disclosures. Accounting policies differ from accounting principles in that the principles are the rules and the policies are a company’s way of adhering to the rules. Revenue Recognition: Revenue recognition determines the accounting period‚ in which revenues and expenses are recognized. General Mills recognize sales revenue when the shipment is accepted by their customer. Sales include shipping and handling charges billed to the customer. We generally do not allow a right of return. However
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Compare and Contrast Music in the Late 90s and 2000s As all of us know‚ music is the universal language. It is the art of expressing and interpreting an opinion or expression through the creation of sound; and it certainly has histories of many centuries and periods since the existence of human. The question is- would you consider music as a necessity in your daily life? Well‚ I would easily agree to it; with more quotes popping up recently that are related to music‚ such as‚ ‘No Music‚ No Life’
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Tiffany Fuentes Business Ethics April 11‚ 2014 Stretching the Principles of Revenue Recognition In the business world‚ not everything will work perfect to our advantage‚ but one thing people in the business world should always make sure to do is to be smart when making decisions. The best way to be smart on making decisions is following their own ethics as leaders. To be successful‚ there should not exist dishonesty‚ greed‚ or arrogance because these three factors will bring any business
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telecommunication company in Paris- France and Lucent telecommunication and technology giants in the United States of America failed due to misunderstanding of the share-ability and resource control should they have collaborated in 2001 (Hartley 2010). The Lucent Company from US realized that Alcatel never intended to equally share and control the company after the merger; instead Alcatel intended to take over control of the merged company. To Lucent‚ this was not possible hence withdrawal from the
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-27- Lucent Technologies‚ Inc.—Revenue Recognition Lucent Technologies designs and delivers networks for the world’s largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development‚ Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility‚ optical‚ data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company’s systems‚ services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create
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Revenue Recognition: IFRS and FASB Convergence With the growth of international business there is a need to standardize financial statements globally. Presently there are “approximately 120 foreign private issuers currently that report to the Commission using IFRS financial statements.” By standardizing accounting practices investors will be able to make informed decisions based on comparability and accuracy of financial statements. The SEC released this statement in 2008‚ “We believe that
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2. What financial statement adjustments will Lucent have to make to correct the revenue recognition problems announced in late 2000? Lucent recognized revenue when persuasive evidence of an agreement exists‚ delivery has occurred‚ the fee is fixed and determinable‚ and collection of the resulting receivable‚ including receivables of customers to which Lucent has provided customers financing‚ is probable. For sales generated from long-term contacts‚ primarily those related to customized network
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Revenue Recognition Fraud: Methods and Reason In today’s corporate arena‚ fraud has taken its seat among the top priorities of those who make policies and set standards. The majority of large-scale fraud is perpetrated by the improper recognition of company revenues and is‚ in practice‚ generally simple. Revenue recognition fraud can be carried out by keeping the books open past the end of the accounting period‚ recording consignment goods as sales‚ improper bill-and-hold transactions‚ failure
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of HKFRS 15 Revenue is the gross inflow of economic benefits during the period arising in the course of business of the ordinary activities of the entity‚ other than increases relating to contributions from equity participants. It is of most significance of both the creditors and the shareholders for decision-making‚ and therefor it is attached great importance of it’s reliable and accuracy. The most crucial element of revenue‚ the criteria of Revenue Recognition Principles‚ has been the
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Wrong Number: Telecom Tricks The telecommunications industry had its own bizarre take on revenue recognition during the boom. From 1997 to 2000‚ Global Crossing took on over $7 billion of debt to lay 1.7 million miles of fiber-optic cable to transport data via the Internet. When completed in summer 2001‚ the network spanned 27 countries and 200 major cities around the globe. The company’s debt load didn’t seem to faze investors—Global Crossing’s market capitalization reached $40 billion in 1999
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