ACCOUNTING FOR INTANGIBLE ASSETS “WHY NOT ELIMINATE GOODWILL?” INTRODUCTION The Balance Sheet is one of the financial statements necessary to help different kinds of individuals – owners of enterprises‚ management of companies‚ analysts‚ creditors‚ inventors in making business decisions. It is a statement that tells about the financial position of the company. It encompasses the three main elements of the accounting equation – the assets‚ the liabilities and owner’s equity. The assets are
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has a very detailed and organized balance sheet and income statement in which all of the company ’s information is listed in the proper order. The balance sheet can be viewed annually or quarterly and all amounts are in US dollars by millions except for per share amounts. The balance sheet first begins to lists the company ’s assets. The assets section is broken down by current assets‚ cash‚ net receivables‚ inventories‚ and other current assets. The balance sheet then lists in order the total current
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Quiz 1: 50 points – Due November 8‚ 2008 at Midnight Each question is worth 3.33 points 1. Financial statement ratios support informed judgments and decision making most effectively: a. when viewed for a single year. b. When viewed as a trend of entity data. c. When compared to an industry average for the most recent year. d. When the trend of entity data is compared to the trend of industry data. 2. When comparing entity financial ratios with industry ratios: a. it should be assumed
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Course Project Comprehensive Balance Sheet December 31st 2012 Assets Current Assets Cash $42‚485 Account Receivable $165‚824 Allowance for Doubtful accounts 1‚850 Net Accounts Receivable 163‚974 Inventories 499‚493 Securities (available for sale/at fair market value) 28‚250 Notes Receivable (due next year) 23‚000 Prepaid Expenses 16‚252 Total Current Assets……………………………………………………………………………………$773‚454 Non-Current Assets
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------------------------------------------------- Year Ending December 31‚ 2009 Sales Revenue $522‚000 Less Expenses Cost of Sales 92‚340 Wages 72‚500 Insurance 4‚500 Taxes 32‚500 Depreciation 28‚500 Other 45‚000 Total Expenses 275‚340 ------------------------------------------------- Net Income $246‚660 Grennell Farm Balance Sheet (Sales/Delivery Method) ------------------------------------------------- Year Ending December 31‚ 2009 Assets Liabilities Current
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Decoding Apple ’s Balance Sheet In March of 2009‚ Apple had its best March quarter revenue and earnings in Apple history (Apple). In order to see how this occurred‚ it is important to look over the financial statements of Apple. There is a lot of information available to investors who are interested in investing in a company. By looking specifically at the balance sheet of Apple I am going to determine if investing in Apple is a good idea or a bad idea. Some things I am going to consider are
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owned this stock since the early 1980s. As you know‚ our portfolio people place a lot of emphasis on the quality of a company’s earnings and the return on owners’ equity in making stock selections. Well‚ they are worried. The 1994 Basic Industries annual report shows a decline in the return on owners’ equity. Now‚ they want us to comment on the way that the company has achieved its return on equity over the last 10 years‚ starting with 1985. I would like you to prepare this analysis. I suggest you
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McDonald ’s is one of‚ if not the most widely recognized names in the food industry. This is quite the accomplishment for the once small family owned burger establishment founded back in 1948. McDonalds is not only a giant in the food industry‚ but has also grown to be one of the largest real estate holding companies in the world. McDonalds owns a considerable number of the properties that the McDonald’s stores reside on‚ leasing them out to the franchisees. McDonalds has expanded its operations
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supportive evidence is needed to determine whether apparent misstatements are actually material. e. Describe a situation in which confirmation will be considered highly reliable and another in which it will not be reliable. Confirmation of bank balances is considered highly reliable whereas confirmation of a department store charge account is often not considered reliable. Banks are accustomed to confirmations from auditors and
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explanation of Balance Sheet‚ which can be characterized as"A proclamation of an organization’s benefits‚ liabilities and stockholder value at a given stretch of time‚ it the asset report is a record of what the organization own and what is owe. the benefit in one side and liabilities and value on the other side. Asset = Liabilities + Equity.
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