composite approach. T 13. Accounting for changes in estimates. F 14. Computation of impairment loss amount. T 15. First step in determining an impairment. T 16. Reporting impaired assets held for disposal. F 17. Method used to compute depletion. T 18. Costs included in depletion base. F 19. Computing asset turnover ratio. T 20 Profit margin on sales ratio. Multiple Choice—Conceptual Answer No. Description d 21. Knowledge of depreciation accounting. b 22. Conceptual rationale
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Journal of Accounting and Economics 55 (2013) 66–90 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Accounting and Economics journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jae Towards an understanding of the role of standard setters in standard setting$ Abigail Allen, Karthik Ramanna n Harvard Business School, USA a r t i c l e in f o abstract Article history: Received 15 September 2010 Received in revised form 24 May 2012 Accepted 25 May 2012 Available online
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Dear Mr. Isaacs: Below are the two proper accounting treatments regarding tangible assets and goodwill as well as the effects of these treatments. Impairment exists when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its fair value and the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and fair value of that asset. The impairment test rules applied to impairment of property, plant, and equipment are different from those used in measuring goodwill. For tangible assets to be held and used
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é The Effects of Mandatory IFRS Adoption in the EU: A Review of Empirical Research October 2014 Information for Better Markets An initiative from the ICAEW Financial Reporting Faculty The Effects of Mandatory IFRS Adoption in the EU: A Review of Empirical Research forms part of the Information for Better Markets thought leadership programme of ICAEW’s Financial Reporting Faculty. ICAEW operates under a Royal Charter, working in the public interest. As a world leading professional accountancy
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necessarily representing the actual fair value of an asset, which is likely to diverge from its purchase cost over time. The historical cost concept is clarified by the cost principle, which states that you should only record an asset, liability, or equity investment at its original acquisition cost. Current replacement cost: Is the method of reporting assets /liabilities according to the cost of replacing them at current market price. This is the opposite of historical accounting. This cost can change depending
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This guidance addresses the concept of depreciation accounting and the various factors to consider in selecting the related periods and methods to be used in such accounting. 35-3 Depreciation expense in financial statements for an asset shall be determined based on the asset's useful life. 35-4 The cost of a productive facility is one of the costs of the services it renders during its useful economic life. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require that this cost be spread
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passed to the lesee. Treatment in the United States Under US accounting standards, a finance (capital) lease is a lease which meets at least one of the following criteria: ownership of the asset is transferred to the lessee at the end of the lease term; the lease contains a bargain purchase option to buy the equipment at less than fair market value; the lease term equals or exceeds 75% of the asset's estimated useful life; the present value of the lease payments equals or exceeds 90% of the total
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CHAPTER 22 Accounting Changes and Error Analysis ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE (BY TOPIC) Topics 1. Differences between change in principle, change in estimate, change in entity, errors. Accounting changes: a. b. Comprehensive. Changes in estimate, changes in depreciation methods. Changes in accounting for long-term construction contracts. Change from FIFO to average cost. Change from FIFO to LIFO. Change from LIFO. Miscellaneous. 2, 11 8 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 24 8, 14, 15, 17, 19 2, 18, 21 9, 16,
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beachhead of accounting field. International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) little by little surpasses Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in dominance over accounting framework. There are more than 100 countries have adopted or have permitted to use or have been converging with International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), instead of following Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP) and Statements of Financial Accounting Standards
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aids in making economic decisions relating to the reporting entity. Also enables its users to measure and quantify the economic and financial aspects of an enterprise. Kothari and Barone (2006:23) believe that 'accounting is becoming increasingly globalized'. However, ‘current accounting practice does not meet the information needs of capital market in the 21st century ’(View Point, 2007:1). To meet the diversified needs and expectations of the users a single framework of financial reporting is essential
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