“Goodwill is defined as an asset acquired in a business combination that has future economic benefit and is result of acquired assets that could not be separately recognized and identified individually. Goodwill that is computed in a business combination using the provisions of ASC business combination is not…
715-10-15-6: For purposes of preparing financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to the extent that those arrangements are in substance similar to pension or other postretirement benefit plans in the United States, they are subject to the provisions of this Topic, includes no special provisions applicable.…
All property, plant, and equipment for the parent and subsidiary companies are recorded at historical cost. The method of depreciation for each asset is determined according to current accounting rules and regulations as set forth by GAAP. All amortization, including the amortization of intangible assets, is on a straight-line basis over the estimated life of the intangible asset. All useful asset lives for amortization and depreciation have been estimated as accurately as possible. Any changes that occur in estimations are thoroughly noted and accounted for in the respective period when it is determined that the useful life should be changed.…
Adjustment required: the machine should be reported at fair value and goodwill should be calculated by subtracting the fair value from the acquisition cost and be depreciated over the useful life of the machine.…
Recall that Deferred Tax Asset and Deferred Tax Liability are accounts that result from the…
Accountants use GAAP as a guide in the process of recording and reporting any professional financial data. It is a set of accounting standards that were developed by cooperation between the accounting profession and the Securities and Exchange Commission. There are various assumptions that guide the application of these principles with regard to presentation of financial statements. Firstly, the economic entity assumption asserts that financial records must be maintained separately. Such economic entities include but not limited to governments, religious institutions and social organizations (IASCF, 2007). Even in cases where different entities are combined in the process of reporting, each and every economic transaction must be recorded as a separate entity. The economic entities must also not include personal assets or liabilities. The monetary unit assumption is a discovery that some accounting records are not quantifiable. For instance, the introduction of a new product cannot be recorded on the basis of monetary units. It is therefore important that such events in a company do not appear in accounting records. There are various events in a company that may…
Accounting for taxes and tax expense is extremely important to the company. Fundamental differences exist between accounting for taxes and the financial reporting of pretax income. Pretax financial income is calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Taxable income is calculated using Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, 2007). This difference in accounting principles creates a difference between taxable income and income tax payable. This difference results in a deferred tax amount. If the income tax expense is greater than the income tax payable, this results in a deferred tax liability. If the income tax payable is greater than the income tax expense, this results in a deferred tax asset. Deferred tax liabilities and assets cause temporary differences. Temporary differences are carried over into future years and adjustments are made accordingly (Kieso, Weygandt, & Warfield, 2007).…
Deferred income taxes arise because there are certain items that are treated differently for financial accounting than for income tax reporting purposes. A deferred tax asset is an asset on a company’s balance sheet that may be used to reduce any subsequent period’s income tax expense and a deferred tax liability is an account on a company’s balance sheet that is a result of temporary differences between the company’s accounting and tax carrying values, the anticipated and enacted income tax rate, and estimated taxes payable for the current year (Investopedia, 2012).…
#3 A deferred tax liability represents a potential future tax benefit associated with income reported in the current year GAAP financial statements.…
Items included in other comprehensive income shall be classified based on their nature. For example, under existing accounting standards, other comprehensive income shall be classified separately into foreign currency items, gains or losses associated with pension or other postretirement benefits, prior service costs or credits associated with pension or other postretirement benefits, transition assets or obligations associated with pension or other postretirement benefits, and unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities. Additional classifications or additional items within current classifications may result from future accounting standards.…
GAAP are a combination of authoritative standards (set by policy boards) and simply the commonly accepted ways of recording and reporting accounting information” (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles , n.d.). Even with GAAP being a set of standards, there are still companies that will finagle numbers on their financial statements, so their financial statements will have to be scrutinized…
By adding the outstanding litigation accrual to the warranty reserve, the contingent liabilities at the end of fiscal 2004 total $137,997. This amount was deducted from the fiscal 2004 income but could not be deducted on the income tax return until paid. At a tax rate of 36%, the difference between the income tax expenses calculated on income before taxes on the income statement and the taxes due based on taxable income per the income tax return would be $49,678. This temporary difference led to the deferred tax assets…
A deferred tax asset is measured using the applicable enacted tax rate and provisions of the enacted tax law. A deferred tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.…
Step acquisitions: The requirement to measure at fair value every asset and liability at each step for the purposes of calculating a portion of goodwill has been removed. Instead, goodwill is measured as the difference at acquisition date between the fair value of any investment in the business held before the acquisition, the consideration transferred and the net assets acquired.…
• AASB 116 requires that assets are carried at cost less any accumulated • depreciation • impairment losses • Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, not capitalised – • Capitalisation requires (at time of expenditure) increased probable future economic benefit –…