ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II Sample Papers, Week by Week

Liberty University · BS in Accounting · Business and accounting · Updated

ACCT 302 finishes the intermediate sequence with the topics that trip up preparers most often: investments, leases, current liabilities and contingencies, income taxes, pensions, shareholders' equity, accounting changes and the statement of cash flows. The samples below cover each written week: fair value changes on equity securities, a research topic on how the lease standard changed leasing decisions, litigation loss contingencies, the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets and the finished research paper on leases.

CourseACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (ACCT302)
Credit hours3
ProgramBS in Accounting
Length8 Module/Weeks, online
Weeks with written work4 of 8
Samples on this site5 week sample papers
SourcesLiberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published ACCT 302 course guide
UpdatedOctober 2026

What ACCT 302 covers

Spiceland, Nelson and Thomas's Intermediate Accounting is read out of order, starting with chapters 12 and 15 on investments and leases, then pensions, liabilities, bonds, income taxes, equity and accounting changes, ending with the cash flow statement in Module/Week 8.

Forum threads run 500 words or more with two citations beyond the textbook, and unlike ACCT 301, the 250-word replies must also be cited; the research paper of 8 to 10 pages needs at least five scholarly resources and is due in Module/Week 7 with the fourth forum.

Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog describes ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II this way:
This is an intensive course in intermediate financial accounting theory and practice concepts like accounting for investments, liabilities, retirement plans, income taxes, and shareholders' equity. The course balances the study of accounting theory and applied learning exercises, such as the use of data analysis tools in the application of accounting practices and procedures.

ACCT 302 week by week, with the sample for each

WeekWritten work in the course guidePointsSample
Week 1Group Discussion Board Forum 1 (Course Requirements Checklist, Class Introductions and Connect Homework 1 also due)50Read the Week 1 sample
Week 2Research Paper Topic (Connect Homework 2 and Connect Quiz 1 also due)Read the Week 2 sample
Week 3Group Discussion Board Forum 2 (Connect Homework 3 also due)50Read the Week 3 sample
Week 4Connect Homework 4 and Connect Quiz 2 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 5Group Discussion Board Forum 3 (Connect Homework 5 also due)50Read the Week 5 sample
Week 6Connect Homework 6 and Connect Quiz 3 onlyNo written paper this week
Week 7Research Paper (Group Discussion Board Forum 4 and Connect Homework 7 also due)100Read the Week 7 sample
Week 8Connect Homework 8 and Connect Quiz 4 onlyNo written paper this week

Where ACCT 302 papers lose points

ACCT 302 work loses points when a forum thread explains a standard without applying it to numbers, when replies arrive without the citation the syllabus requires, and when the research paper drifts away from managerial accounting theory or leans on websites instead of scholarly resources.

Using a ACCT 302 sample well

Each sample applies one chapter to a realistic reporting decision and backs it with peer-reviewed research. The topic proposal and the research paper belong together, so you can see how a two-paragraph proposal becomes a nine-page paper.

ACCT 302 questions, answered

What chapters does ACCT 302 cover?

Chapters 12 through 21 of Spiceland et al.: investments, current liabilities, bonds and notes, leases, income taxes, pensions, shareholders' equity, share-based compensation, accounting changes and the statement of cash flows.

Do ACCT 302 forum replies need citations?

Yes. Each reply of at least 250 words must be supported with citations in current APA format, a stricter rule than ACCT 301, where reply citations are only encouraged.

What topic can I choose for the ACCT 302 research paper?

The syllabus asks for a topic related to managerial accounting theories, written in 8 to 10 pages of current APA format with at least five scholarly resources.

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