CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study The impact of financial reporting on the corporate performance of a business organization is becoming more apparent to user groups of a financial statement. Accounting is a not an exact science neither are business operations without some subjective and judgmental errors when it comes to reporting them. A financial reporting therefore is a document statement which informs the various interest groups to a business on the operations and performance of their business in a period under review its present state of affairs as well as its anticipated future, in accordance with the statutes. If a financial report is to service its purpose it ought to be characterized by the following.
