Presently, Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Subtopic 225-20, Income Statement—Extraordinary and Unusual Items, requires companies to present the effects of extraordinary, unusual, and infrequently occurring events and transactions as a functional category on the income statement. Even though, ASC 225-20 has not been superseded to date, FASB confirmed their decision on March 10, 2010, to disallow the reporting of extraordinary items. While FASB’s pronouncement is consistent with their goal
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Case 11-9 Yes management should have performed an interim goodwill step 1 impairment test as of September 30, 2012. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification detailed when an impairment test for goodwill is needed based on various circumstances. To determine whether a two-step test is necessary a qualitative assessment must be completed first. One of the most important pieces of information of Galaxy Sports Inc. at the September 30, 2012 date was the current market environment. Galaxy had experienced
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Q&A 1-04 for comparisons between ASC 985-605 and SAB Topic 13. 1. Is Eye Vision’s arrangement with Holland Hospital within the scope of ASC 985-605 Software: Revenue Recognition? Software Revenue Recognition is now included in FASB Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 985-605 Software Revenue Recognition. The scope of this guidance originally included an arrangement to sell a clear view laser product along with software that is more than incidental to the product as a whole. Given the advance
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Case Study- Professional Research: FASB Codification Some industries offer customers “the right to return a product to the seller under certain circumstances” (ASC 605-15-05-3). Since this directly affects inventory, returns impact year-end counts. In order to correctly value inventory, returns are to be matched properly. When a company sells its items with a right of return, revenue from the sales may be recognized at the time of the sale if certain conditions are met: the price must be fixed
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Ability to Continue as a Going Concern An Amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® The FASB Accounting Standards Codification® is the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities. An Accounting Standards Update is not authoritative; rather, it is a document that communicates how the Accounting Standards Codification is being amended. It also provides other information to help a
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| FASB Project | ACCT 495-6260 | | Mallory Taylor | 4/26/2013 | | U.S. GAAP and IFRS: History of Convergence The business environment today is one of a truly global perspective. There are few businesses left in this world that does not conduct business on an international basis. The need for a universal accounting system is a direct result of the magnitude of international business. Investors, managers, CEOs, and virtually all stakeholders need to understand the accounting
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MATERIALS: A recent Intermediate Accounting text (Kieso used in Acct 315 & 414 would be fine) A recent Advanced Accounting text (whatever was used in for Acct 415-515 would be fine) On-line access to FASB’s ASC (accounting standards codification). The Department has purchase academic license so you can use the $850 “professional” version rather than the free version which has fewer bells and whistles. You can log on from fasb.org but it will take you to http://aaahq.org/ascLogin.cfm where
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The Balance Sheet And Financial Disclosures Acct 301-B04 Spring 2014 Felicia Olagbemi This paper will discuss the balance sheet, its components and the purpose of financial disclosures. The balance sheet and financial disclosures are both included in the annual report. The balance sheet is also known as the statement of financial position. Financial disclosures and the balance sheet are closely related. Common financial disclosures are allowance for uncollectable accounts, information
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take advantage of this program. Issue 1 As of December 31, 2011 What amount, if any, of sales taxes due should recognized in eVade ‘s financial statements? Scope In order to analyze what part of the sections sections of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification applies to the case, ASC 450 section was examined since non-income taxes are often accounted for under the contingencies guidance. Next, ASC 740 section was also studied. ASC 740-10-20 defines “income taxes as domestic and foreign
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Landline Should Go For Net Revenue The accounting issue at hand in this case is revenue. Landline is offering call routing services for PRU and the former entity has to make some receipts from the services rendered. To put the issue at hand in context, revenue is generally the income received by any company from selling goods or services. In abroad sense, revenue is the income received by any commercial institution for the goods sold or services rendered. It is basically the incoming receipts generated
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