Chapter 8 Discussion Question #3, #5, and #11 3. The purchase method is used when one entity acquires another, whereas the pooling method accounts for the uniting of the ownership interests of two (or more) entities. The pooling-of-interest method provides distinct advantages to many firms entering into a business combination. The assets and liabilities of both parties are combined at book value and revenues and expenses are combined retroactively. With the purchase method
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Accounting FOR DUMmIES 4TH ‰ EDITION By John A. Tracy, CPA Accounting For Dummies®, 4th Edition Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical
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Theory Difficulties in Segment Reporting * Base of Segmentation: in case of complex business, it’s difficult to select a base for organization as well as difficult to compare. * Allocation of Common Costs: Common costs are likely to be allocated, bringing segment information into question * Pricing Inter-segment Transaction: No specific method for inter-segment pricing, different method use for cost, cost plus market price and negotiable price. * Costs of Segment Disclosure: Increased
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offset the cost of the April 2, 2010 purchase of 2012 Eas, the company sold Eas with a vintage year of 2016 to Dirty Chemical Corp for $2 million. Answer Required: 1. What is the appropriate classification in the statement of cash flows in the company’s December 31, 2010, financial statements for its purchase of 2012 EAs from Clean Air Corp ? According to the FASB codification section 805-50-3-1-2, these allowance will be recognized as intangible assets at their cost. When a company
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What we’ll cover: 1. Income Statement 2. Format of the Income Statement 3. Reporting Irregular Items 4. Special Reporting Issues 1. Income Statement a. Usefulness • Evaluate past performance • Predicting future performance • Help assess the risk or uncertainty of achieving future cash flows b. Limitations • Companies omit items that cannot be measured reliably • Income is affected by the accounting methods employed
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bought are the first ones to be sold, and the stock bought later are sold out later. Recently-placed goods that are unsold remain in the inventory at the end of the year. With this inventory valuation approach, the company accounts for the value of inventory received first when sales are made. One of the more common reasons a company chooses FIFO is because it is a more natural straight-line approach since account for the first inventory in as the first items sold. This makes it especially useful
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CHAPTER 6 Reporting and Analyzing Inventory Study Objectives. • Describe the steps in determining inventory quantities. • Explain the basis of accounting for inventories and apply the inventory cost flow methods under a periodic inventory system. • Explain the financial statement and tax effects of each of the inventory cost flow assumptions. • Explain the lower of cost or market basis of accounting for inventories. • Compute and interpret the inventory turnover ratio
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Adjusting lower cost of market inventory on valuation • Capitalizing interest on building construction • Recording gain or loss on asset disposal • Adjusting goodwill for impairment The details will incorporate the reason behind why the element was established, the impact on financial reporting, current and future implications on the element, we will review each of these elements individually. Adjust lower cost of market inventory on valuation Adjusting lower cost of market
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case it was a positive increase so it’s stock price should reflect a positive increase as well. Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) increased from $3,294,000 to $4,342,000, which was an increase of 31.8% for the year. The increase in COGS is not necessarily a bad thing (strength) for Competition bikes. The COGS should be in tandem with sales revenue since more products sold mean more goods to be produced. In this case the increase of COGS was slightly below the 33.3% increase in sales
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