The Update amends the criteria in Subtopic 605-25 for separating revenue in multiple-deliverable arrangements. The amendments replace the use of the fair value of deliverables with the selling price of the deliverables. This change allows the financial statements to more accurately affect the nature of multiple-element arrangements [ (FASB Emerging Issues Task Force, 2009) ]. The first question to address is whether the multiple deliverables in the Power Starterpack are to be considered separate
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Research File Memorandum Prepared by: Accounting Student Client: DrugKing. (The Company) Subject: Accounting for financial asset transfers with related call options and put options Background DrugKing transfers financial assets with related call options or put options to a substantive third party, InsureAll. There are three different security categories involved – preferred stock, debt security, and receivables. The DrugKing transfers its investments in the Series A and Series B preferred
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TrueBlood Case – Rough Waters Ahead 1. How should Smooth Sailings’ management perform the recoverability test for the cruise ship as of December 31, 2010? In addressing this question, consider: The following are the required steps to identify, recognize and measure the impairment of a long-lived asset (group) to be held and used: Step 1: Indicators of impairment — FASB ASC 360-10-35-21 “A long-lived asset (asset group) shall be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in
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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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Financial Reporting Problem Part II ACC290 September 16,2013 Financial Reporting Problem Part II Financial Reporting Problem, Part II The PepsiCo is a beverage distributor is known for their soda and other merchandise. The cola company started in the 1800s in a drugstore, and it was named “Brad’s Drink.” In 1898, cola introduced “Brad’s Drink” to the market. After a few years, the name changed to Pepsi. The currents assets are very important to companies like PepsiCo. In the balance
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79C FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE PORTUGUESE COMPANIES EVIDENCE Cristina Gonçalves Góis Senior Lecture Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Área temática: C) Dirección y Organización Palabras clave: gobierno corporativo; la calidad contable; información financiera; 1 FINANCIAL REPORTING QUALITY AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: THE PORTUGUESE COMPANIES EVIDENCE. ABSTRACT The main objective
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The Importance of Proper and Ethical Financial Reporting Within Healthcare Organizations University of Phoenix Mr. Robert Hammer Healthcare Financial Accounting/ HCS 405 June 3, 2013 Healthcare organizations use generally accepted accounting principles to develop a system for conducting accurate and ethical financial reporting practices. Ethical and proper financial reporting practices are essential to the future
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Target Financial Reporting Quality and M&A Deals that Go Bust* HOLLIS A. SKAIFE, University of Wisconsin–Madison DANIEL D. WANGERIN, Michigan State University 1. Introduction This study investigates whether target firms’ financial reporting quality affects the likelihood that merger and acquisition (M&A) deals will ultimately be terminated. Managers looking to increase their market share, enter new markets, or diversify their operations will consider acquiring another company based on the company’s
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of honesty and integrity. Although the company is family owned, all of the business decisions are made with the consent of the audit committee of the board of directors. Furthermore, Lee Marchetti, the company’s CFO keeps a tight eye on all the financial activity of the company and is recognized as being a trustworthy individual who can ensure that the company’s controls are watertight. The situation is like this: While reviewing some of the company’s software revenue recognition data Nick got
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Accounting is the process or work of keeping financial accounts. Logic and attention to detail are involved in accounting. This profession mostly uses left-brain thinking which is about numbers and the practical application of numbers. If you want to be an accountant, it is no big surprise that you should have a knack for numbers. According to Taylor (2010), as a certified public accountant, or CPA, you will be in charged of reviewing and analyzing the financial information of clients’ companies for auditing
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