And Joint ‎Costs In Industrial Facilities In Light Of ‎Agency Theory, Hasan Zaki

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Banker and Haghes (1994) demonstrated the economic sufficiency of normal activity - based ‎unit cost for optimal pricing decisions. This paper provides an agency paralle to their analysis by ‎examining how, in the presence of capacity cost, the desirable tradeoff between risk- sharing ‎and incentives can be achieved through modification of the performance measures on which ‎the contract is based. Similar to Banker and Hughes (1994), it was found in this study that the ‎optimal capacity cost allocation is a function only of budgeted volume when capacity can be ‎used to product a single product. Analysis of a joint production …

The Extent Of Understanding And Use ‎Of Accounting Information By Individual ‎Investors In Baghdad Stock Exchange, Majid Hatf, Firas Al-‎Zubaidi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of accounting information on the investor’s ‎decision in Baghdad stock exchange. ‎ It also aims at determining the extent to which the investors rely on such information in ‎making investment decisions in company’s shares.‎ A sample of 46 investors was drawn and a questionnaire was used to gather the data of the ‎study. ‎ The results of the study indicated that the investors understand the accounting information ‎and realize its importance regardless of other information sources (non - financial) that might ‎affect their decisions, especially stock advisory, market lists, magazines …

Explanation Of “Lamyaat Al-Arab” By ‎Al-Muayyad Bin Abdul Latif Al-‎Naqjwani, Mahmoud Al-Amoudi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This research investigates the book “SharhLameyet Al - arab” by Al moayed Bin Abdullatif Al - ‎nagjawani It contains a biography of Al - shanfara. Interpretations of the poem are included. It ‎explicates Al - nagjawani's approach of interpretation and investigation

The Demand For Money In Jordan: ‎Evidence From Cointegrartion ‎Analysis, Manhal Shotar

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The goal of this paper is to investigate the money demand function in Jordan by employing the ‎cointegration analysis proposed by Engle and Granger, and extended by Johansen. By using ‎Johansen procedure the relative importance of each variable explaining the money demand ‎function is identified.‎ Generally it was found that all suggested variables are nonstationary. This consequently sheds ‎some doubts on previous studies based on conventional methods of estimation. Also, the ‎study found that there exists a long run relationship among money income and interest rate

Planning Budgets ... And Inflation ‎Effects ... And Treatment, Muhammad Salim

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

يؤدي الارتفاع في المستوى العام للأسعار إلى انخفاض القوة الشرائية للوحدة النقدية ، ويطلق على هذه الظاهرة التضخم ‏والذي يمكن تعريفه " بأنه درجة ( معدل ) التغيير في المستوى العام للأسعار خلال فترة زمنية معينة ‏"‏ ( 1 ) ، وبما أن ‏المباديء المحاسبية المتعارف عليها تفرض استخدام التكلفة الفعلية ( التاريخية ) في السجلات المحاسبية ، مما ينتج ‏عنه خلال فترات التضخم أن يظهر قياس الأداء بشكل مبالغ فيه بسبب الفارق الزمني بين التكاليف والإيرادات كما ‏يؤدي التضخم إلى صعوبة التمييز بين أرباح النشاط الاقتصادي وبين أرباح حيازة موجودات غیر نقدية.‏ وتعتبر الموازنات التخطيطية إحدى الأدوات الرئيسية المستخدمة …

Agricultural Credits In Jordan : ‎ A Field Survey For Irbid District, Fawzi Al-‎Khatib

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study examines problems and obstacles facing agricultural ‎credit in Jordan in general, and Irbid district in particular.‎A questionnaire was designed for this this purpose.‎The statistical results were analysed and the Five point Likert ‎Scale was applied, Using the well-known ( SPSSX).‎The study suggests the creation of a new agricultural credit institution ‎to replace the actual infective credit organizations.‎The study ends with recommendations and policy implications for ‎desistion maker in Jordan.4‎

دور المعلومات المحاسبية في قياس كفاءة وفعالية النظام الضريبي الأردني, خليل عواد أبو حشيش أستاذ مشارك, بلال فايز عمر

Journal of Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Humanities)

ملخص:

استهدف البحث وضع إطار لدور المعلومات المحاسبية في تقييم النظم الضريبية، وتطبيق هذا النموذج على الضريبة الموحدة في المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية مفترضا أنه يمكن تطبيق مفهوم النظم في الفكر المحاسبي على النظام الضريبي وإنه يمكن محاكاة منهج النظم المحاسبية في تقييم الأداء على النظام الضريبي.

وقد انتهى البحث إلى تحديد مكونات النظام الضريبي من مدخلات وأساليب تشغيل ومخرجات وتغذية مرتدة تتشكل في ضوء أهداف ذلك النظام.

كما تم تحديد إطار لتقييم كفاءة وفعالية النظام الضريبي يستند إلى المقومات التالية:

1. إجراء التقييم على مستويات ثلاثة هي:مستوى التشريع الضريبي ومستوى دائرة ضريبة الدخل، ومستوى الأداء التشغيلي، باعتبارها نظماً فرعية في …

مدى استخدام بطاقة الأداء المتوازن في تقييم أداء البنوك العاملة في فلسطين وصعوبات تطبيقها "دراسة ميدانية على البنوك العاملة في محافظة طولكرم", خالد حسن زبدة, عمر أبو عيدة

Journal of Al-Azhar University – Gaza (Humanities)

ملخص:

شهدت السنوات القليلة السابقة تحولا في طريقة تقييم الأداء الاستراتيجي في المؤسسات، من خلال استخدام بطاقة الأداء المتوازن، وذلك بعد فشل الطرق التقليدية في تحقيق الأهداف الاستراتيجية للمؤسسات، حيث كان أول ظهور لبطاقة الأداء المتوازن عام 1992 عندما طور كل من روبرت كابلان وديفيد نورتون نموذجاً لقياس الأداء المتوازن حيث تم الربط بين الاستراتيجية والأداء عن طريق إيجاد علاقة بينهما، واحتوت هذه البطاقة على أربعة محاور أو أبعاد وهي(المحور المالي، العميل، العمليات الداخلية، التعلم والنمو).

وهدفت هذه الدراسة إلى تعرف أي مدى يتم استخدام بطاقة الأداء المتوازن في تقييم أداء البنوك العاملة في فلسطين، من خلال توزيع استبانة على …

The Physical Environment And Its Impact On Achieving The High Value Of Commercial Complex Services From The Viewpoint Of Workers In The City Of Amman: A Field Study, Sami Fayyad, Mamdouh Ziyadat, Jamal Joudeh

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The physical environment impact on the high value of services of shopping centers in Amman city from employees> viewpoint: Field study The study aims to identify the impact of physical environment on achieving high value services provided by Shopping centers in Amman city as perceived by the employees of these centers . environmental factors included internal and external dimensions, while the value of services include reducing cost improving quality. customers satisfaction as well as empowerment and technical support. A convenient sample of (204) employees was selected from (3) shopping centers in Amman A questionnaire was developed for this Study. Among …

The Possibility Of Applying Total Quality Management In The Accounting Works In The Jordanian Customs Department (Field Study), Murad Radida

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aimed to exploring the strength and weakness of applied total quality management at accounting sections at Jordan Customs, and to know the accountants opinion about the true characters of it. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, a questioner was developed and distributed to the study sample, (85) members responded, (12) questionnaires were excluded, the analysis is based on (73) questionnaires containing full information, forming a response rate of (85) percent. The following are the most important findings of this study, there are no statistical difference in means of potentials and obstacles of implementation TQM in …

Liberalization Of Stock Exchange Operations Concepts And Their Governance (A Comparative Study), Ahmed Al-Momani, Walid Mahamid

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

There is no doubt that there is an attack on the terminology and words Arab and Islamic.‏ ‎and that being in nations from time immemorial. Which is part of the clash of civilizations.‏ ‎God has warned of the importance of this ideological conflict in the Holy Qur'an. Where the bite‏ examples to consider them. And provided us with the controls that protect the nation. The return‏ to the style used in what God revealed to His Messenger.‏ One of these words. Which translated verbatim “Bedouin or sometimes‏ deliberate. Sometimes the other. What is used in the SEC for the sale …

The Impact Of Land Capital As A Source In Achieving Competitive Advantage: A Case Study On Small And Medium Business Organizations In Jordan, Mohammed Al-Zoubi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The primary aim of this study is to explore the impact of human capital variables

(knowledge, efficiency, skills, experience) as a source in achieving competitive advantage

in small and medium Jordanian organizations.

Population of (74) small and medium Jordanian organizations register in Amman

Financial Market, from which a sample of (38) respondent drawn randomly to represented

managers working at these organizations. A questionnaire developed by

the researcher was administrated to subject (n=76) returned usable versions were

(51) with return percentage (75 %).

The most salient findings of the study are:

1. Human capital as a source in achieving competitive advantage …

Determinants Of The Size Of Financing In Islamic Banks Operating In Jordan, Nadia Youssef, Emad Barakat

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study aims to test the main determinants of the size of Islamic banking finance in Jordan and its impact on it using data from a sample of Islamic banks operating in Jordan for the period from 2006 to 2015. The relationship between the size of Islamic banking finance and some main determinants such as (pricing of finance, size of deposits, bank size, liquidity, cash required reserve, economic growth rate, financing risks) has been tested. The results of the study indicate that there is a statistically significant effect for each of the deposits size, economic growth and required reserve, while …

The Determinants Of The Private Saving In The Islamic Economy: A Comparative Study, Abdullah Al Badaren

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the private saving in the Islamic

economy, compared with the traditional economy, in order to investigate the

differences between the two systems in terms of boosters savings, the study found

that the saving in the Islamic economy is affected by a lot of determinants affecting

the savings in the traditional economy; such as income, wealth, consumption,

prices, and income distribution, etc., but it differs in terms of the exclusion of the

interest rate, adjust the structure of the market, the nature of consumption, and the

presence of the provisions of the many …

Effect Of Investment Deposits On The Efficiency Of Jordanian Islamic Banks (2010-2015), Nabela Abdoo, Amer Al Otom

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The study aimed at showing the effect of investment deposits on the efficiency

of Jordanian Islamic banks for the period (2010-2015), such that the efficiency in

Islamic banks was measured by the rate of investment banking and credit facilities.

In order to achieve this goal, the unrestricted investment accounts and restricted

investment accounts were selected as an independent variable and testing their

effect on the dependent variable (the efficiency of Islamic banks), taking into consideration

bank size as control variable measured by total assets, the researchers

achieved simple and multiple regression analysis to test the hypothesis of the study,

the …

Malaysian Smes Experience Toward Effective Corporate Governance Adaptability And Challenges, Lahcenc Makgloufi, Bader Al-Qaied

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Currently, SMEs are recognized as a crucial impact on economic growth in both developed and the developing economies. SMEs are the backbone contributor to the GDP and employment in everywhere the world. Today, the corporate governance practices it is critical for the company and it is essential to be implemented in order to monitor and control firms. The ownership focusing in Malaysian SMEs has resulted in less protection of the minority shareholders. This is because; most of the companies are family based, where the family members hold the top management positions. Thus, the majority shareholders are involved in the act …

The Impact Of The Board Characteristics As One Of The Corporate Governance Attributes On Dividends Policy: Evidence From Jordanian Commercial Banks, Amneh Alkurdi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Using a Jordanian Commercial Banks for the period of 2007-2013, the current paper examines the impact of board characteristics, including the (Board size, independency, separation and managerial ownership) on banks' dividends policy; an OLS regression analysis is used to analyze this relationship. Two major finding have emerged from the current investigation. First, the board size and separation have a statistically significant impact on banks dividends policy. Second, managerial ownership and the independency of the board had no significant impact on dividends policy. The current paper provides some insights for the extant literature in this field and conveys some policy implication …

The Impact Of Foreign Ownership In Jordanian Companies On Performance: An Empirical Study, Years 2011-2014, Ata Taani

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Foreign investment is very important for all nations, an urgent requirement for the rich and poor countries, but that the need for this funding in poor countries more urgent Because it has a big gap in the financing requirements of the development processes, and that the severe shortage of domestic savings and its inability to meet the requirements of development, because most studies have focused on the study of the impact of foreign investment on the overall local economy (macroeconomic level), due to the lack of studies that focused on the microeconomic level this study focused on the effect of …

Directing Business Organizations Towards Social Responsibility Practices Towards Human Resources (An Applied Study On Algerian Business Organizations), Nawal Dyafi

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

In the era of modernization most business organizations started to look for new and affective policies, especially the influence of the economic development on the social status. Organizations are working almost the whole day to realize a mass-production with the life style and work style within the company. The main principle or the doctrine witch structures and realizes the computability between the economic thought and the ethics for the gain of a high social responsibility level still ignored and marinated by decision makers within a variant world developed techniques. The current challenges pushed many organizations to proofread its policy and …

Containment Strategies For Parallel Economy: Algeria As A Case Study, Wolhi Boualem

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The parallel economy of is the most serious obstacles that still hinder the positive impact of the policies of the developmental state this what distinguishes the developing countries from the developed countries in particular, including those that rely on the export of hydrocarbons similar to Algeria and other Arab countries. That the parallel economy in them which accounts for nearly 40% of the volume of productive activities tax making it outside the scope of the actual acquisition of its revenues except. that in the aftermath of the current crisis of low petroleum revenue collection public authorities in Algeria rushed to …

The Extent To Which Yarmouk University Students Are Aware Of The Concept Of Knowledge Economy And The Challenges And Difficulties Of Obtaining Knowledge For Them, Maryam Abdel Aal

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The level of awareness of Yarmouk University students to the concept of the knowledge economy, and the challenges and difficulties in obtaining the knowledge they have. This study aimed to know the extent of awareness of Yarmouk University students to the concept of knowledge-based economy, and the challenges and difficulties they face to get the knowledge they have, this study will try to answer the following questions: The first question: What is the extent of awareness of Yarmouk University students to the concept of knowledge-based economy? And the second question: In your opinion what are the difficulties and challenges faced …