organizations. Pension fund managers, as do stockholders and financial analysts, use accounting information reported by companies to assess the economic performance of those companies and form expectations of future performance. Production managers use accounting information to estimate the cost of products they produce and thus, the relatively profitability of producing more of some products and less of others. Executives use accounting information to budget economic resources among operating units. Stakeholder
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R96 #6 Page 3 When the fair value of an investment in debt securities exceeds its amortized cost, how should each of the following debt securities be reported at the end of the year? Debt securities classified as Held-to-maturity Available-for-sale a. Amortized cost Amortized cost b. Amortized cost Fair value c. Fair value Fair value d. Fair value Amortized cost CPA-00263
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CONTEXT..............................................................3 THE IFRS FRAMEWORK ..............................................................................17 PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........................................35 ACCOUNTING POLICIES .............................................................................49 REVENUE......................................................................................................61 INVENTORIES................................
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has its own liability and is separate from the parent corporation for taxation and regulatory guidance from state and federal agencies. Control over the subsidiary is maintained by the parent corporation holding more than fifty-percent shareholder value and voting rights in the subsidiary charter. The professional responsibilities of the certified public accountant (CPA) are to provide assurance services and attestation services that include an audit and review of historical financial statements
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Christopher IFRS and GAAP Comparison The two most widely known accounting standards used are the International Financial Reporting Standard or (I.F.R.S.) and the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or (G.A.A.P.) The IFRS is used in more than 110 countries worldwide where the GAAP is generally used only in the United States. Every accountant around the globe is familiar with these accounting standards. These two accounting standards have similarities and differences that will be brought
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Alternative 1: Accrual Method Since there is a contractual liability for the lessee to perform general repair and maintenance, the maintenance requirement provision may be assumed as a present economic obligation, not just a future commitment. If the fair value estimate of future maintenance expense can be measured with sufficient reliability, the provision may lead to recognition of an accrued liability for the repair and maintenance performance obligation at the inception of the lease. The accrued liability
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A. i. Section 320-10-25-1 of the Accounting Standards Codification defines Trading Securities as follows, “If a security is acquired with the intent of selling it within hours or days, the security shall be classified as trading. However, at acquisition an entity is not precluded from classifying as trading a security it plans to hold for a longer period. Classification of a security as trading shall not be precluded simply because the entity does not intend to sell it in the near term.”
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IAS 2 International Accounting Standard 2 Inventories This version includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 17 January 2008. IAS 2 Inventories was issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee in December 1993. It replaced IAS 2 Valuation and Presentation of Inventories in the Context of the Historical Cost System (originally issued in October 1975). The Standing Interpretations Committee developed SIC-1 Consistency—Different Cost Formulas for Inventories, which was
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Property, plant and equipment |Level |[pic] |Typical coverage of US GAAP: | |US GAAP |Replace slides 2 and|Definition | | |3 with your own |Acquisition of PP&E: | | |material
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non-software components of the hardware are needed for the hardware to work perfectly, it cannot be within the scope of ASC 985-605. 2.) On the basis of the response to Question 1, discuss the revenue recognition accounting literature that would be applied to each unit of accounting in the February 1, 2012, arrangement. Provide the cumulative revenue recognized and deferred revenue balance related to the
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