possibility that it may lose a pending patent infringement lawsuit. The possibility of loss is considered remote by its attorneys. 4. An officer of Ramirez Corp. purchased a new home computer for personal use with company money, charging miscellaneous expense. 5. A machine, that cost $40,000, is reported at its current market value of $45,000. 601_Assignment 1
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Comparing IFRS to GAAP Nicole A. Walker ACC/290 September 7, 2015 Linda Gandy Comparing IFRS to GAAP International Financial Reporting Standards or IFRS for short, is the standard method of accounting that is used in a little more than 110 counties in the world. US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, GAAP for short, is the method of accounting that is used regularly in the United States. International Financial Reporting Standards is more “principles based” method, while the US Generally
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prospects. 4 . Accrual accounting is used because a. cash flows are considered less important. b. it provides a better indication of ability to generate cash flows than the cash basis. c. it recognizes revenues when cash is received and expenses when cash is paid. d. none of the above. 5 . Which of the following (a-c) are not true concerning a conceptual framework in accounting? a. It should be a basis for standard-setting. b. It should allow
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assets section essentially covers inventory, receivables and investments (Accounting Standards Codification, 2012). The next topic is Liabilities. An accountant can research this content area for information on debt, contingencies, deferred revenue, liabilities, and asset retirement and
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iPhone at Apple, Inc.: The case provides students with an understanding of the criteria for revenue recognition and the role of accrual accounting in reflecting timing differences between cash receipts and product/service delivery, especially in situations where there are multiple deliverables. The case also enables students to reflect on (a) the use of supplementary non-GAAP disclosures, (b) the impact of accounting on firm value and (c) the role of companies in the standard setting process
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MULTIPLE CHOICE—Chapter 5 21. Which of the following is a limitation of the balance sheet? a. Many items that are of financial value are omitted. b. Judgments and estimates are used. c. Current fair value is not reported. d. All of these 22. The balance sheet is useful for analyzing all of the following except a. liquidity. b. solvency. c. profitability. d. financial flexibility. 23. Balance sheet information is useful
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Standards Board) 2. The purposes of the joint long-term project of the FASB and IASB to converge revenue recognition principles include all of the following except (Points: 4) eliminate inconsistencies in conceptual guidance on revenues replace principle-based accounting with rule-based accounting for revenues establish a single comprehensive standard on revenue recognition fill voids in revenue recognition guidance 3. Certain U.S. accounting standards have been, and will be, amended to aid in the
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of the number system itself. It has been there in one form or the other, since the human beings started exchanging things. In ancient times the “kings” or “monarchs” used to maintain “treasury records”. They used to keep records of the incomes and expenses to the treasury. However, the real beginning can be traced to the reference to double entry system in the book published about 500 years ago. It was the great Italian Mathematician, Luca Pacioli, who authored the book and got it published in 1494
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Contents Contents 1 Abstract 2 Introduction to Accounting 2 CSL Ltd 2 Accounting Concepts and Conventions 2 Realization Concept 3 Going Concern Principle 3 Historical Cost Principle 3 Materiality 4 Dual Aspect Concept 4 Business Entity Concept 5 Consistency and Comparability 5 Conclusion on Accounting Concepts 6 Reference 6 Abstract Nowadays, Accounting is much more important for people from inside or outside company to make financial decisions. Financial information can
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recognized revenue while the contract was signed. It follows the accrual concept that revenue is recognized not only when cash transactions occur. Since the contracts were signed, the revenue could be received sooner or later. The accrual accounting helps to provide a more accurate picture of current company condition. However, Computer Association made an aggressive accounting strategy that some of the revenue of next quarter was recognized in the current quarter, which increases the revenue in the
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