Capital Leases | Overview According to FASB ASC 840 (n.d.) (IAS 17), a capital lease exists if one of four conditions is met: the transfer of title of the asset to the lessee, the lease includes a bargain purchase option, the lease period is equal to or greater than 75% of the estimated economic life of the asset, or the present value of the minimum lease payments is 90% or more of the fair value of the asset less investment tax credit held by the lessor. Capital Leases | Requirements
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FASB VS. IASB - Convergence Project Shenita Baker ACC541 November 15, 2011 Delphine Wolsker FASB VS. IASB - Convergence Project The Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) is located in the United States and was formed in 1973 as a private sector to establish guidelines for financial accounting. These standards command the arrangement of financial reports by nongovernment bodies. The Financial Accounting Standard Board has only 5 members. The FASB standards are known by The American
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difference between the value of the business as a whole and the aggregate of the fair values of its various identifiable assets both tangible and intangible. As outlined in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 350: Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142), Goodwill is “an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination or an asset acquisition
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II. How should the company determine whether an inventory impairment exists i. Should inventory be evaluated for impairment under the lower of cost or market method on a total inventory basis? According to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 330-10-35-8 (inventory) " Depending on the character and composition of the inventory, the rule of lower of cost or market may properly be applied either directly to each item or to the total of the inventory (or in some cases
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FASC Codification Research Assignment – SPRING INTRODUCTION Revenue recognition is one of the top causes for financial statement restatements (Whitehouse 2010). In addition, revenue recognition is an area commonly questioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff in their review of public filings and resultant comment letter process (Deloitte 2009). Furthermore, revenue recognition is often prey to financial fraud (PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009). Coverage of revenue recognition
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however, there are some additional procedures that must be followed when recording transactions involving the $25 referral credit. It is important to address how the referral credit will be documented on the income statement. According to FASB codification 605-50-45-1, a vendor may give a customer a sales incentive or other consideration. An adjustment of the selling prices of the vendor’s products or services will therefore be characterized as a reduction of revenue when recognized in the vendor’s
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Impairment and Hedging…………………………… 7 Current vs. Impairment Model…………………………….. 8 Controversy Surrounding the CECL Model………………. 9 FASB’s Exposure Draft…………………………………….. 10 Conclusion………………………………………………….. 13 Introduction It is imperative that the FASB adopt a new model for the recognition of credit losses on financial instruments held by banks, lending institutions, and private organizations. The economic crisis of 2008 was a result of the current failing “incurred loss” model because it failed
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is an autonomous board composed of accounting professionals who establish and communicate financial accounting and reporting standards in the United States. The FASB was formed in 1973 to create standards in the interest of the public; including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information. The mission of the FASB is to create accounting and reporting standards that will provide decision-useful information to investors and other users of
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Exam 1 Research Xilin Song 1. Exam Question Number: 3 Facts: asymmetric information of capital market Issue: Which of the following best illustrates the concept of asymmetric information in a capital market? Analysis: In the article “ Transparency Financial Accounting Information and Corporate Governance” Robert and Abbie stated that “In the investigation of the economic effects of private information acquisition and dissemination, future research can consider the independent
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privately owned company. In simple terms, goodwill is the result of one company obtaining another. In accounting, goodwill is identified as an asset that has future economic benefits, which results from the acquisition of another company’s assets (FASB ASC 350-20-20). This account is shown on the balance sheet of the acquiring company. The excess of purchase price less the book value of the company represents goodwill. The purchase price is also known as the fair value. In other terms, book value
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